The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-10
Boait Tells Of
Our Neighbor,
Canada, War
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say In vancouver--onc IL that tn,
Jsps can possibly be q factor In this
war. and the other 10 that the Brit
ish empire can possibly need tbs
help OF the United States"
They like US here. and they eouni
on our friendship. But wherever
go I am commiserated with. mos
kindly. on the fact that am a citl
zen OF country which has 30 manl
Germans In 81
Tho Vancouver newspapers know
what tho public likes. and gives 4
10 them The allies have been con
sistently successful. and their re
treats are all strategic"
The star offends EN-
While the German ambassador a
Washington complains bitterly tina
tho American newspapers prin
only the news from London. Paril
and st. Petersburg. and none from
Berlin. Vancouver charges that ",
on this side print only pro-Germar
newr.
I attended a meeting OF the Boart
OF Trade the other night. and heard
The Star denounced. The Star hat
printed a story under the caption
WAR LAYS ITS CHILLING HANI
on VANCOUVER"
The offending story stated thai
times were not good In Vancouver
owing to the war. and that the c. r
r. had taken off some of its trains
II was quite clear. said the speak
ers, that the story was inspired b,
Jealousy. A German sympathizet
had something TO do with II, un
doubtedly.
II was decided TO write to the cd
itor OF The Star demanding that IN,
letter be given the same place ant
prominence as the offending story
Also n letter would be sent TO the
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
urging that body to bring pressur.
TO bear on The Star.
Hurts the Tourist Trade
II the editor refused to publish
the letter, they would ask the
mayor to bar The Star from Van
couver.
At first thought the objection
10 The Stars story was based on
high patriotic ground. The dis
cussion made II clear, however
that II was feared such stories
printed In the States would hurt
the tourist tradei
would not be a German In Van.
eouver. They have to register II
police headquarters and report 70
the police at intervals. II Is sur.
prising to learn how many Swiss
there are In Vancouver since war
was declared.
In the poorer quarters OF the
city are many groups OF idle men.
They are Austrians employed nj
railroad and other construction
work before tho war and now on,
OF work. What TO do with them
IL big problem. Five hundred OF
them we're thrown out OF employ.
ment at Prince Rupert, and there
we're rumors OF trouble. The Irish
Fuslliers we're dispatched 10
Prince Rupert TO keep them in
order.
$4,000 Men Out Of Jobs
Some OF the Auatrians are per
mitted TO cross the border into the
United States. But most are moi
allowed to leave the country.
Fifteen thousand men have
been thrown out OF employment In
British Columbia since war wal
declared Work will be found fo-
them on the big dock projects nov
under way.
There are three OF these prof
ects--the government $4,000, 0Oi
wharf at the foot OF Commercial
drive; another to cost $500. OOC
for which the Dominion govern
ment has granted n subsidy to III,
Amalgamated Engineering Works
and one in North Vancouver, which
the Dominion ShipbulldIng, Engi
neering q Drydock Co. In buildlnf
and which will include one OF tn,
largest drydocks In the world.