Monday, May 11, 2020

Today -100: May 11, 1920: Of obstructionists, bluebeards, and non-emergencies


Pres. Wilson reiterated in a telegram to the Democrats of a county in Oregon that the D’s should fight the election on the basis of ratifying the Versailles Treaty without any reservations. Now the Democratic senators who voted for reservations are worried that he plans to work against them. Other responses to the telegram: Taft calls Wilson “the greatest obstructionist in Washington.” William Jennings Bryan says Wilson has “been denied the information essential to sound judgment and safe leadership.”

Obregón orders that Carranza be captured alive.

James Watson, aka Bluebeard, is sentenced to life for the murder of one of his wives. The number of wives he has so far confessed to killing is up to nine.

Connecticut Gov. Marcus Holcomb refuses to call a special session of the Legislature to ratify the women’s suffrage Amendment, saying there’s no special emergency to justify it.


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