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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
7
Article argues reconstruction should salvage war gains not rebuild. urges creation of salvage committees to protect valuable knowledge, health, education, and industrial cooperation forged during war. Warns against letdowns by those opposing reconstruction and stresses preserving social and civic advances.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels urges that returning soldiers must gain concrete gains in wages, steady work, decent conditions, and advancement merit, not prewar conditions. He argues reconstruction must include real benefits for veterans, or the spirit of fair play will fail.
The piece surveys Wilsons stance on internationalizing Americas merchant fleet and raw materials while demanding counter-guarantees for peace and anti war efforts. It questions public sentiment on prohibition and notes delegates to the peace conference and lingering European support for Wilson.
Special to The Star reports St Helena residents expect William Kohengollern to be sent into exile on the island. James Town and surrounding locals debate whether Longwood or Kingshouse should house him, with Longwood favored for grandeur.
The Helena Guardian notes a belief that lessons from the Zulus could help civilize the Kaiser. The article recalls St Helena as a historic prison for enemies of Britain, including Boer rebels in 1916, with distances to Ascension Africa and the Americas. It mentions Discoveries, Dutch settlement, and mixed native and slave-descended populations on the island.
Paris reports the first war memorials to be erected honoring the Scottish division that aided Gen Mangin in taking Buzancy. A monument rises on the German trench site, built within four days from stones of a ruined chateau, bearing a medallion of a thistle and roses with the inscription Here the Scottish thistle will flourish forever amid the roses of France.
Special from Paris states An dre Citroen, Schwab of France, advocates a five hour workday for women to ease postwar strain. He predicts many women will return to home life or switch to new industries as factories adapt for peacetime. Some firms plan to keep workers or expand staff as production shifts.
The poem by Pomer the Poet imagines eating fried fish cakes amid grand rhetoric. An American correspondent notes that hunger affects the poor, extending beyond Germany to others.
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