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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
2
A war era editorial denounces native Americans who refuse to support Liberty Loans and defend the country. It calls for expulsion or denaturalization for those disloyal to the United States and even hints at confiscation of property for those who fail to back the war effort. It contrasts immigrants who became citizens with loyalty to their oath.
A collection of wartime quotations reflects pro war sentiment and German leaders remarks. It cites the German Emperor's harsh views on mercy during conflicts and Attila styled aggression toward China. Other voices defend barbarism as a wartime necessity and discuss submarine warfare as Germany’s legal right.
In a Portland coast address Governor Withycombe criticized labor agitators and urged workers to accept wages and avoid impeding the movement he framed as leading the world to democracy. He warned against cavil and called for cooperation with the wage system during a period of social change.
The Commerce Department report shows a sharp drop in shipments to northern European neutrals near Germany for August and the eight months ending August. The New York Journal of Commerce notes the embargo reduced goods crossing the frontier that could aid the enemy, with a delayed impact since the war entry.
A rusted sword with intact hilt, said to have bathed in the Pacific waters by Balboa, is a prized Marine relic. Found in the grip of a dead rebel leader during Nicaragua’s 1912 uprising, it once rested in Leon museum and showed four centuries of use. Balboa reportedly used the blade to kill natives before discovering the Pacific.
Seattle Food Administration urges hog production as war needs loom with Navy ships and wheat. Hoover backs thrift and pig raising. Gov’t cites pork products as crucial for allies and warns higher prices if hogs stay scarce. Seattle shipyard strike settles temporarily awaiting federal wage decision. renewal possible if board ruling favors Skinner-Eddy workers.
The issue lists Methodist Lutheran and Catholic services with times, plus Sunday school and youth activities. It also reports on labor conditions in Seattle shipyards, Christmas parcel deadlines for American soldiers, Seattle politics with organized labor influence, and regional infrastructure plans including a $150,000 machine shop and crop projections in Yakima and Sunnyside. It ends with ads for second hand goods.
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