Deliverance from German threat heralded as world turnpoint
The New York Tribune proclaims deliverance from the German nightmare as nations like Russia Italy France and Britain press offensive. It frames the German idea as a global peril and asserts a coming universal victory of liberty over tyranny in a century’s pivotal conflict.
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Serbia
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Marne
Britain
Sworld
Louvain
Attila
Galilee
Corsica
Public protests and arbitration call in garment strike
The Carnegie Hall meeting heard Dr Felix Adler and Dr Samuel Lindsay urge principled settlement over a wage dispute that halted a major industry. They warned that employers abandoned arbitration, risking the collapse of the union and ongoing conflict harming workers and businesses alike.
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Felix Adler
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Columbia
Workers’ Union
Our Blundering Congress and the Machine Gun Shortage
In a critical assessment, the author argues Congress bears sole responsibility for a severe machine gun shortage in the U S Army. It cites a 1914 appropriation that blocked a superior weapon type, leaving regulars and mobilizing National Guard underarmed and risking soldier lives. It condemns Congress for overruling military experts and pursuing an amateur approach.
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Canal Zone
Islands
Congress
Let Us Be Just On Militia Deployment And Duty
The article critiques mobilization delays for the 7th and 14th regiments, noting shortages in equipment and poor entraining plans. It argues the militia should be replaced by regular soldiers, defends married men facing duty, and urges restraint, judgment, and civic duty without hysteria. It closes with a stray joke about a Colonel’s coffee.
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Quartermaster's Department
Wilson
Mexico
Public backs workers in trade dispute fight for principle
The piece argues that clothing manufacturers have disrupted trade by rejecting arbitration, praising striker resolve and public sympathy. It notes Jacob H. Schiff told workers their cause is the fight of good citizens, deserving support in sympathy, moral suasion, and cash as they endure hardship for a vital national economic principle.
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Jacoh H. Schiff
The World's Potato Crop and Global Production
The Canadian report covers world potato production in twenty three nations. Russia leads in area, Germany follows. Belgium yields most per acre. Total world production exceeds 1.68 billion bushels with major uses in food, alcohol, starch and related products.
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Germany
France
United States
Austria
Hungary
United Kingdom
Belgium
Austria-Hungary
Geremany
A Plea for Arbitration in the Mexican Quarrel
John Jay Chapman of New York argues for a tribunal to arbitrate the dispute with Mexico. He condemns war fever and politics, urges a Western Hemisphere court, and warns that failure to arbitrate undermines global support for peaceful settlement. He cites national power and credibility as at stake.
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South America
Wilson
John Jay Chapman
New York
American ideals debated as war stance splits echoed abroad
A New York letter from June 25, 1918, quotes an international reader in Paris who praises The Tribune for countering President Wilson's claim that America has no role in the war’s principles. The writer asks to follow Sir Root’s speech and forecasts a post election verdict on U.S. patriotism and policy.
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Stupid and Boorish Attacks Target Spanish Speakers
A Tribune letter condemns a rowdy faction at a New York open air meeting for assaulting two native speakers from Spain and Costa Rica. It notes the incident reflects broad ignorance and prejudice toward Spanish speakers, urging readers to recognize that Spanish is spoken beyond Mexico and calling for tolerance.
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Spain
Costa Rica
New York
Mexico
Thoroughbred American Voices Loyalty and Fear in War Ready Time
A French-born author, now American after five years in the United States, denounces hyphenated identity and argues for loyalty to Uncle Sam. He cites German-American employers who refused him leave to train with a flying machine for the National Guard, questioning their preparedness and allegiance to the Kaiser over the United States.
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Unfortunate Mexico letter to the editor condemns war
Elmer Christy of New York laments government war plans against Mexico driven by big interests and trusts. He questions Pan Americanism, the Monroe Doctrine, Wilson’s Indianapolis speech, and the St Louis convention’s echoes, denouncing national conquest and urging peace. Dated June 21, 1926.
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A California View on German Plot and War
Bertrand Shadwell of Los Angeles writes that Germany’s strategy has dragged the United States into war with Mexico. He predicts checks on munitions exports to Allies, renewed submarine attacks with warning, and reinstatement of risks to merchant ships. He blames U S leaders for walking into a German trap.
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Turkish Frightfulness Exposed By Beirut Archives Crisis
A letter to The Tribune recounts the Turkish seizure of the French Consulate archives in Beirut and the brutal reprisals against Lebanese and Syrians. It cites starvation, executions, deportations, and the targeting of Mount Lebanon, urging U.S. intervention and noting Roosevelt’s Cairo visit.
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Lebanon
The War Game Deludes a Nation in 1916
Jacob Broches Aronofe of New York argues in a 1916 letter that the United States rushes to war over Villa’s pursuit, vilifying Mexican sovereignty, and warns dictating public support. He condemns government bias, urges restraint, and laments patriotic zeal eclipsing reason.
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New York
Tribune's Bold Stance Echoes New Haven Letter
Charles Pierce of Pocatello Idaho writes June 22 1916 praising The Tribune for its frank and fearless position and noting it quotes a respected hyphenate from New Haven Conn as part of the editorial.
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