Fall not favorable to mining law revision
Secretary of the Interior Hall expressed opposition to radically altering mining laws in a letter to Chairman Rhodes. He favors minor amendments and notes that apex law has stood for fifty years. He suggests the bill’s drastic provisions remain unpassed this session, with action unlikely until major changes are removed.
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Rhodes
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Hall
Full
Fall
Mexico
Favorable Move Toward Silver Conference Renewed
At a western mining conference in Denver, representatives adopted a resolution pushing for an international silver money standard with gold, to be discussed again at the American Mining Congress in Cleveland. The treasury said now is not a good time for such talks due to European financial conditions, but would favor an international conference in about two years. Meanwhile, Pittman act silver purchases will continue for at least 18 months.
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Denver
American Mining Congress
Cleveland
Treasury Department
Pittman
Bryan
McKinley
International monetary standard eyed to stabilize world currency
The piece argues nations crippled by wartime debt must stabilize currency. It suggests an international standard with fixed values for silver and gold, noting gold scarcity and declining silver prices threaten western silver producers. An international agreement is presented as the most feasible solution.
Law Should Be No Respecter Of Persons
Editorial urges equal enforcement of law after William Allen White faced delays before arrest for placarding a prohibition issue. Criticizes officials for bias toward prominent individuals and highlights Missoula Editorial Association's unanimous support for the eighteenth amendment and Volstead Act.
Public Opinion Poll on Prohibition and Bonus
The Literary Digest conducts a nationwide mail vote to gauge public sentiment on the prohibition law and a proposed World War I soldiers bonus. Three questions ask about enforcement, beer and light wine sales, and repeal, plus a separate bonus question. Results are awaited with unusual interest as prohibition and the bonus dominate national debate.
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Congress
National Editorial Association
Missoula
Union
Hon
President Harding on the Right to Work Speech
President Harding argued that the central issue between unions and coal and railroad companies is the nation’s vitality and the right of every citizen to work for whom and for what he pleases. He cited the Fourth of July Marion speech asserting liberty and happiness depend on the right to work.
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Harding
Marion
America
Borah Warns on Federal Power and Local Loss of Control
Senator William E Borah argues in a New York Times piece that rising centralization in Washington harms local and state governance. He cites expansion of federal duties, growth of bureaus, and a detached bureaucracy as eroding local accountability and citizen responsibility across states counties and towns.
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William E. Borah
New York Times
Washington
Borah
Uncle Sam
Republic
Call to halt federal overreach and respect constitutional limits
An editorial warns against the growing tendency to graft excessive power onto the federal government. It denounces top heavy machinery, rising costs, and interference in nonjurisdictional matters, praising Senator Borah for a clear, persuasive defense of the Constitution and urging others to echo the warning.
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Borah
The Primary In Practice in Gooding County
In Gooding County Idaho the real use of the direct primary this year is limited to choosing between Arthur Bates or A J Luckes for clerk. Most county nominations were settled June 23 or 27 by party leaders, leaving only one contest and several tickets without candidates.
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Gooding
Sother
Idaho
Arthur Bates
A. J. Luckes
W. G. Bissell
Court House
Farmers’ Lumber Yard
Tariff and Politics Opinion from Washington Star
The article argues the tariff is a political and constitutional issue. It notes party lines and conventions shape tariff support, while acknowledging no single scientific tariff exists. It contends adjustments to tariff policy are practical, not scientifically driven, and political debate will persist.
Restricting Immigration Gains Slow Momentum
Figures on immigration under the three per cent law show 241,644 admissions from July to March, with 110,918 alien departures for a net population increase of 80,726. Chairman Johnson says the United States will not revert to an asylum policy and urges making permanent the restrictive stance. The emergency law is extended two years, with public opinion aligned to the policy.
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Providence Journal
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
United States
Congress
Johnson Hus
Election Day
Poem by John Greenleaf Whittier celebrating voting as equalizing power. It declares the ballot box as throne where rich and poor, named and nameless, are equal on Election Day. Emphasizes plain manhood, common sense against pedant pride, and the need to redress grievances through democratic participation.
Organized Labor on Trial in Mining Congress Journal
The article argues organized labor advances crime by claiming employment rights beyond contracts. It contrasts labor as a commodity with workers’ rights, cites Herrin and other labor struggles, and accuses unions of strikes, violence, juror intimidation, and scapegoating nonunion workers, urging condemnation of organized labor’s perceived justification.
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Mining Congress Journal
Herrin
Gompers
Gary
Bar
Organized Labor
Haywood
McNamaras
Mooney
Chautauqua in Twin Falls Faces Apathy and Low Attendance
Twin Falls news notes dwindling interest in the upcoming Chau tauna event with light attendance from nearby towns. It criticizes the guarantee system and insufficient advertising, arguing profits go to owners regardless of turnout and urging stronger promotion to prevent ongoing apathy in the community.
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Twin Falls
Chautauana
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