Unified command and American role in the war
The piece argues for a united western front command and the rapid deployment of 1,000,000 American troops. It lauds American industrial mobilization, shipbuilding, and technologies, and envisions postwar leadership by the United States and Britain in shaping a peaceful world order. It also traces a historical bond with Britain and previews deepened Franco American cooperation.
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West Front
Great Britain
France
United States
Kaiser
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Venice
America
Hindenburg
Schwab
Delaware
Hog Island
Texas
Lincoln
England
George Third
William the Conqueror
Politics adjourned and the Republicans left out
The author argues President Wilson’s phrase adjournment of politics benefits Democrats while sidelining Republicans. The piece compares allied coalition practices abroad to U S norms and calls for genuine bipartisan participation, citing Senator Lodge as an example of excluded leadership and Republican skepticism.
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Wilson
England
France
Canada
House of Congress
White House
Congress
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Republican call for a victory Congress to sustain war effort
Will Hays outlines a national plan to elect a Republican Congress this fall to end pacifist delays, ensure vigorous war prosecution, and keep politics out of war policy while stressing unity, loyalty, and preparation for after the war. He urges broad mobilization and pledges continued war support.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Will H. Hays
Hays
Wilson
Solid South
House of Representatives
Kahn
Committee On Military Affairs
Dent
Republican Party
Herod
America
Wisconsin
Michigan
George Harvey
Democratic National Committee
Politics adjourned and other political camouflage
Bill Slinkard of the Bloomfield Democrat claims a better role than congressman. W. L. has been appointed a deputy oil inspector.
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Bill Slinkard
The
Bloomfield Democrat
W. L
Fred Bays Questions Wilson Remark On Politics
Fred Bays hoping to run for Congress cites Woodrow Wilson comment that politics is adjourned. The exchange raises questions about Bays strategy and the stance of his campaign in light of the presidential remark.
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Fred Bays
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson Drives Ford Toward Michigan Senate Bid
President Wilson pushed Henry Ford into the Michigan senatorial contest citing patriotic motives. The move appears aimed at shaping the electoral race and influence in Michigan politics.
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Wilson
Henry Ford
Michigan
Marshall Calls Hays A Young Lochinvar Leader
Tom Marshall compared Will Hays to a Young Lochinvar describing him as a forceful national party figure who emerges from the West and seizes control. The remark appears to align with Hays' rising prominence as Republican national chairman.
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Tom Marshall
Will Hays
Lochinvar
Mr. Marshall
Campaign fund solicitation hits party lines in port and road post
Democratic papers cry foul as Chairman Hays of the Republican National Committee is shown soliciting campaign funds. The piece hints at beneficiaries of the administration from a Collector of the Port to a one armed postmaster at a crossroads facing a coming shake down.
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Hays
Republican National Committee
War Memoir Reflections on U S Entry to World War I
The piece recalls the delay in sending American troops after the declaration of war and the shift to providing money and food before General Pershing led troops to France. It notes France pressing for a moral troop presence and mentions Russia’s collapse and Germany reinforcing the Western front.
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France
General Pershing
Roosevelt
Russia
Germany
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