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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
1
The former German Chief of Staff declares Bolshevism a problem solved only by armed intervention, urging world powers to crush the movement. He argues for decisive military action against Bolshevik forces and strategic involvement by major nations.
Operators refuse to reopen the United States Anthracite Commission ruling. The rejection repudiates the workers contract demand and breaks faith with labor.
Berlin interview quotes Gen Wilhelm Hoffmann proposing a world crisis solution by a multinational army led by Pershing or French leaders to seize Petrograd and Moscow. He argues Bolshevism cannot be reformed and predicts Lenin and Trotsky would flee. insists any European settlement would fail. Philadelphia reports coal strike talks. operators reject wage and eight hour demands while offering to handle individual inequities. miners plan to meet next Tuesday to decide future actions.
Torio reports continued Alma volcano activity causing alarm. Violent explosions ash the region as tremors, flames and smoke erupt from the crater. Earthquakes strike surrounding towns. forests and several villages burn. An area two miles wide at the mountain foot resembles a sea of fire with widespread destruction and heavy loss of life.
Washington reports Treasury head forecast a deficit for the year ending June 30, 1922, with revenue shortfalls and a potential $1.5 billion outlay for a soldiers bonus. Secretary Houston opposes new treasury drains and notes revival of the War Finance Corporation amid bond market jitters.
The Joshers led by Billie Gemiel distributed Christmas boxes weighing about 15 pounds to over 600 families in Butte. Volunteers from Silver Bow National Bank and the Chamber of Commerce aided, delivering food to those facing sickness or unemployment. Many recipients were reached through private referrals to preserve dignity.
In Galveston Texas on December 23 an explosion aboard the Boleh ship Bolikow triggered a fire that swept the Southern Pacific docks. Three men were killed and two were injured as flames damaged docks and a grain elevator. Captain Wallace MacKenzie steered the British steamship Aschenber free of the blaze, guiding his vessel through the rising wall of flame.
Rotary club in Butte endorses a statewide public affairs conference to discuss city county government consolidation and efficiency. W. McC. White chairs the committee, with a Helena meeting planned for early next year but no date set.
Great Falls December 23 A criminal syndicalism law will be urged at the next Montana legislature by the American Legion post A bill modeled after Oregon and Washington proposals will be drafted and presented by L Blomquist a county member and Legion delegate in the bid to curb radical influence in state politics
Western lawmakers weigh a proposal to let Germany sell bonds in the United States guaranteed by government receipts to finance purchases of American wool, livestock, copper, and other raw materials for shipment to Germany. Allies’ sanction may follow congressional authorization. Bankers call the scheme feasible and ready to sell bonds up to discussed limits. full details to be explored at tomorrow’s hearing.
Viva Howard, 15, Ramona Acres high school student, died in a Alhambra hospital from a skull fracture after jumping from a moving car. Police report say engagement with Earl Pyle ended the relationship. Pyle, a Ramona Acres grocery clerk, is jailed as investigators proceed. The automobile party consisted entirely of youths.
Italian and Allied dispatches report D Annunzio urging Fiume residents to risk life and fortune while Italian troops move to seal the city. Evacuation of civilians begins with refugees arriving, and unrest grows as Italian and regent options surface. Serbian officers reportedly take command under Wrangel to counter potential Fiume actions.
Special Dispatch to the Standard covers Michael Mohan and John Charles Clark of Corona New York detailing British army actions in Queenstown Ireland. Mohan recounts attempts to tear down an American flag and related destruction including a hotel raid and smashed windows. He alleges British sailors looted and fired, with Irish volunteers disciplined, and quotes a soldier’s command to desecrate the flag.
Helena Dec 23 United States government should be arrested and tried for murder for permitting Blackfeet Indians to starve deputy U S marshal Sathre returning from Northern Montana reports 3000 full bloods on Blackfeet in 1915 now only 400 remain He found Red Indians badly in need of food relying on agency promises for provisions and at times stealing beer that does not belong to them
New York Senator Calder leads a senate investigation into alleged government involvement in coal profits during a supply stringency. Disclosures accuse officials of personal gain, including $8 million in profits and $76,000 in commissions tied to coal purchases, with ongoing plans to clear up charges against industry leaders.
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