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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1919
Page
9
The article argues for a strong lawmaker with labor insight as attorney general to lead the Justice Department through wartime postwar challenges. It weighs candidates like Brandeis and Walsh, warning against figures like Burleson and stressing industrial, labor, and Bolshevik tensions shaping the appointment.
A wartime reflecting on humanitarian duty argues justice is not limited to export aid. The author condemns Bolshevik rhetoric while urging America to feed its own people and prevent famine at home, despite aiding Belgium, Serbia, Armenia, and Poland during conflict. It stresses national mobilization and labor as sufficient, yet questions how profit and comfort for citizens are achieved domestically.
A terse note concludes that the commission examining polar exploration aims must include Robert Peary. The statement emphasizes careful oversight of northern exploration goals and leadership.
A U S court in Seattle, applying findings of Naturalization Examiner John Smith, bars 25 aliens from ever becoming citizens due to wartime slacker attitudes. The decision labels them unfit to live in America and suggests deportation to Europe, accusing them of renouncing alien allegiance to dodge duties.
A reader commends The Star for its printing stance and calls it the voice of true-blue American sentiment in Seattle. The letter urges legislators to distribute marked copies to district members as a patriotic duty for United States government officials to comply with a request.
In a February 6 1919 letter J Chester Fox of 1631 334 Ave commends The Star for Americanism and courage of convictions while noting past partisan tones. He affirms the paper’s role as a labor friendly counselor and asks for continued fearless truth telling.
The Star reports the U S government calls for legislature to pass measures protecting boys who served in WWI and their future families. Aimed at delinquent women and an internment facility for infected women, the policy pledges state responsibility for health, roads, and armories as three million soldiers return home, urging local communities to act and urging the paper to endorse the bill.
A letter from EB H Smith lauds Beattie Star for its patriotic tone and influence in bringing a strike to a close. He extends best wishes for the paper’s ongoing success and public service.
Allon R Kemp, a quartermaster at Bremerton detention camp, criticizes O L Erickson for speaking about Y M C A work. He argues doughboys went to France to fight, not attend prayer meetings, praising Red Cross and condemning public chatter about Y M C A.
A Royal resident explains mail disruption since July 1918 when a carrier route was cut for government cost savings. They must travel 30 miles to collect letters and newspapers. The writer notes the draft law requiring 18 to 45 year olds to register and fears penalties for noncompliance before discussing physical examinations.
A historical note describes Pelouz and Dr. Albert Robin promoting an organic phosphate as a nerve builder. The text claims it cures fatigue, nervous debility, insomnia, and thinness, with tablets of bitro-phosphate sold for weight gain, promising brighter eyes and restored sleep, while cautioning against misuse by those not seeking flesh gain.
A reader laments missing timely notices to register and questions the burden of travel to distant locations for annual savings. The letter ends with self deprecation.
Special report surveys Argentina Peru and Uruguay focusing on land ownership and wealth concentration. It notes Argentina’s vast land owned by about 6,000, of which foreigners make up many owners, heavy taxes, and limited manufacturing. Uruguay’s schools and docks contrast with unequal estates. Peru traces upper-class negligence and rising proletariat unrest amid worker demands for eight hours and higher pay.
Fred Schroeder former Washington State college catcher requests a trial with the Portland Coast league team. He seeks opportunity to prove his abilities at professional level in the upcoming season.
An advertisement touts S S S as the remedy to cleanse impure blood and cure catarrh. It claims long proven success, urges immediate use, and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director in Atlanta.
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