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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1918
Page
4
After the armistice the American public shows waning interest in militarism and a move toward civil life. Soldiers and students in training lose enthusiasm for military topics, with libraries reflecting a shift to practical living books and civilian pursuits.
The War Department has not announced an official policy as public opinion remains unsettled. A draft bill to Congress is being prepared by Chief of Staff March and senior officers, with no terms disclosed. Britain’ s demand to end conscription features in debate, while American policy may shift only if Europe abandons standing armies.
The piece condemns partisans who attack Wilson's Versailles effort as election politics. It argues most Americans prefer a lasting world peace over partisan gain and cites Henry Clay as valuing principle over office. It frames the peace alliance as vital beyond U.S. politics and urges support for humanity's progress.
A column cites real Republican leaders backing President Wilson’s fourteen points and opposing attacks as Wilson sails for France. Taft defends the program and Mann denounces any action to embarrass America, while a few rank and file Republicans remain divided on supporting France.
The two republics representatives concluded a conference showing an essentially imperfect agreement on all points yet noting that the United States and France shared similar ideas on the key issues to be discussed between the nations.
The piece argues that Wilsonian policies at the Paris peace conference push for a radical democracy far stronger than 1815’s democracy. It warns that European statesmen may fail to halt its spread, despite hopes in America that negotiators can stop the shift. It credits President Wilson as a wise, steady leader guiding democracy forward.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker writes to Miss Hellen Winne, director of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines club, asking that comedians avoid ridiculing those who stayed home. He praises overseas heroes and calls for equal recognition of all who served the country, urging the club to promote a non discriminatory spirit and support for home front personnel.
A Paris morgue houses unidentified crime victims as detectives warn about visitors who gaze at the corpses amid the grisly curiosity of killers. The narrative shifts to milestones, noting the world’s oldest woman at 134 in Posen and reflections on Napoleon, Waterloo, and early galvanic electricity discoveries.
Director of the Bureau of Standards reports extensive wartime activities in science and technology. The piece notes 306000 tests, new laboratories, industrial research, standardization, and collaboration between physicists and engineers to support military and peacetime manufacturing.
A call for the United States to study European and Asiatic nations intimately to shape peaceful global leadership. The piece argues universities must teach world philosophy and psychology, covering China, Japan, Russia, Africa, America, and more, to form informed opinions on a League of Nations and lasting peace.
The map indicates that aside from Ukraine, only countries with steady marina trade and shipping access can avert widespread hunger until the next harvest. Germany and other western European states rely on American aid to maintain food for dense cities as famine looms in regions like Bohemia Serbia Roumania and parts of Greece and Armenia.
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