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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
12
A republican editorial rebukes the idea that churches should abandon wine for sacramental use to support prohibition. It argues abstaining harms Christians and ignores the sacramental tradition, calling such a move a small thing with large moral weight.
Reports from France indicate National Guard officers nationwide resist Pershing for president due to West Point substitutions. New England, Nebraska, and Kansas troops fear leadership shifts. Massachusetts governor voices displeasure as restrictions ease. Republicans fear nominating a candidate unpopular in Guard states. Democrats wary of a doomed bid in those regions.
Mary Todd Lincoln centenary events planned by Boagfield women’s clubs and patriotic societies. The note recalls her residence in the city for much of her life and her youth in Springfield after leaving Lexington Kentucky.
Mrs. Lincoln faced criticism for her social amusements during national anxiety yet endured loyalty to the Union. Her family split by war with some relatives in Confederate service, she visited camps and hospitals to bring comfort and cheer. The engagement and marriage to a young attorney spanned 1540 and 1840s, including a renewal after a misunderstanding.
Samuel Gompers praised Woodrow Wilson as the United States leader best suited to speak for the nation at Paris. He called Wilson the champion of freedom, saying delegates at the peace table lack the same spirit of democracy and justice that Wilson has long embodied.
The piece argues President Wilson must urge prompt action on the revenue bill to clarify business expectations and aid peaceful postwar readjustments. It notes Republican threats to block the bill over the 1920 tax provisions and supports McAdoo’s call to warn businesses early about taxation.
The American Red Cross starts a seven day Christmas roll call campaign to recruit members nationwide with a goal of matching or exceeding 25 million memberships from the previous drive. The effort focuses on rehabilitation, canteens, clothing refugees, and readiness for emergencies both abroad and at home, led from its city headquarters.
Napoleon acted on superstition after breaking a looking glass above Josephine’s portrait in Italy. He sent a messenger to verify safety and fretted until he learned that he was well.
John Ward of Geldsboro North Carolina had thirteen of his eighteen sons in military service while his seventeen daughters also engage in war work, reflecting a family deeply involved in wartime efforts.
Australian economist George Beeby argues in San Francisco that a future social code will secure a minimum standard of living while preserving private initiative. He notes state meat schemes failed, and favors voluntary cooperation between producers, employers, and workers with industrial councils and shop committees guiding reform.
The International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago features a home economics demonstration aligned with the United States Food Administration. It teaches economical preparation of cheaper beef pork and mutton cuts to stretch supplies and reduce living costs without hardship. The program targets housewives with guidance while husbands address production economics.
The information and education service and United States Department of Labor launch a campaign to recruit farm workers from the boys working reserve for the 1919 harvest. Slides and films will be shown nationwide in late January to urge work on farms. The campaign stresses the need to maintain high US acreage and production amid labor shortages due to the draft and wartime factors.
In January Popular Mechanics a striking photo shows a vast apiary on a steep mountainside. Terraces 12 to 16 feet high hold over 100 swarms, each hive on concrete foundations. The rugged land is used for profitable beekeeping, with hives warmed and wintered on the slope.
After war experience, U S Department of Labor notes manufacturers plan permanent training departments. Ten New England firms asked for details. eight will install, two seek more info. In Cleveland twenty firms announced plans to adopt training departments. All firms with wartime training continue it post armistice.
A study by Dr. Lucian W. Chaney and Dr. Hugh B. Hanna of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics argues that while accidents persist, safer tools, machines, and practices can reduce fatal and serious incidents. They say worker carelessness mainly yields minor injuries, and fundamental engineering defects drive the gravest outcomes.
Investigators state that no negligence by workers excuses a trap that can catch even a rule violator. The remark underscores strict safety scrutiny following the dangerous machines incident.
The Labor Conditions Service of the U S Department of Labor, led by Grant Hamilton with Dr William Leison of Toledo as chief, will address employer attitudes and worker relations. It seeks to co operate with existing agencies to apply labor administration as an engineering production problem that also nurtures individual initiative and self development.
The federal naturalization bureau and national defense councils coordinate a nationwide push to instill American citizenship ideals in foreign born residents. Thirty eight states report county chairmen enlisted, with influenza and wartime funding as delays. Oklahoma marks Americanization Day at Oklahoma City State Fair. Night schools for aliens proliferate and employers urge participation.
The local council allocated 10000 for remodeling The American House in a foreign district to mobilize support from naturalized and alien residents. Harris argues the move to Americanize the foreign-born undercuts linguistic and democratic ideals and may outlive the war.
Charles T. Clayton of the Labor Department calls for expanded training and apprenticeships to maximize output with minimal waste during peacetime industry adjustment. He stresses practical testing of workers through on‑the‑job training and emphasizes readiness to adapt training depots as essential tools for employment and productivity.
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