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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
17
An editorial warns Seattle faces a harsh winter with rising panhandling and unemployment. It calls for coordinated relief by city and county, learning from Portland’s model, and urges concrete action to provide public work, private support, and orderly aid to the local unemployed before cold weather arrives.
Nine thousand cases of fine Scotch whisky for transit to Bermuda were in the Cunarder Carmania’s hold upon arrival in New York from Europe. Bermuda enjoys its most prosperous tourist season as a resort for African travelers, while reported social items note love, divorce, and magazine model provocations as light curiosities.
England and France faced the Upper Silesia dispute with fear of war. Lloyd George and Briand, stuck by home politics, sought a way out via the League of Nations. The council would take over the task, offering a better path for Europe amid the crisis.
A Seattle citizen urges The Star to champion preservation of remaining shade trees in city parking strips. The letter argues trees are cut for driveway needs or shade, but roots can be redirected and branches pruned without killing the trees, urging citizens to support a beautiful city.
L M Clarke condemns meat eating and rodeos as cruel entertainment driven by women. He cites suffering in abattoirs stockyards and drought wrecked Western range cattle and sheep. He argues women crowd morgues and courts and could reform rodeos by withholding attendance.
A reader urges the Star to revisit discussions on married women in well paid positions arguing returning soldiers and self supporting women should fill jobs, and that husbands and families need work. The letter calls for space to address employers keeping posts from those in need and to prioritize home duties.
A non-union sailor defends his stance against Andy Furuseth and the Shipping Board. He disputes claims of incompetence about non-union crews aboard the President and other ships, citing sabotage on lifeboats and noting harsher incidents on the Alaska. He warns that darkness could invite further danger.
Dr William E Barton Ives argues that success starts with self mastery and unwavering belief in one idea. He compares decisive conviction to Columbus and Queen Isabella, noting that irresolution blocks progress and that firm certainty propels action.
A speaker argues that many deadly shipwrecks involved veteran crews and questions using foreign crews. He cites the Alaska Valencia Clallam and Princess Sophia disasters, claiming sabotage fears and urging Americans to work on American ships.
In a rough Congressional Record excerpt, lawmakers debate taxation burdens and defense staffing. References include Idaho and Florida members criticizing current forces as top heavy, Texas Representative Parrish proposing a savings approach, and questions about Mellon’s fiscal plan.
They describe soldiers who felt victory before combat by mastering fear and resolve. The text contrasts soldiers who are defeated by doubt with those who arrive ready, having already won an internal battle before the external one begins. The narrative ends with a abrupt snow scene and a stray advertisement reference to Boléra.
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