Twenty years after Woodrow Wilson dies a defeated realist
The Detroit Free Press recalls Woodrow Wilson on the twentieth anniversary of his death. He is described as a great war president whose aims failed under domestic opposition, and the piece warns that without concerted world peace efforts another war would come at American cost. It notes Napoleon's engineers first using tin to preserve food ahead of the Russian invasion.
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Detroit Free Press
Woodrow Wilson
France
America
Russia
Renegade idea behind war contract renegotiation
Marine veteran Francis Case helped spark renegotiation of war contracts in 1942. His House amendment aimed to curb profiteering by delaying final payments until costs were verified, tying into later statutes. He argued a contract affecting property could be modified, not just military service. The story links his WWI concern to WWII policy and notes the measure’s passage despite earlier resistance.
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Robert Albright
Washington Post
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Francis Case
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Representative Case
Kenneth McKellar
Senate Appropriations Committee
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House
Finance Committee
Marine Pvt. Case
Supreme Court
Bethlehem Shipbuilding
One Shipbuilding Company
Naval Affairs Committee
Truman Committee
War and Navy Departments
Ways and Means
Congress
Selective Service
Bethlehem
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