Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14

FRED rHEvENER WRITES LErTER
April 80, 1913.

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Dear Friend:
I've been intending for Q long time
past to write you a fair-sized letter.
But somehow I've just neglected do
ing 50. There isn't any particular
excuse for this except laziness and .
few other reasons. I'll try, however.
to do q tribe better this time. OF
course you probably realize that
never was an expert letter writer and
these past few months over here have
not improved me very much. / wish
At times. though, that was gifted
writer because / want to tell al
about the many interesting things
over here. I can not even begin to
describe this country. because as 1
have stated before, my vocabulary
runs far short OF the work.
To commence with. the people are
most all decidedly friendly. They
seem to sort of look up to the Amer
leans as their saviors. / think the
average American is deeply impress
ed by this feeling of confidence and
trust in us; and l might add that
most all of US latter seeing and hear
| ing of some of the crimes Germany
| has committed over here), have a
broader and better feeling OF pat
riotism. We, most all of us, get lone
some for the United States ever so
often-this is not weakness, but is
simply a natural feeling. But after
realizing why we are here and OF the
cause we represent, we are all big
enough to put thoughts of going
home on the shelf. Germany has
rode rough-shod over the world for
long time past, and we are here to
prove to her that this is one nation
upon whom she cannot trample. Ger
many may kill five times our number,
but il we fall there shall be other
men crowd in to take our place. We
are going to win, because our cause
Is Just. We have the men, money,
and implements of war, therefore
can see no other answer but victory.
Many of US shall probably never re-
turn to our birth-land, but IL we are
called upon to die here championing
the cause of liberty and humanity.
We can die honestly, bravely and
willingly. because we all realize that
men never vere called upon to die
for q better cause. We feel sorry
for the poor German people. but II
they must suffer thru their masters'
yoolishness. then that u no fault OF
our own. We have no malice or hate
In our hearts toward them, but there
shall come . day OF reckoning-not
very far o1-when the Prussian mill
tary machine shall smash high and
dry on the rocks.
The French people are odd. but af-
ter all, 1 suppose 1t is natural that
their customs should be different
from ours, because always compsri-
sons between nations whose hxed
ideas and opinions on many subjects
are at variance, by virtue OF race. |
upbringing and custom,
are never very profitable studies
will make Just q few. For example
the theatre Is regarded as place OF
for worried people OF
broad, sometimes very broad, views. |
Having no pretensions to prudeucy.
they prefer their fun more highly
seasoned than is considered good
taste in America This, however. does
not make them any more vicious than
people that live In the saintliest parts
Of Idaho. 1t is merely their point OF
are used to IT, Girls
Of very good family never go to the
'scinma" unaccompanied by rela-
tive even when they are engaged
suppose It is part of the national sys-
tem of education. The "jeune file"
of sixteen Is occasionally permitted
10 attend a harmless comedy by way
Of a debauch until she is safely mar
RED: afterwards she can do as she
,leases-that is her husbands AFFAIR
We consider the French younger set