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This is CBS I on the world.

I'm John Batcheil with Neil Langto.

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 plea is 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 Somme alone under 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 till 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., this is the time for a peace note from Wilson.

He sends one to all waring parties on December 18th.

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