Mexico policy criticized as illogical and faith based
The author denounces U S handling of Mexico as romantic and inconsistent, citing Vera Cruz and Columbus incidents, and compares Mexico policy to Cuba. They argue intervention may be necessary if Mexico sinks into anarchy, praising decisive action over mere restraint and urging thorough intervention to restore order.
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Mexico
Vera Cruz
Columbus
Washington
Cuba
Cleveland
McKinley
Wilson
Venustiana Carranza
Carranza
Diaz
Huerta
Germany Seeks Compulsion and Mixed Signals in Armistice
The dispatches show a shaky Scheidemann Ebert government focused on home politics and avoiding immediate acceptance of peace terms. German leaders may seek leverage, implying potential signaling of a Brest-Litovsk style move, while public sentiment denies paying for the terms. The piece notes German distrust of Belgians and French, yet faith in British and American allies remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Scheidemann-Ebert
Pel
Scheidemann
Ebert
Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
Lenine
Hans
Great War Peace Idealism Warns Against Occupation Comfort
A writer condemns reliance on idealistic peacetime occupancy as delaying peace with Germany. It argues Germany alone decides whether peace reigns, accusing sentimental critics of undermining the Allies by seeking comfort during occupation and prolonging conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Rethinking the Treaty Covenant Debates and Risks
An editorial view critiques The Times on treaty danger while urging disciplined dissent. It argues disassociation of treaty and covenant, warns about a trick of diplomacy, and advocates reservations or amendments to preserve sovereignty and the Monroe Doctrine. The piece stresses cautious support for ratification with clear interpretive reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Senate
Gemans
Unbelievable feat tops poetic praise in aviator tale
An English aviator John Alcock survives a sixteen hour flight from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1919 facing dense fog, ice, and zero visibility. The report contrasts lofty poetry with stark reality while recounting the pilot’s daring descent and loss of horizon at 11 000 feet and notes the extraordinary front page impact on newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alcock
Newfoundland
Terra Firma
Grizzly as Dog Prospect Promoted in Mills Work
A column review of Enos A. Mills The Grizzly extols the bear as a superior watchdog and mouser, and a leading mind among North American animals. It recounts Mills's field experiences, notes grizzly loyalty and brain power, and highlights appetite breadth and domestication limits. The piece cites examples of cub behavior and discusses weight ranges from infancy to adulthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Broun Sybody
Enos A. Mills
Houghton Mifflin
Mr. Mills
North American
Yellowstone Park
Flight over open ocean tests human nerve and physics
The passage elevates a high speed over the open sea, noting pilots endure fog, fear, and immense risk. It lauds an English flyer who defies sun and stars, challenges gravity, and conquers Newtonian limits in a perilous venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Isaac Newton
Germany Defies Peace Terms With Counter Proposals
The German delegation remains unrepentant arguing for continued rights beyond Europe and rejects Allied reparations. They demand charter membership in any league of nations and insist on sovereignty, offering to cover civilian losses in occupied France and Belgium only if colonial and trade demands are accepted, while refusing to surrender the Kaiser. They vow to prevent another war despite a self confident nationalist stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Family of Nations
League of Nations
Europe
France
Belgium
Frigate voyage legends and Broadway pedantry in 1583
A collage of antiquated naval lore and Broadway verse critiques traces 1583 New York mutiny on a frigate bound for Newfoundland. It contrasts Hudson’s leadership with comic misreadings of poets and a satirical note on journalism and public notices.
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New York
Discovery
Newfoundland
George W. Sutton, Jr
Vanity Fair
What Happened to Europe and Vanderlip’s View
A volume narrates Mr. Frank A. Vanderlip’s alarming assessment of Europe after World War I. Based on his five day postwar return trip, it highlights insights from Europe’s leading minds and the social condition analyses by American observer Herbert Hoover. The preface warns travelers may see Europe returning to prewar norms, yet urgent changes are evident beneath the surface.
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Nathaniel Parkne Willis
Broadway
Willis
Edgar Allan Mos
Toe
Pools
Rowgshneck
Cullen Pryant
Aye
Rivulet
Dune
Ts G. A
Bryant
Ings
Greenlent Whittier
Fitz Halleck
Trowbinay
Ann Ainwick
Mr. Whittier
Looney
William Alten Butler
Butler
Edmund Clarence Stedeman
Prince’s Mall
Stademan
Henry Cuyler
Vesey Street
Manner
Indy
Richard Watson Gibter
City
Frank A. Vanderlip
Europe
Southampton
Halifax
Vanderlip
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Vanderlip
America the Last Hope of Europe
A reflection arguing that Europe faces catastrophe postwar and that America must act beyond charity. The author urges United States to grasp Europe’s fate, link American fortunes to European civilization, and assist to avert financial and industrial collapse rather than merely offer aid. It stresses urgent responsibility and shared destiny.
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America
Europe
Vanderlip Sees Labor Progress and Europe Aid in a New Era
Vanderlip argues for an international bankers alliance to aid Europe and outlines how capital must address labor unrest in the US. He discusses Russia as a future solvent nation, warns of Bolshevik influence, and urges American employers to adopt English-style concessions. He emphasizes intelligent worker participation and a broader voice in management to boost production and harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderlip
Europe
Russia
Lenine
Germany
United States
Beame
Socialis
Wall
America
Tom
Ujeix
Indus
A Short Cut To Industrial Peace
Vanderlip urges liberalizing employer and worker views to achieve industrial peace. He cites five labor rights goals including minimum wage forty eight hour week and worker control of industry, plus linking profits to labor. He proposes a royal commission for labor capital balance and an international peace loan financed by bankers and governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
America
Vanderlip
Robert Horne
Radicals Only 10 to 15 Per Cent of Labor Movement
Mr. Vanderlip warns that Bolshevism could spread through a minority dictatorship if industry stalls and hunger spreads. He notes estimates for England place radical unionists at 10 to 16 percent of organized labor, a forceful minority with strong propaganda, capable of shaping events in Europe.
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Vanderlip
England
International loan terms outline for credits to borrowing nations
The text describes an international loan commission proposing credits to borrowing nations with fixed fifteen year terms. Interest and amortization would be paid in currencies of lending nations, with a one fifteenth annual amortization. Nations would pledge first lien on customs revenues to meet interest and amortization for their allocated loan portion.
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International Loan Commission
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