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Newspaper
Twin Falls Chronicle
Location
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
1
The Associated Press reports four dead and sixteen injured as Fayette County, Lexington, places under martial law. Paylor deploys 800 troops of the First Division to quell the riot and restore order. The turmoil follows a deadly day with a murder sentence en route.
AP reports from Washington say official dispatches describe a beginning of a tremendous affair as 2,000 Koreans clash with 300 Japanese in Korean frontier areas. Bolshevik activity in Siberia and Manchuria, plus Chinese brigands, are cited as fueling revolutionary spirit, with invasion concerns spreading toward Korea though exact scope remains unclear.
In a Washington House session on February 9, Representative Blanton of Texas denounced organized labor and Samuel Gompers as threats to the nation. Republican Nolan of California defended labor, accusing Blanton of misrepresenting remarks. Texas members warned of a national crisis if a minority controls legislation and calls to elect representatives as mere puppets.
Detroit February 9 United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers orders to suspend work at 7 and the 17th went out to 300000 members. Wage demands of 40 percent and a nationwide uniform rate are at stake. Committee to negotiate in Washington. strike could be averted if wage increases are granted before Saturday.
Washington Feb 9 The coal strike settlement commission orders a special committee to collect data on price adjustments after many bituminous operators report losses under the current maximum prices and 14 percent miner wage increases The panel will include operator and miner representatives along with the public and may be named tomorrow The commission has no power to order price readjustments unless final findings justify it
Washington February 9 AP reports Democrats in caucus voted 106 to 16 against universal training after President Wilson urged restraint. A separate 88 to 37 vote backed deferring action now, with Rep Doremus Michigan leading the fight. The caucus resolution favored universal compulsory service or training, signaling legislative hurdles for the army reorganization bill.
In Albany on February 9 the prosecution rests its case against five suspended socialist assemblymen charged with disloyalty. Deposition from a Milwaukee newspaperman and a claim that British secret service agents aided raids on Russian organizations in New York are among items the defense plans to present, with Seymour Stedman stating the defense will begin tomorrow or Wednesday and last about four days.
About 1,000 Russians living in San Francisco vote to be sent back to Soviet Russia. They forward resolutions to the state department and to Marten, self styled Soviet ambassador, stating willingness to register for voluntary deportation when transport is available amid the blockade against Russia.
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