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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
1
A wartime editorial declares there are only two classes of people Americans or anti-American and calls all citizens to take a side in the conflict. It warns neutrality is impossible as Uncle Sam seeks total support and sacrifice for victory.
The text urges that loyalty to the United States should override race or ancestry. It calls for welcoming Germans and other non-Anglo groups who are loyal, while condemning slackers or pro-Germans despite their lineage. It warns public opinion is shifting toward stricter anti-un-American sentiment.
A movement seeks to form a 200 acre plot at Libertyville Illinois donated by a philanthropist. College girls are urged to join and train in farming to operate homes and teach the work. Next year they would become instructors for other farmers, echoing a wartime call for capable loyal leaders. The Saturday Evening Post urges voters to favor loyalty over suspicion in elections.
A compact editorial noting how luxuries of one era become necessities for the next. It contrasts current extravagance with older conditions and how each generation inherits and adapts values and possessions.
A narrator urges frugality during wartime, insisting luxuries become extravagances and patriotism must be active, not merely negative, as war effort demands sacrifice. The plea links thrift to success, warning that continued extravagance damages the national cause.
In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour argues pacifists misread the Germany question. Mr. Lloyd George says Britain remains ready to discuss peace if an authoritative offer arrives, but peace hinges on Germany's defeat or clear signs of looming defeat, accelerated by American support.
Michigan Congressman W Frank Jamies proposes a joint committee of thirty representatives and twenty senators to make an official visit to the war zone. He seeks 40000 dollars for expenses, a four month investigation, and a report to Congress. Observations from last fall’s unofficial tour are credited with guiding his scheme.
Farmers may cut machinery costs by forming co operatives to share tools and labor as they contribute to the war effort. Senator Kenyon calls for a Senate inquiry into clerical staffing, noting 3,000 workers do work 600 could handle. Citizens are encouraged to donate and repurpose cast off wool garments to support families and textile needs.
Senator Kenyon proposes remitting to France the war loan debt owed to the United States. The idea is praised as generous but regarded as impractical for now. The piece notes France would prefer military aid valued at about a million won over large debt forgiveness.
A wartime era note claims the Administration has approved a practical suggestion after two years of brainracking thought. The Department of Agriculture publishes a pamphlet solemnly stating that gravy complements potatoes as a simple, uplifting message amid ongoing concerns.
Disjointed reports from Washington show three investigations into the aircraft situation. Senators discuss U S soldiers fighting with Lewis guns and Enfield rifles sheathed in a year old Baker warning. Austria Germany sign twenty five year treaty with time as commodity as Roosevelt sacked.
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