The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-14
MAYOR NAMES
"a TO TACKLE
PEACE WORK

Mayor Hanson Thursday noon
named his reconstruction committee
which will deal with peace. time la
hor and Industrial problems now faa.
ing the city and state.
Seventy four men from all walks
OF life have been drawn on the com.
mistee. Bankers. merchants. farmers
and numerous experts are named IN
the LIST. Heading iaboris representa-.
ton are william Short. president VI
the state Federnfion of Labor, and
r. L. Proctor. prestieut a tho Cen
trail Labor council
A committee Of women to cooper.
ate with the committee OF ~ win be
named later and selected from wom.
cn who have been prominent In war
work and other activities. Here arc
the men appointed Thursday:
William Hickman Moore. c. D.
Fitzgerald. w. ID. Lane. Claude c.
Ramsay. Robert Bridges. Piiny
Allen. r. III. Guie. r. w. cotterill.
George Lamptng. Daniel Landon. T.
ID. Rockwell. Nathan Eckstein. Clark
Nettieton. Joseph Blcthen. Floyd q.
Raylor. r. l.. Grondahi. ~ A.
Arnold. william Pigott. J. r. Twohy.
l.. r. Meacham. J. r. Duthio. J. T..
Heffernan. Frank waterhouse. c. l.
Hlhbard. II. w. Baxter. W. X. Rob
inson. Charles T.. Peabody. r. III.
Thomson. Chester a. Reitze. r.. II.
Heussey. Robert Howcs. G. r. Casc.
II. I. Case. william short. II. l.
Proctor. James A. Taylor. Charles
Doyle, James Duncan. George Nc
Glilvary. Il. G. Ward. Moritz Thorn
sen. o. ID. Fisher. J. H. Bloedel. q.
w. Fischer. Erastus Brainerd. II. a.
Sims. ]. w. L.aucks. Prof. Ivan
Miller. Dean John T. Condor. James
Farrell. j. +. Todd. VIM. Calvert.
jr.. p. r. Frederick. Burrnan Scho-
enfield. J. Il. pinkham, John c. Hig-
gins, Mark Reed. Fred sumson.
George billing. Thomas +. Muir
phine. Otway Pardee. DR.. r. j..
Brown, Hazen J. Titus. DIR. NJ. a.
Matthews, Vincent ID. Miller. T. A..
ID. Jones Brous Beck. Leroy San
ders. a. Hurwi,z. Frank r. keenan,.
ID. f. skinner. Il. A. Stuart NJ. a.
Cottstein.
Crucial Time
Mayor Hanson said. II feel that
we should have the benefit Of the
services OF these men in guiding the
destinies OF our city and state. Thls
is a crucial time. The city as wen
as the county and state will. ! am
sure. be glad to have this committee
make n survey Of the needs OF our
community and advise the different
legislative bodies as TO just wha.
should be done and what we can do
10 develop the resources OF our state
In order that all may benefit
This committee will I'm no way
conflict with other men who are
working Independently, but should
on the other hand cooperate in ev.
cry way with them. The Chambr
OF Commerce has certain work un-
der way in this line which will no
doubt be very beneficial to this
state. but my idea Ia that this par.
ticular committee should endeavo-
10 see what we could do as n city.
what the county can do as a county,
what the port can do as a port and
also what the state can do to help.
Land for Settlers
"It Is my thought that great public
works should be started in every
county and city In the state In order
to develop our resources and absorb
surplus labor az 1t occurs. We have
vast tracts OF land which should be
taken over by the state. IL the price
nlaced on same IL too high, II should
no condemned and sold to actual set
tiers on easy payments without
profit. The interest rate paid BY
purchaser should not exceed per
cent. added 10 this should be per
con, extra. which, on the amortlza-
ton plan. would pay off both prin-
cinal and interest In n few years.
"Thls would enable men to secure
bornes and raise food, which will be
needed no badly as time goes on.
Millions will starve TO death In Eu-
rome and Asia in spite OF all we can
40 az a nation during the next IL
nonths. We must during the next
feyy years act as a food depot for a
GOOD share OF the world.
"our water power resources must
also be developed for all the people