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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
5
A 1919 syndicate piece explains how American merchants can unlock Mexico’s vast but cautious market. It stresses moral balance, patience, and a "simpatico" approach, noting cash-on-delivery pressures and European credit advantages in selling farm machinery and industrial goods.
A bold proposal offers ex soldiers 2 000 000 acres with free terms and support. Buyers get 40 acres of rich soil, no cash down, 10 to 20 years to pay, first crop, equipment, expert adviser, neighbor guarantees, voter enrollment, and organization to govern the state. Land sufficient for every capable farmer.
A speaker surveys trade dynamics in Mexico during wartime, noting Mexican and German mercantile roles. He cites a German merchant describing initial blacklist impacts, later shifting to Mexican firms and some American ones profiting, with German stores filled with Yankee products and US goods appearing sold out at a major American house.
A wartime blacklist harmed American sales in Mexico and Germany. Florida based firms refused Liberty Bond ads to avoid German trade losses while blacklisted firms sold to blue chip customers. English and French salesmen secretly signed five year deals with German firms, threatening American markets as Mexico reopened after the blacklist lift.
A Petrograd message reports factory workers in Bolshevik territory must obtain "marks" from superiors or face concentration camps. In St Helena an editorial titled Send Him Here voices excitement at adding the ex-kaiser to the island’s list of fortune’s hostages.
Peggy Hall reports from Blagovestchensk and nearby rail corridors on the last Bolshevik stand in Siberia. Japanese and American troops pursue fleeing Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian line, with bridges dynamited and trains raced through villages, as red guards evacuate Alexeyevsk and a Japanese flotilla sinks transports.
The commission details the big five meat packers' extensive control in public utilities across major cities, and their dominance in cattle, sheep, calves, swine, and stock yards. It cites vast shares in fertilizer, oils, lard products, margarine, and soap, plus vast meat and dairy markets and railroad assets.
Louis J. Swift, president of Swift and Co., denounces the latest federal trade commission report as nothing new and an attempt to influence proposed radical legislation. He asserts no collusion among the five largest packers, defends industry benefits, and criticizes the commission for inaccuracies and sensationalism.
Mrs. Rena Mooney wife of Thomas Mooney of California visits the White House to seek executive clemency for her husband sentenced to life for the San Francisco preparedness day parade bombing. Secretary Tumulty says the president will read any petition but intercession must come from California's governor.
Fifteen thousand Irish men and women in Madison Square Garden kissed President Wilson and Sir Douglas Haig and cheered De Valera as the Irish republic was hailed. An overflow crowd of 10 000 added chorus as resolutions urged U S recognition of the Irish republic.
Ready now the world richest farms for ex soldiers Nearly two million acres with 10 to 20 year purchase terms No down payment and co operation by state and private capital Fourteen Counties Land Association aims to place ex soldiers on 40 acre plots in the Sacramento Valley with voting power for small farmers over big landowners
Paris reports the French chamber of deputies introduced a bill on July 11 prescribing capital punishment for food speculators.
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