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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1918

Page

7

Liberty for America Through Shared Labor Duty

A World War era appeal urges every worker to maximize productive time in factories to support troops abroad. President’s statement calls for employers to hire only through the central agency after August 1 1918 and for labor to volunteer for essential industry. It emphasizes efficiency through voluntary cooperation and total commitment at every working minute.

Liberty America

Workingmen of America Promises to Speed War Labor

The text urges workers to support essential war production by recruiting from less critical jobs through the U S Public Service Reserve and labor clearing houses. It emphasizes using government help to reassign 250,000 skilled and unskilled workers monthly to maintain top speed in essential war work.

National Labor Clearing House United States Public Service Reserve U. S. Public Service Reserve Washington

Seattle Leaders Rally War Effort With Broad Business Support

A roster of Seattle businessmen and firms pledges support for national defense. Leaders from insurance, banking, manufacturing, groceries, real estate, autos, ships, and utilities unite to back wartime mobilization and contribute resources through organized drives and associations. They include Northern Life, Northwestern Mutual, National Bank of Commerce, American Savings, Boeing, Pacific Car, Frederick & Nelson, The Bon Marche, and many regional firms.

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U.S. Employment Service France Seattle Henry Suzzalio H. C. Henry A. W. Leonard C. J. Smith F. K. Struve M. F. Backus Jd. D. Hoge E. C. Hughes August Mehlhorn, Jr T. S. Lippy Elbridge A. Stuart D. Lowman H. Cobb Chas. A. Kinnear Frank B. Cooper Reginald Parsons Robert P. Oldham Frank Waterhouse Ole Hanson William Pigott Moritz Thomson John Murphy A. Keenan Jas. Q. Clemmer Jotn T. Casey Lee H. Wakefield F. J. Martin Joshua Green Insurance Companies Northern Life Insurance Co Northwestern Mutual Fire Asia Northwest Trust & Savings Bank National Bank of Commerce American Savings Bank and Trust “v Wash N Seattle H Washington-Annex Boldt’s Restaurant & Bakery Co Western Smelting & Power Co Great Western Smelting & Refining Co Dairy and Milk Products Companies Carnation Milk Products Company Pure Milk Dairy A. Kristoferson, Inc Standard Furniture Co the Rhodes Co Frederick & Nelson The Bon Marche Frasee-Paterson Co M. A. Gottatein Co MacDougall-Southwick Co the Grote Rankin Co Nut House Kilbourne-Clarke Co Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co Black Manufacturing Co Crescent Manufacturing Co Lang Manufacturing C. Hendricks Manufacturing Co C. C. Belknap Glass Ca Boeing Airplane Co Centennial Mill Co Remis Bros. Bag Co Rothweiler & Co Pacific Creosoting Co Metropolitan Building Co Lee H. Wakefield Co Barton & Co Kelley-Clarke Company Columbia Salmon Co Carlisle Packing Co Lindenberger Packing Co Hofius Steel & Equipment Co Heffernan Engine Works Commercial Boiler Works Seattle Machine Works Westerman Iron Works Marine Pipe and Machine Works A. H. Cox Co. Whiton Hardware Coe Perine Machine Co Crane Co Pacific Coast Steel Co Stetson-Real Machine Works Pacific Car & Foundry Coe Elliott Bay Shipbuilding Co Olympic Foundry John Davis & Co G. Kinnear Co Portland Cement Association Automobile Companies Eldridge Buick Co Overland Pacific, Inc Frank Waterhouse & Co Automobile Geattle Automobile Co White Automobile Co Pacific Motors, Inc Geattle Construction Rogers Brown Griffin &@ Co Galbraith, Bacon & Co Northwestern Zn Exchange Augustine & Kye Schwabdacher Bros. & Groceteria Stores Bonney-Watson Co Railroad, Transportation and Power Companies Paget Sound Traction, Light and Power Co Seattle Rainier Valley Railway Co City Light Dept Japanese Import and Export Uies Mitwal & Co Cones Oriental Co Choate & Co Leading Bakery Baking Co Roslyn Feel Co Pacific Coast Coal Co End Geet Fed Gn United Bales Co Watingtest Oe Department of Labor Ted U.S. Dept of WEB Wilson Lery Committee On Public Information Yokohama Specie Bank State Bank of Seattle National City Bank Seattle National Bank Union Savings & Trust Co Scandinavian-American Bank Dexter Horton National Bank Seaboard National Bank First National Bank
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