Slow Path to Russian Democracy Ends in Time
The piece argues that Russia cannot form stable democracy quickly, comparing Russia’s past with England France and the United States. It asserts Russians lack self government tradition and that a generation must pass for capable rulers to emerge, forecasting gradual progress toward a free republic.
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England
France
Marsden Moor
Naseby
Cromwell
Charles
James
Bastile
Bonaparte
Louis Napoleon
Sedan
New Republic
Paris
Washington
Friends of Democracy
Passing of McGraw Ends Oklahoma Political Struggle
Retired Oklahoma national committeeman James J. McGraw exits a bitter race as Jake Hamon sweeps the Fourth district ending McGraw’s era. The religious issue and funds allegedly shaping the contest dominate analysis, with implications for Leonard Wood and a potential anti-Wood delegation from the Southwest.
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Oklahoma
Jake
Hamon
Jim McGraw
McGraw
Shawnee
Moscow
Hobart
Leipsic
Kingfisher
Hannon
Jake Hamon
Leutenants
Pontotoc County
Leonard Wood
Wood
Chicago
Great Southwest
Lawton Democrats Denounce Lawton News Over Soldiers Pay Controversy
The Lawton county Democratic convention adopts a resolution denouncing the Lawton News for alleged false charges that Ferris opposed soldier pay raises. The group insists records show Ferris supported increased pay and urges wide circulation of the record to reveal truth. The debate questions the Lawton News’s political alignment and asks if it is Republican or Democratic in nature.
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Lawton
Ferris
Oklahoma
Lawton News
Scott Ferris
Harlow’s
Tishomingo Capital-Democrat
Evening News
The
McCumber urges economy in appropriation bills
Senator McCumber in the Senate argues for cutting budget funds across departments, claiming possible saves of 800 million in the treasury and 700 million in the war department, plus 140 million from public works and 75 million from road building. He also calls for abolishing the shipping board and discharging 50,000 clerks. He links these figures to tax relief and criticizes current political demagoguery.
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Treasury Department
North Dakota
War Department
Shipping Board
England
Isle
Congress
Gerard and the Bryan League Shift in 1920 Politics
The central claim critiques Gerard as a late entrant backed by the Bryan League of New York. It argues his loyalty and wartime effort will not secure nomination or election. It predicts foreign vote patterns favoring a fifty fifty candidate, and notes a trend away from patriotic framing. The piece labels a leading Democratic candidate as risk-averse about war and prone to war speeches omitting the war.
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Gerard
Bryan
Editorial punch lines on taxation and politics from Collier's
A clipped editorial observes that during war and peace only the dog escapes taxation, while bibles are taxed. It notes Collier's as a strong Republican-leaning magazine around elections and questions what a Republican Congress has produced after replacing the Democratic majority.
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Collier’s
Congress
Democratic women in Oklahoma City back league of nations pledge
In a state convention in Oklahoma City on Tuesday the democratic women endorsed the league of nations and pledged their votes against any senate candidate who obstructs its approval. While no names were given the action likely targets Scott Ferris per Tulsa World and Harlow's Weekly.
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Oklahoma City
League of Nations
Senate
League
The
Tulsa World
Harlow’s Weekly
Scott Ferris
Senators who opposed Wilson’s war speech named
On April 2 1917 President Wilson urged a war declaration before Congress. Three senators did not rise to applaud. Two of the defectors William J Stone of Missouri and Harry Lane of Oregon have since died. The third La Follette of Wisconsin remains noted for that moment.
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Wilson
Congress
Germany
William J. Stone
Missouri
Harry Lane
Oregon
la Follette
Wisconsin
Soviet strength and treaty progress in 1920 timeline
Ludwig C A Martens told a senate committee that the Russian soviet can fight the world, a remark echoed by Germany's past claims. An old Holland farmer offers a cautionary tale about overexpansion, while the senate nears final action on the treaty, with six months elapsed since submission and progress suggesting disposition within 1920.
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Ludwig C
A. K. Martens
Senate
Germany
Holland
Oklahoma’s Great State Voice in a Politically Charged Rag
A compact pastiche highlights Oklahoma pride and political jabs about refugees, party alignments, and presidential candidates. It notes Enid Events predicting a Republican tilt, mentions Woodrow Wilson and Henry Cabot Lodge as League of Nations figures, and mocks Bolshevik labels amid a Seminole County political scene.
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League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Political currents and party hopes across Oklahoma
A compilation notes Democratic hopes in Tishomingo and national optimism among Republicans about Texas. Ardmoreite cites a revived League of Nations once the U S joins. Pauls Valley Enterprise predicts Judge Swank securing Congress nomination south of Oklahoma County. Durant News discusses varied views on the peace pact. Konawa Chief Leader mentions Baptist missions to Russia and a push for practical work next year. Oklahoma News highlights Mrs Katherine Bammerer leading New York women voters against Senator Wadsworth.
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Pauls Valley
Oklahoma
Senator Wadsworth
Women Voters of
New York
Katherine Bammer
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