Pella Chronicle Notes Wilson Treaty and Universal Training
The Pella Chronicle reports indications President Wilson may submit the peace treaty despite Senate changes, aiming to place blame on the treaty’s failure away from him. It notes the American Legion’s stance endorsing universal training but opposing universal peacetime service, likening it to Baker’s three month camp plan for youths after age nineteen.
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Wilson
Senate
Chronicle
The
American Legion
Baker
War Department
We cannot afford to view others as commercial enemies
The passage argues that labeling peoples as enemies is immoral and economically harmful. After war, nations should seek to smooth differences in trade and relations. In a globally interdependent world, reliance on distant producers makes hostile framing impractical and costly for all parties.
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Birmingham
Birmingham News
Miners in Rebelion Resist Return to Work
The union rescinded strike orders under court direction, yet coal miners refuse to return, trusting their own organization over the government. They are at odds with public welfare, risking widespread conflict and urging wartime measures against the miners.
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United States
Government ownership fears from a postwar view
The piece argues against government ownership of industries despite labor trouble. It notes railroads operated under wartime strain with public acquiescence due to depleted systems and stock manipulation. It asserts Americans favor private initiative and public collection of land rental values, warning against political appointees directing industry.
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America
Private wealth and idle leisure in labor history
An argument asserts wealth arises from individual effort and should stay private. It rejects a six hour day as impractical, noting that the most successful workers are the most steady. It cites army cooks as unreliable when granted freedom from duty and describes coal towns as desolate with miners who loaf and spend leisure on pools and bars.
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Iowa
Mob law condemned as criminal and infectious
The piece denounces mob law as destructive, linking arson spikes near Pella to the Peoria church fire two years earlier. It argues no conviction in Peoria and notes how mob actions breed further crimes, causing financial loss and mental distress, urging all mobs be treated as criminal regardless of motive.
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Pella
Peoria
Ruling Protects Draft Questionnaires From Inquiry
The War Department declares draft questionnaires confidential and not subject to record examinations. The stance appears aimed at slackers who evaded service, reassuring supporters while warning the shirkers of consequences from the community.
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War Department
Pella
Draft Board
Pella notes involving a wedding plan and a local bishop
In a Pella report a clergyman offers a makeshift wedding after a service, thirteen women and one man proceed to the altar. Des Moines bishop Daniel Dozier visits, seeks funds, and is described as a jail-happy fundraiser. A Montezuma Palladium note mentions a semi pro league plan for central Iowa towns, with Pella's Rock Island station praised for messenger service. A bull incident with Case Van Synpost over a stock promoter ends in a minor collision. holidays preocupy production concerns close the piece.
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Daniel Dozier
Des Moines
Pella
Johnson
Montezuma Palladium
Oskaloosa
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