This is CBSI on the world.

I'm John Bachelor with Neil Langtoe.

The book is The Approaching Storm.

This is progressivism at the beginning of the 20th century.

Roosevelt, Wilson, and Adams define progressivism between them.

They're at odds over the first war.

But really, over the style of governance that Wilson practices,

which is a one-man think tank, and the style of government that Roosevelt proposes, which is a

one-man cavalry charge, and the style of government that Jane Adams is pleased to advance,

which is peace.

Peace is better than war, no matter the issues, we can settle this.

The mass murder that they're witnessing in Europe in 1916, the Battle of the Sum alone undermines the ability of Great Britain to produce a generation for the next 50 years.

That's how bad things have become in the summer of 16.

However, the election is decided in the last days by speechifying and by loyalty of the Democrats.

It isn't resolved until the California votes are finally all in.

And with a few thousand difference between them, the electoral college goes to Wilson.

He is now re-elected, President of the United States.

The inauguration won't be until the late winter of 1917.

So there are months here.

Wilson is the president-elect and the Wilson and the president

at the same time. Neil, this is the time for a peace note from Wilson. He sends one to both

war, to all warring parties on December 18th. What has happened that he moves towards a peace note,

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