The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-04-27
need PATRIOTISM
TO WIN THE WAR
wake Up, America;" Should Be
Slogan Of People of
United States.
TEXAS AVIATOR IN WARNING
appreciates Patronixing Air Of Some
americans New to War-aoasts
Offered Friends in France,
Who Understand.

! Who Understand.
austin. Tex.-Sergt. Fl. Clyde Balls
ley IS the first Texan to return from
france as hero of the flying service
OF the Lafayette Escadrille, Of which
ne IS member. Young Balsley's
nome Is In San Antonio, and he is q
former student of the University of
Iexas. He came to Austin a few DAYS
ago upon invitation from his old-time
friends IN the university to relate his
experiences. He Is home on con-
valescent leave, having just recovered
from wounds received when attacked
ny mock OF German airmen. He fell
with his machine from a height of
1z'oOo feet to an altitude of 1900 feet.
when he managed to right his airplane
ana land safely behind the French
lines. He spent three years In the
flying service.
Patriotism Must Be Aroused.
wake up, America {" should be the
slogan Of the people of the United
States' Sergeant Balsley said while
mere. 1T is so terribly necessary
and right now-that the whole country
be filled with patriotism. It must
feel that on 1t, and it alone, rests the
outcome Of this war. Until that time
DO not believe Americas best efforts
can be put forth. For while no one.
think, would want to take one iota
OF cheerfulness or happiness away
from our soldiers, still we who are at
the front-the allies and the French
feel that Americans are too cocksure
too full Of braggadoclo. Confidence
Is all right, but man who does not
measure the enemy's resistance and
take into account that he is fighting
TO the death, may stand to lose vast
odds just because Of his shortsighted-
ness.''
Balsley spoke Of bombing Germany
with American airplanes.
of course, it will take time, From
the French viewpoint it will be 1919
De1ore Americans can really 20 in in
great forces, because she must get her
planes built and transported, and it
taxes time, time, time. We really
think that in 1913 America will only
be able to take charge of some Sec
uons OF the front, and that it Ill be
two years before she can really make
herself felt in the real struggle"
OF German atrocities, Balsley would
not speak.
Il feel as though never want to
shake hands with one of them again."
he declared. I'm the whole world
there is only one I regard highly. and
he Is In San Antonio; and because I
felt he was so different I have hunted
him up. But only those who have
actually known the meanness and
cruelty Of their methods over there
can understand what a terrible thing
their disregard Of every principle Of
right means"
Balsley has many souvenirs of the
War--several bayonets, a cap taken
from German prisoner, some shells,
a German artillery belt, etc. In a
worn bit of cloth he carries the shell
which, bursting, shattered his thigh.
1.-THE nurse gave it to me after the
operation" he explained.
In enlarging upon the American at
ttude as viewed from the foreign
standpoint Balsley went into details.
Attitude Misunderstood.
Il speak of American braggadocto
as / have seen it in France and in
Paris and as have seen it from the
French angle. So many Of the boys
who have gone over have more or less
adopted the attitude Of Well, we're
sorry for you Trenches, but you
don't know how to fight Now that
we've come over we'll show you q
thing or two OF course we that
have been born and reared in Amer
lea understand that attitude. War
Is so new to this great peaceful coun-
try that even after these years Of the
struggle 1t is impossible for us to
realize how big thing and how ter
r1ble q thing we are up against. We
are like big overgrown boy trust
Ing to his large muscle and cheerful
ness against prize fighter whose
methods he knows absolutely nothing
about, and therefore he cannot know
now strenuous an adversary he has
to underestimate his strength and to
patronize others who seek to caution
him against the fighter. The French
DO not understand this at all and are
inclined to resent it. This, to my
mind, is one Of the unfortunate facts
so far of our going over and be-
lieve our officials when they come to
realize, will try to eradicate the spirit
and put us on more of .comrade- )
ship basis towards those who have
suffered so much and whom we have
gone out to help" z1r..---..a
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