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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1918
Page
12
After the armistice the American people show less interest in militarism. Readers in army camp libraries seek practical life books and novels, and 80 percent of Student Army Training Corps members lose interest the day after the armistice.
The War Department holds back on a definite military policy while public opinion remains unsettled. Officials work on a draft bill for Congress, with possible training plans for youth debated. The world peace congress is a key factor shaping policy, amid Britain’s push to end conscription in Europe. American soldiers’ wartime sacrifices at Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and Sedan underscore support for democracy and peace as civilians return.
The piece contends some partisans undermine Wilson's Versailles mission to gain political advantage in a presidential race. It argues most Americans prefer lasting world peace over party victory and credits Henry Clay with choosing principle over power.
A fragment asserts that party leaders like Taft and Mann defend Wilson's fourteen points and oppose harming his mission to France. It notes most Republicans support the president while a few dissenters are framed as undermining the party. The piece cites a New York correspondent on Wilson and Clemenceau.
The two statesmen from the United States and France had a conference and found an imperfect agreement on all points. They indicated that both nations shared similar ideas on the most important questions to be discussed between them.
London papers warn that unless Wilsonian policies guide the Paris peace conference a universal revolution may follow. A radical democracy now challenges 1815 era Vienna diplomacy, with President Wilson seen as its wise, steady leader steering global fate.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker protests jokes that discriminate against troops kept home. He writes to Miss Hellen Winne of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines club urging nationwide acknowledgment of both overseas heroes and those serving at home, to maintain unity and support for all who aided the war effort.
A fragmentary reminiscence ties Paris morgue scenes to crimes and unidentified victims. It recalls the world’s oldest living person in Posen at 134, birth records, Napoleonic era, Frederick the Great, and the 19th century’s quieter English end to wars. It awkwardly threads to galvanic electricity and Galvani.
The Bureau of Standards report reviews its wartime activities in physics chemistry and engineering. It notes over 306000 tests and expansion of labs including a new industrial laboratory metallurgical lab and emergency war labs for airplane research. It emphasizes national standardization and close science industry cooperation as vital to peacetime manufacturing and future progress.
Essay argues the United States must study European and Asian peoples to shape a rational world outlook and lasting peace. It urges universities to teach world philosophy and psychology, promoting international understanding and a League of Nations mindset.
A historical note describes Europe facing widespread hunger with Ukraine and several countries at risk while the United States may aid via shipping and ports. It warns that shortages threaten cities like Paris and London and stresses relief efforts by Belgium and American support to avert mass starvation.
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