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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
4
The article argues Lenin may flood Russia with money to debase currency and replace wages with production credits. It describes a planned communist store system, government price controls, and equal pay based on output, claiming such a plan would stifle ambition and lead to chaos.
Cable reports from Dr L H French show 100 Native deaths from influenza in Bristol Bay and Unalaska in 10 days. One hundred children left orphaned at Nushagak due to the epidemic as a canvas dormitory rises for the youngsters. Government officials and wireless station families at Unalaska also struck by illness.
Special report from London notes Thomas Adama aged 80 has sung in the Swaffham Prior church choir for 70 years, with his brother Philip 73 who has sung 62 years. Both are bass voices and attend every Sunday. George Arnold also sang in Bosham church choir for 42 years.
The passage portrays Lenin’s vision of Russia as a land of 182 million people starting equal with no wealth or private property. It asserts factories farms stores and utilities would be owned in common and wages tied to daily labor. The tone critiques this as graft and questions the supposed utopia.
Mayor Hanson re appointed State Senator George W H Lamping to the board of park commissioners. The appointment starts May 5 as his term expires, though he served during Mayor Hanson’s absence. Lamping had been board president for most of his tenure.
O W Ashby a 57 year old miner resists but will be taken back to Minnesota when officers arrive to face a charge of promoting a fake mining deal. Re Backus a Minnesota lumberman accuses Ashby of selling undeveloped Alaska mining lands to Minnesota rural residents. Reportedly Ashby and his partner cleaned up $25 000.
Australia unveils a broad scheme to settle 20,000 soldiers on land with advances up to 5700 for stock and machinery. The plan, touted as the best yet, includes railways and roads, 200 million outlay plus 100 million for public works, housing advances up to 3500 with no down payment, and 20 to 37 year deferred payments. It covers widows, widowed mothers, and overseas nurses.
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