LAD #31: Wilson's 14 Points

Responding to Russia pulling out of WWI, President Wilson addressed the serious blow that the Allied Powers sustained in losing the eastern portion of the war.  Through the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, the revolution-bound Russians made peace with the Central Powers and effectively left the War for the British and French to clean up.  Wilson, while also admiring the benchmark that the treaty set for Democracy, questioned the validity and effectiveness of the treaty -- for Russia ended up losing all territory occupied by the Central Powers, unable to get it back.  This seemingly Democratic act "watered down" Wilson's view of what was actually occurring (whom the Russians spoke to and whom the Germans truly represented).  In order to fully preserve the true Democratic nature and justice of the world, Wilson declared that it was United State's duty -- much like the White Man's Burden and imperialism -- to join the war and protect Democracy throughout the globe.  America needed to "make the world safe for Democracy."  Simply put, the points Wilson provided for the world were designed to unite the world in order and peace.  Amongst them included: ending secret treaties, freedom of the seas, removal of all economic barriers, colonial self-determination, reacquisition of lost territory to the countries of Russia, France, Italy, and Belgium, the peaceful organization of Austria-Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro and the other Balkan States, a sanctioned Ottoman port, and finally...a League of Nations.

LAD #30: Schenck vs. United States

In the Schenck vs U.S. verdict, Schenck was found guilty by the Supreme Court on three accounts: exercising conspiratorial actions, conspiring to commit a crime against the U.S., and unrightfully using the postal system to send "unmailable" items.  A secretary to the Socialist party during WWI, Schenck was arrested and put on trial for distributing "anti-war" pamphlets that caused unease and defiance amongst troops drafted into the Great War.  Falling back on the Constitution's 1st Amendment, Schenck argued that the governmental laws (Conscription Act and the Selective Service Act) were unconstitutional since they violated the 13th Amendment -- forbid the practice of undesired labor.  Furthermore, Schenck indicated that people had the right to protest acts such as these.  When put on trial, Schenck stubbornly claimed that his right to freedom of the press was created and established by the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.  Despite this, however, the Supreme Court felt that this right was not consistent with the manner in which the crime was committed as his rights to free speech caused a "clear and present danger" to the safety of those around him.  His actions were synonymous with shouting fire in a theatre -- it would cause widespread chaos and obstruct the serenity of his surroundings.

LAD #29: Keating Owen Child Labor Act

The Keating Owen Act was created to prevent interstate trade of child made products.  In general, the founded preventions created the fact that for any product made via participation of labor from anyone under sixteen -- not that interstate trade could be conducted with the product (prevent the constitutional regulations).  Furthermore, the act outlawed the usage of child labor for more than eight hours per day, six days a week, earlier than six am, or later than seven pm.  Plus, it was provided the act was the right of the Attorney General, Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Commerce to construct a board to create and publish uniform rules to enforce provisions.  The Secretary of Labor has additional power to inspect and extrapolate any mill, workshops, etc. to ensure that the above regulations are followed.  Any violations whatsoever discovered by anybody would be immediately brought to district courts "sine mora" (without delay).  Yet this does not apply to any organized clubs recognized by the Agricultural Department of the United States (punishments = maximum of $200 for the first offense and a maximum of $1000/ imprisonment for 3 months.  With any false statements made by the guarantee of a person claiming the production of a product follows that the stipulations above is applied to said person.

LAD #28: Wilson's First Inaugural

From the very start of his first inaugural, Wilson advocates that change has occurred.  The Government has taken a turn to become predominately democratic.  However, this doesn't mean that an extreme shift of ideals will accompany the shift of political affiliation.  Better yet, a new order has come to appropriate the aspect of things that have grown to become known and familiar.  Numerous troubles were threatening the teetering nation then (mostly involving conflicts against the Progressive Platform that Teddy Roosevelt and Taft efficiently obliged to.  Therefore, Wilson goes on to praise the moral and mental strength of the American nation -- before the list of problems he demands must be addressed (among them: conserving natural resources).  Hence, a mentality was created by every human or generation themselves, a biased and uncontrollable mentality.  On the contrary, Wilson claims that justice should be the overall goal of the government.  First it must rectify the countless wrongs of industrialization (tariffs and corruptness), respect towards the rights of labor, and agricultural gratification.  From Wilson's perspective, the government has become an instrument to ensure the equality of society.  Yet, even doing this, Wilson still remains at ease and thoughtful with his asking for the aid of humanity -- to modify the economic domination one step at a time.

LAD #27: Clayton Antitrust Act

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act, simply, serves to legitimize and open up America's stand against the corruptness of Big Business and the Robber Barons of those corporations.  It was a figurehead that stood on the shoulders of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act created prior.  One regulation created by the act was that it made the discrimination of price between numerous products of similar value obsolete -- example: charging more for short railroad trips than long railroad trips -- if this undermines competition and raises the chance of corporate monopoly.  Yet, this document was not created to prevent the consumers choice and bona fide transactions (allowing complete an utter free trade).  Another benefit of the act was to prohibit granting unjust rebates and other price shifting properties used to force out competition.  Lastly, an additional prevention heeds the causation of free trade by preventing intercompany stock purchasing in order to lessen competition