The Arizona copper camp., 1918-07-13
MULCAhY WRITFSTO
HIS BROTHER HERE
OF LIFE AT FRONT


letter received by ]. A. Mulcahy from
his brother, who is now serving Uncle
Sam with the American expeditionary
force. His letter breaches a sermon
that should go straight to the hearts
of all of us. and shows how our boys
really feel about the war:
Dear Brother:
"a few days ago was favored with
smother one of your most welcome
letters and, as time is ample this even
ing, will put my spare moments to
good advantage. wrote last week,
acknowledging the generous efforts
for my comforts-both as to clothes
and sweets-know how much extra
work it meant. Your efforts are sin
cerely appreciated; in my own small
way. 1 never forget a generous act.
Really had not thought my letters
carried such force as to receive the
acknowledgment of judge of so much
superior knowledge of worldly affairs
| referring to Judge E. w. French)
and, needless to say, feel somewhat
flattered
"Of course, since coming over here
have seen Europe as l never ex-
pected to find it, and, when I say dis
appointing, in a majority of things,
am only echoing the voice of the null
titude of American boys-we have in
deed made many new discoveries, and
these, in due time, will rebound to the
material benefit of the great people
of the United States, not only in
patriotic sense in loyalty to our coun-
try. but understandingly of the future
issues of government.
Mote what you say of I. w. WIS
and socialists, and it is well that they
forever should seek the outskirts of
civilization, because little do they real
ize the great issues involved in this
war-issues that the future of all ma
tions hinge upon-little did I myself,
until coming over here, fully perceive;
but my eyes have been opened to fields
of imperialism on the part of Ger
many, who would in time be knocking
at our doors, first by victory over
France, that would open to her manu-
facturers the seven seas of the world,
with opportunities too gigantic for us
to foresee at the present time, but suf-
flee it to say they would approach us
by the way of South America, through
its trade relations with that country.
| stake map of Russia and begin
on the Baltic sea, with the province
of Esthonia. and from there, in a
straight line on to the Black sea, you
can easily see her start for world
empire in Russia. To this add the
lesser nations on her borders-what
colossal misfortune to the world, and
especially to us in due time, this Ger
man empire would be-but this shall
never be-the kaiser in due time will
be defeated, and will taste the bitter
ness of false dreams, as all other as
piring kings of ancient history down
to the present time have done. Re-
member that America is the battery
and must henceforth carry the burden,
but that the American people are be-
coming of one voice and opinion; these
united ideals will carry victory just
as sure as there is Supreme Being
of justice and Creator of all things.
"Our government is indeed getting
off to fine start, and is building a
war machine of efficiency. You over
there little dream of it, and when an
other year rolls along, watch us hit
that line of Bills-wish I could speak
with freedom of what Uncle Sam is
doing over here, but military rules
are for silence at present
| I'VE are the best fed army over here
and I might as well add, the best
equipped in the World-there is moth
ing, from a scientific standpoint. thac
is overlooked-from sanitation on up.
We are all of good spirits, and when
speak for myself in saying would
like to see peace, but only peace
from the U. S. governments view, l
am echoing the sentiments of all the
boys-we do not want to go home
until victory has crowned our efforts,
and to attain this end, we are willing
to go where duty calls us. At the
present time, the big German drive is
on, and it is with many regrets that
there are not five million Yankees
over here; gee! time is precious
there is no treasure, or any amount of
treasure in the whole world more
valuable than time is at present
l. A short time ago saw some of our
!, boys going to the hospital, and
. never knew I possessed so much bit.
terness in my body as when 1 saw
them; some were gassed, other wound
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