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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
2
Notices of condolence and thank you cards or entertainments with admission fees must be paid at regular rates when printed. Free use is given for moral or community welfare movements. back issues cost 25 cents each except current month.
In a 1918 exhortation the speaker urges Americans to abandon isolation and enter the vanguard of world leadership after war. He praises youth, cosmopolitan heritage, and virgin continent wealth while admitting a lack of international experience and calling for knowledge courage and vision from both statesmen and citizen voters to sustain a democratic government.
A speaker argues that many criticize graft while practicing it themselves. He cites shipyard workers in Portland who demanded higher wages then staged a half holiday on Saturday, working Sunday at double time to boost earnings.
The New York Tribune asks why cotton is priced at 38 cents while wheat stands at 2.26 and suggests cotton could be regulated to about 22 cents. The editorial questions tariff and price fixing biases, noting southern influence on Congress and committee chairs.
A historical column argues the United States must abandon strict isolationism as global interactions grow. It notes faster shipping, telegraphic cables, and international banking bind America to world events, calling for active involvement to protect citizens and national self-respect.
A stark denunciation of any peace with Germany, asserting that covenants would be a pact with hell. The speaker cites German betrayal of Hague norms, occupied territories, confiscations, and brutality including murders, rapes, and bombed hospitals to argue that no lasting peace is possible without a moral repudia tion of German aggression.
The writer urges heavy support for the Fourth Liberty Loan, urges sinking more U boats and sending more men to France, and insists peace must mean victory and justice. Soldiers in France are praised as they receive home support.
A wartime propaganda piece urges readers to buy Liberty bonds to support defense and Hunnish victory, linking financial sacrifices to national freedom. It stresses collective effort, warns against bond slackers, and claims bonds save lives by funding the war effort.
A wartime editorial argues soldiers died facing Germany while home workers seek higher pay. It asserts wages and living conditions are now among the best in history and warns wage increases will fuel cost of living rises after the war. It urges workers to support the troops in France and curb strikes.
A brief note indicates tickets for apple pickers are made at the Echo office with options either numbered or blank and available in any color.
Experts warn peace will bring vast reconstruction tasks and shifts from war to peacetime industry. The nation must align capital and labor, avoid self interest, and implement a real plan to steady wages, prices, and profits as millions seek new jobs after victory.
Advertisers face tighter rules under new government regulation as The Echo requires current week copy in the office by Wednesday noon to guarantee insertion. Timely submissions yield better ad appearance and placement, while late copy risks poor layout and possible omission.
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