158: So Thoroughly Policed

The slide reads "No War Talk! Attorney General Gregory says: "Obey the law. Keep your mouth shut!"
US movie house intertitle from 1917.

In the United States, the war brings change. New Federal agencies are created to coordinate military production and distribution of food and fuel.

More troubling are attacks on anti-war expression, including the Espionage Act of 1917.

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Fanfare

Opening War Theme

Kismet Rag
Composed in 1913 by Scott Joplin and Scott Hayden. Public domain.
Performed by Tony Wilkinson and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.

Closing War Theme 



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