A Balance Sheet From a German View of America
A fragment enumerates judgments on U S national mood and defense. It casts Wilson as peculiar and Baker and Daniels as pacifists. It warns of weak military posture, shaky navy, and inadequate coast defenses while noting Teutonic ancestry and Mexican vulnerability under German tutelage. It blames pacifists, pro-Germans, pork barons, and political hurdles for preparedness. It cites Senator Stone leading the Senate Foreign Relations panel.
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Woodrow Wilson
Baker
Daniels
Powe
Stone
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Americans shown as sound and patriotic despite war critics
A reader letter defends American resolve and prowess, praising citizens, industry, and democracy while recalling Germany’s view and American military innovation. The note cites past U S leaders, wartime inventions, and warns against pacifism and credit weakness, closing with a Pinehurst Outlook letter and a quoted New York Sun remark about Mr Wells and the Civil War legacy.
Confession and Correction From A Golf Banquet Letter
The writer jokes about two mistakes in a previous issue, notes an undisclosed error and a palpable correction. He praises Channing M. Wells and West Virginia as an orator and golfer, admits a splendid time at the Annual Banquet, and asks for an opportunity to fix the reported error.
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West Virginia
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Washington
Pinehurst Outlook
Outlook Publishing Co
Pinehurst
N. C
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W. E. Wells
New York Sun
The
Pinehurst Religious Association
Yours Sincerely
Barclay Street
New York
Richmond
Historical Points
County Club
Bowen
F. Weisiger
Manacar
Mason
Dandruff
Pine
Pinehurst Jewelry Shop
Pinehurst Steam Laundry
Ernest W. Bush
Osteopath
Southern Pines, North Carolina
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