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Face to Face With Kaiserism in Wartime America
James W. Gerard recounts his experiences from 1917 to 1918 touring the United States to gauge German influence and wartime sentiment. He cites universal service, the treatment of German aliens, censorship, and political disloyalty, while contrasting American patriotism with German propaganda efforts. Gerard recalls encounters in cities from Albany to Los Angeles and notes incidents involving German nationals, consuls, and cultural figures amid war tensions.
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James W. Gerard
Albany
Buffalo
Harrisburg
Trenton
Boston
Philadelphia
Providence
New York
Germany
Americas
Universal Service
America
Hugo Schmidt
Deutsche Bank
Central Park
Autocracs
Russia
Gerard
United States
Altho I
Minneapolis
Helena
Billings
Butte
Missoula
Montana
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Washington
Portland
Oregon
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Pasadena
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cleveland
Butt
Thompson
Major Funkhouser
Walter J. Barlow
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Nuremberg
Brandenburg
Berlin
Doctor Dryandar
Dryander
Lille
Tourcoing
Roubaix
France
Naiser
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Telegraph
England
Kaiser
Wilson
London Daily Telegraph
Europe
Tageblatt
Altho
Hague
Tageblast