South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-01
TROOPS MAY BE
HELD IN FRANCE
Former u. S. Envoy to France
Says YankS win Not be
Back Early.

NEW YORK, Nov. Don't ex-
pect 70 see your boy come marching
on the boat the week after the Ger
mans surrender" said Myron T.
Merrick. former ambassador TO
France. in an interview yesterday.
1T took US a good while TO accus-
tom ourselves to the idea Of a long
war; we must begin now TO accus-
tom ourselves 10 the thought that
the process OF winding up a war is
also long and painful; and that
whether peace comes next spring or
summer or even before, we shall still
have our boys over there for a long
time."
Mr.. Herrick was speaking with
reference TO the United war Work
Campaign, set for Nov. Ills. COM
bining the appeals of the Y. NJ. c. A,
Y. w. c. a, National Catholic War
Council TX. of c., Jewish Welfare
Board. war Camp Community ser
vice, American Library Association
and the Salvation Army. The
amount sought is S17O,5OO,O 600 and
in Mr.. Herrick's judgment this total.
and more will be necessary TO see
the boys of the army and navy
through 10 their homes again.
1T must never be said of America
that she left the slightest detail of
her great task uncompleted." contin-
ued Governor Herrick. only those
Of us who have been in France, and
seen the terrible cost CT her great
sacrifice, "A realize what a stipend
ous problem in reconstruction and
rehabilitation is facing her. In his
task America must have a part: and
the American boys over there are
willing and eager to help. 1t is our
duty to stand behind hem while
they are standing behind the French.
Critical Period.
Whether victory comes next year
or even sooner, there will be weeks
and months OF inactivity for the ar
mics during the peace discussions;
and. other months of waiting for de-
mobilization. These will be, in many
ways. the most critical period Of the
war for our boys. They will have
leisure-and we must see 10 il that
the wholesome entertainment which
the war work agencies have provided
is continued with increasing effect
iveness. They will want to study and
TO get back into touch with business
thought and life. We must see that
they have plenty of good books, and
plenty of teachers and a constant
stream of good business men going
across TO lecture to them and guide
their thoughts back into the chan
nels of peace.
1t has been the privilege of the
seven great war work agencies to
represent the American home, and
church and theatre and gymnasium
and library and club in France. The
influence Of these great institutions
will be needed in an even greater de-
gree from now on. Let us, as a
thanksgiving for the promise Of vic
tory, make the United War Work
Campaign the greatest success Of
any of it's kind.
Every n of us engaged in man
u~facturing, whether an employer or
employee, is already thinking about
the problems of REIMBURSEMENT. But
We must not forget hat the boys
over there are to have their period
of readjustment, THAR months Of
waiting TO be brought back here.
We have stood by them generously
so far: let us see the task through to
the end. Until the last man is land
ed safe home again, we must stand
by. Let US do II by putting the United
War Work Campaign over the top"