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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
9
The Sisseton Standard denounces J. W. Brinton & Company for distributing campaign material aimed at influencing North Dakota voters. It accuses Brinton of profiteering, links him to the League, and predicts political and financial repercussions amid ongoing national tension and calls for voter scrutiny at the polls.
A political piece argues that candidate Harding favors cooperation as a fix for farm marketing woes but warns that true leverage would require farmers to match Wall Street capital in elevators mills railroads and banks. It predicts Northwest farmers pushing state power to seize control of warehouses stores and processing facilities, transforming the middlemen out of the picture.
A letter argues bankers inflate crop market pressure by calling farmers loans during the crop movement. It contends financiers misuse power, forcing rapid grain sales to depress prices, praising congestion as a tool for market control and criticizing the federal reserve and banking institutions.
The remark suggests that occasional failures of one or two large packers would lend credibility to widespread stories of packer competition. It implies market dynamics could shift if dominant buyers falter, affecting raisers who fear consolidation. The tone questions the reliability of overblown claims while noting potential truth in concerns.
The new daily Minnesota Daily Star began publication on August 19 at the fist site, promising an excellent independent service. Owned by farmers and wage workers, it will cover public questions from the average citizen’s viewpoint and publish in the public welfare interest, much to the Todd County Tribune’s dismay.
The report shows fear of a potential strike as Mine Workers' leaders lose support from followers. Leaders feel their demands for early action are being ignored, signaling rising tensions in the coal industry.
The New Republic discusses miners rights and federal actions. It notes injunctive court orders and accusations of treason by federal officers as it questions whether workers' leaders can secure fair hearings. The piece emphasizes the need for confidence and warns against accepting an eight month reward without proper justification.
Minnesota Daily Star reports on Frank W. Murphy of the Minnesota Agricultural Society urging a shift from production to distribution. He criticizes the Federal Reserve Bank for high profits and weathering farmers, while accusing Farm Bureau leaders of late arrival and special-privilege ties, highlighting tenant struggles and calls for a self-contained financial system.
In a bitter New York gathering Samuel Gompers consolidates the Central Trades and Labor Council of Greater New York uniting rival factions. Violence erupts between longshoremen and building trades against painters and needle trades as debates over Farmer-Labor and Tamany influence surge. The Brooklyn union joins the Central Federated framework to form a 750000 strong Gompers aligned body. The clash centers on Holland Brady and the new committee names.
A violent scene erupted as longshoremen and teamsters led by William Kohoe escorted two men to a platform amid hisses. Attendees clashed, bruising several. only three of the 14 unionists were chosen as reform representatives with Gomper’s approval. Gompers, Morrison, and Woll attended. gavel bouts marked the disruption. Twenty five percent of draftees reportedly cannot read or write English.
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