In what ways did Woodrow Wilson's arguments about American war aims differ from Eugene V. Debs's views? What accounted for such differences? To what extent did the theoretical arguments of Wilson and Debs for war differ from the views of some Americans against the war? What were the views of the doughboy on the ground, who was actually doing the fighting?

Eugene V. Debs was a political activist and socialist. He was one of the founding members of the labor Union called "Industrial Workers of the World".

Debs is remembered for his speech against the United State's involvement in World War I. As he stated that the working class people, especially children, were the ones who suffered the bad working conditions that were put upon the rise in the output of military material.

Due to Debs's rhetoric, President Woodrow Wilson called him a "traitor to his country". Wilson supported the war, as he saw it was an imminent threat to world order and the further well being of the citizens of the country.

Soldiers, who lived the harshest conditions during actual fighting, were the most skeptic to engaging in further conflicts, as the experiences they lived, which included a severe deterioration in physical and mental conditions lead to post-war life long illnesses.