Entry - August 2, 1936

7.00 Had time off today for yesterdays work being on Sunday. Went out swimming in the lake all afternoon. We had a lecture today from a war veteran on the evils and horrors of war.


Robert

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Comments from Chris

This was 18 years after World War I. The depression in the United States was part of a global economic depression. This caused many people in the world to question capitalism and some to propose moving to socialist and communist style governments. This was the case even in the US where some of Roosevelt's programs were opposed because they were considered socialistic.

In other parts of the world, governments were drastically changed. There was general unrest throughout the world. The US had its own problems at home and wasn't too involved in international issues. Hitler had come to power two years before this time and Japan had invaded Manchuria five years before. You could say there was a storm brewing which we know would come to the US five years later.

Knowing the history now, I would like to have heard what was said in the lecture.

(Note: I'm not sure why he said Sunday above, unless he wrote under the wrong date, the work was on Saturday)

 Back of  photo says "Looking across the lake from camp"
From Robert's CCC Photo Collection