Miller backs government control in railroads and industry
Fred H. Lyston reports on John Miller now in congress advocating public ownership of railroads and telegraph lines. He argues for fair labor pay and lower profit margins, condemning fortunes built quickly as immoral. Miller vetoed a perpetual Lake Union rail franchise as mayor and distrusted party conventions.
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John Miller
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Lake Union Belt
Mr. Bryan
Dan Landon
Fred H
Meatless Weeks Return in Germany This Winter
Paris dispatch reports Berlin will tighten belts as meatless weeks resume in November December and January. No meat will be obtainable in Germany for one week out of every two.
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Paris
Berlin
Germany
Wilson's Diplomacy Winning War Amid Partisan Criticism
A political column praises President Wilson for successful diplomacy despite opposition from Roosevelt, Lodge, and Poindexter. It argues progressives should back Wilson aligned candidates in Seattle King County and outlines platform planks on ferry service, open forums for women’s groups, county farm use, and government accountability. It names John E. Mullan e and Herman Nelsen as Democratic candidates for King County commissioner.
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Poindexter
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Willows
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Game Warden
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Citizens’ Committee
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Board of County Commissioners
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Herman Nelsen
Pledge on war support public utilities and fair wages
Statements of Mullane and Nelson pledge full support to Wilson in war and reconstruction. They want public ownership of utilities and wider public services to rural areas. They vow to end partisan county politics and hire by merit, pay equal wages for equal work, and back Port of Seattle development.
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Wilson
Seattle
Appeal to King County Voters for Democratic Unity
A call urging voters to back the Democratic ticket to support President Wilson and oppose minority efforts to partisanize the campaign. It argues for nationwide unity, warns against domination by Roosevelt Lodge Poindexter and allies, and asks voters to sustain Wilson in troubled times.
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Wilson
United States
Senate
Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
Miles Poindexter
Congress
America
Spirit of the Wilson Administration Toward Labor
Samuel Gompers praises Woodrow Wilson for a spirit of recognition toward labor. He credits inclusion of labor in national councils and its influence on legislation affecting workers rights, voicing support for the administration’s labor policies and achievements.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States Congresses
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