The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-09

God knows what IL cost me TO let him
go, as j had just buried my bdoiized
husband, and was just recovering from
typhoid fever myself. Hospital bills.
ct cetera, had taken nearly all l had
had, but I knew God would take care
OF my little girls and myself. / have
given my bravo. handsome boy to
Uncle sam, and my only regret is that
I have not six TO send instead of one
TO fight for the flag that my father
fought four years to save. Although
do not know just how much insur-
ancc ! will get, or allowance, I know
IL will help. In one letter my boy
wrote thus: Mother. l am not afaid
to go into battle or to face a gun. II
I have to give up my young life for
my country. I Will do IL gladly. but
cannot sleep nights thinking what
will become of my sweet little sisters
and YOU Later he wrote: To-day
am the happiest boy on the Atlantic,
for the insurance bill has passed, and
I am taking the full amount. Now
can face anything with a smiic, know
ing my loved ones will be cared for.
God grant him a return. May God
and hts angels forever bless you. Is
a mothers daily prayer"
will omit the name. because
haven't her permission to read that
letter.
want you to know from that letter
come the feelings of mothers all over
the country today. want you to
realize the poignant sgoute% in the
great war OF those who do not actual
ly so into the trenches themselves
And l want you to know my fellow
countrymen, that the proceeds Of part
OF the bonds which I ask you to buy
for your country today are used to
pay those monthly allowances made
by your great and humane govern
ment 70 the dependents Of all men
front.
Face Future With Courage.
We are not daunted, fellow country
men, by what Is happening in Europe
We are not discouraged because the
lines OF our gallant associates have
been bent. We are not afrssd tina.
they can break through that western
front. We are not discoura Eed be-
cause Russia has collapsed. and that
freed Prussfsn soldiers are now fight
ing on the western front. Those
things are discouraging. but they are
not fatal to Americas cause.
I have not the fainteSt doubt In my
heart that the day Of reckoning for
the kaiser is going IN come. l have
not the slightest fear that all his horde
Win thetr brutal and dcspicabIe and
unctvflized methods of warfare unon
defenseicss women and children. can
hreak' that western front. ] have no
doubt that those lines Will hold. and
thank God that Americas yaior is no,x
asserting itself upon that front.
] believe that the American fax
the banner OF liberty and rreednrn
upon which one year ago we srnbla
zoned the message that the world shall
De made safe for democracy. will trt
umph, and ! believe that when that
mas been accomplishe by our gallant
soldiers and sailors with the heir, es
on men and women and children of
america. that once again there shall
ne peace in the world. the peace ~
decency and ciyilizat ton and the neaca
OF righteousness.
but the peace of the world ca,
never again be secured until the whole
herman ideal is DESTROYED. The ideal
~ n rcpuistve and impossible ideal a.
c,'iiiSauon fs going to progress n
CIVILIZATION IL going to go lleckuard
tnen IT ought TO be realized Rnt
uon believe that we are going into
the Dark Ages again. We may ro
through the valley Of the SHADE.
until we get victory, but as the-,e a.
Goa In heaven, and as long as Amer.
try. ''i"' VIC