From the archive: Peace principles

Janet Scott, in her series on the Friend and the first world war, tells how American Friends reacted when their country joined the conflict

by Janet Scott 26th May 2017

The USA entered the first world war on 6 April 1917 when Congress, in response to a proposal by president Woodrow Wilson, voted to declare war on Germany. He had asked Congress to support a ‘war to end all wars’ that ‘would make the world safe for democracy’. It was a decision that would have profound implications on the course of the conflict.