South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-17
MOTHERS AND SOLDIERS.

It is all right that mothers should sing, Il didn't
my boy be a soldier" She didn't The
who wrote that and then announced that he was
ashamed OF IT, needs be ashamed of his shame
Not raising her boy be a soldier and standing
firmly in his of being time of
two separate and distinct propositions. The greatest
herOism in the world is that which show from
long preparation anticipations in the of
emergencies The mightiest heroes those who
would rather who really the unwanted task
but do not shirk it when it becomes a duty The dis
tinction between the hero the daredevil not
hard find.
wriam Henry Award whose home is out near the
Michigan line between Niles written
letter his mother that brings the pride which
mother should have in her boy the front
plainly. lie is stationed Nogales Ariz.-still
guard along the Mexican border Read It:
Il am not going to ask you not to worry be-
know you will That is natural one of
the things that thousands of mothers will be
doing and that thousands have already done.
You should be proud that you have a in the
American army and consider it great honor.
In a time like this that should be the height
OF every mothers ambition I consider you
doing more for your country than many
others so keep a brave heart and meet the sit
uatOn like good soldier"
Modesy fOrbids the mother permitting the use of her
than before. since that letter came to her
may have raised him be a soldier she may have
anticipated for him a great as a statesman, a
lawyer, clergyman. a physician. and she doubt
worries him where he now u.s. but in what of
these other capacities the outgrowth life
could ne expressed himself more dearly to Ter
mothers heart would be a pretty hard hearted
mother her boy to be a soldier for the
slaughter of his fellows be slaughtered by
but it is the kndest-hearted mothers who patriot
ically gives up their boys a soldiers life when the
country calls them.
We for the mothers think we know their
hearts When il worry over this war they
the going it; and they will do it
infinitely uncompainingly She didn't boy
to be a soldier but that he only another
disappontments that is always coming home her A
lot of them boys to be drunkards or
convicts, either and suffer disap-
pointment and worry that. million times no
doubt, but that she would have preferred him
marching off to 1t is a crude comparison. per-
haps but the grand good mothers of the world are
most constant sufferers from wrenched hearts
Her boy is her pride lie knows it, too if he is half
boy and that makes him better soldier. At home.
in the and the bloody field thoughts Of
mother. MESSENGER of mercy, and the citadel of
prayer have inspired greatest of history
Mother gives up her boy when he goes Father
gives him too but father thinking more of the
loss he is suffer from as money maker in bust
ness, element of commerce. industry; rather
than distnct loss of the boy War when it comes
to figuring on the folks back home. is something
game of hearts and the mother the one who holds
the losing cards 1t is the old quite as often as
mother who sings, Il didn't raise my boy a SOL
der, but the "old man sings to different tune.
There is less of the love strains of ayarce
it, 1t is he than the mothers who is stand
ing In the way Of enlistments He is less accmated
having his plans upset.
Don't blame the mothers for it all. if you are
somewhat piqued because they have vote Con-
gresswoman Rankin didn't say AYE"
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