Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-18

makes the folloping interesting remarks:
T EVIDENTLY, without intending it, got
good old rise out of you on the subject Of
the L. S. A.-cant help smiling about it. You
are wrong If you don't think I read the
papers. take three daily papers, two weekly
and one Sunday paper I have never misseo
reading all matter pertaining to the U. S. A.,
all the congratulations, ETC., you mention. 1
am naturally interested. I also get a con-
siderable amount of frst-hand information
from people in touch with them at the front
which does not appear In the papers. I am,
without "bucking' l imagine, more up on
what the U. S. A is doir in France than
you are. When I say she has done Exceed
ingly well" I consider that high praise, not
Mild Praise" as you call 1t. AS to what the
U. S. A. is doing at home know nothing ex-
cept what the papers tell me, and they GER
tanly give great praise. So don't run away
with the idea that don't admire my native
country / do enormously. AS to my feeling
intense admiration for the English race you
are right. I don't wish to be misunderstood,
so will go into the matter bit. l feel have
every right to feel patriotic and proud
England. There is not drop of blood in my
veins that did not originally come from Eng
land. I am just as much bred from England
as anybody living always here. My love for
England can't lessen my love for the u, s. A.,
Just as the love for mother and a child
can be equally strong and never interfere
with one another. Do you understand
America has not been very long in the war,
she has unlimited resources and men. am
enormously proud of her but she never be
In the same position as France, and above ALL
England. The former is fighting for her own
soil and women and children. We are fight
ing for our Allies and the right; u. s. A. Is
doing the same. The English have done more
to win this war than any other nation
earth. At the end of four years and three
tha t,aNy a nndn fa6 hnr INnI
brave and shedding their blood as freely as
they did in the first enthusiasm of the war
Please do not misunderstood If the U. S. A.
had the chance without doubt she would
prove herself all that we think and as mag
nihcent She can never have the chance, for
victory Is in sight while she is still winning
her spurs; also with unlimited men to draw
ON, her men at the front need never go on
for years with their backs to the wall the
same men Chose left of them) still fighting
to the death, exhausted, MANNED and uncon-
uuerable. This the English have done ana
are doing, and am filled with overwhelming
pride to think that 1 have the right to be
proud of them, that their blood is in my veins
My point is that we have never faltered dur
ing nearly four and one.half years against
greatest odds; y. S. A. has not been tried to
this extent. but come In when the Hun was
beginning his final spurt before collapse I
do hope you understand what am trying
to explain U. S. A. is doing magnificent
work. 1t Is easy to do wonderful things
when you are fresh; 1t is wonderful to still
do magnificent things when you are ex-
hausted mentally and physically. 1t is easier
to fight a winning fight than to fight against
overwhelming odds through many years and
never once lose courage. Knowing my coun-
try know that had she been in Englands
place she would have fought against ODDS
and never given in. Just the English havs
done There are only two countries in the
| world who could have done it-England and
| u. 8. A. I thank heaven at least America
| was spared what we have gone through
| see Austria has caved in, certainly Germany
won't be able to hold on very much longer,
| imagine. The evening news Is splendid bur
| I feel too worried at the moment to be very
| elated.