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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
1
Chicago June 6. Republican platform builders labored through the night to finalize the platform as party leaders near completion. The focus centered on a tough unresolved plank tied to suffrage and recent leaders backing the controversial stance.
Washington dispatch reports debate over public rights versus state power amid treaty and league of nations disputes. Gompers defends unions and strikes while Irreconcilables push hard line on Versailles and Lodge reservations. Mexico policy faces contention as legislators weigh possible intervention and revisions.
Warsaw reports reinforcements deployed along the northern front. Poles are daily regaining lost ground as Bolshevists withdraw across the upper Beresina river, according to Associated Press dispatches dated June 6.
The first aerial express in Montana carried by Pilot J W Hesser of Inland Empire Aerial Transportation flew from Butte to Deer Lodge in 29 minutes. Jo Berkin rode as passenger and dropped a copy of the Sunday Standard to Mrs D W Aldrich at Dose Lodge. Mayor Frank Conley hosted them after arrival.
Special correspondence reports the International Woman Suffrage Alliance opening its postwar congress in Geneva on June 6 with delegates from around the world. Carrie Chapman Catt heads the alliance founded in 1904, and the United States sends a large delegation including Mrs Stanley McCormic and Mrs Josephus Daniels. The convention runs June 6 to 13 in Plainpalais.
British ships opened fire on nationalist positions near Tousla on the Sea of Marmora, 38 miles west of Ismid, Friday night. The bombardment disturbed Constantinople as forces along the Gulf of Ismid held rail terminals. Armenian and Turkish refugees fled toward Ismid opposite the city amid the fighting.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. Follette will be operated on tomorrow at Mayo hospital Rochester for removal of an infected portion from a body part. The surgery is described as routine with local implications for his health and political schedule.
Chicago June 6 report lists a provisional convention roll by state with totals for each delegation, names like Wood Johnson Lowden Sproul Harding and Pritchard appearing as vote leaders or instructions, plus notes on uninstructed delegates and district allocations across numerous states and territories. The tally reaches 982 total delegates with varied instruction and pledged alignments, including special cases for Missouri Nebraska Ohio and Oregon and references to district behavior and state conventions.
June 6 dispatch reports reinforcements strengthen the northern front with Poles regaining ground recently lost to Bolshevists. Bolshevists reportedly withdrawing across the upper Beresina river as announced officially. Troops to Ensenada Calif: 6,000 Mexican troops urged for port defense sent to Obregon in Mexico City per Baldomero Almada.
Chicago dispatch notes indecision as uninstructed delegates hold balance of power in a contest among Wood Lowden and Johnson forces. With none achieving a majority on initial ballots, leaders fear a dark horse may win, while backers chase momentum and a united choice.
Baltimore June 6 W E Pussyfoot Johnson prohibition advocate who lost an eye due to a London riot spoke on the presidential race. He said most candidates from both parties are satisfactory and that he is not worried, emphasizing continued opposition to liquor.
Montreal June 6 delegates from five wings of the American Federation of Labor vow to form a labor party. They announce plans for a national platform and convention to back a new political party within months. Leaders warn the labor party could emerge in two years if plans succeed. Conservative chiefs predict little support for Samuel Gompers due to nonpartisan stance in politics.
A statement from close to the executive board of the Associate Industries reports the labor situation in Butte as very favorable, with sufficient tradesmen available and further improvement expected. The American Plan is cited as reducing disputes, with employers and organized labor moving toward arbitration and settlement, though earlier strikes disrupted work.
Billings June 6 From 10 to 100 oil wells are to be drilled in Montana by large companies led by Petroleum Engineering company of Kansas City and Tulsa. J B Jones general manager and Thomas Walkup field engineer arrived after a trip and said the Central Montana fields show Montana in the pioneer stage of oil with much potential to observe.
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