The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-18
DIR. Polling Found Standard
of Troops in France High
er Than in Civil Life
BRINGS A MESSAGE
FROM GEN. PERSHING
Young People in Churches-Soldiers
count of Themselves.

count of Themselves.
BOSTON, April 1S.-The American in
uniform is living on a higher plane than
the American in civil life, said DR.. Dan
iel A. Polling, associate president and
citizenship superintendent of the Unit
ed Society of Christian Endeavor, who
| has returned after a stay of five weeks
with the United States soldiers in
France.
| 1.-THE American soldier overseas is
true to the finest traditions of Ameri-
can arms said DIR. Polling. 1.-The
stories Of wholesale drunkenness and
vice, which have greatly disturbed the
minds Of thousands of people who have
| given their sons to the nation, are not
true The program of the American au-
thorities in France is the most compre-
hensive and aggressive ever attempted
by nation at war to keep her fighting
men physically sound and morally fit.
The fruits of the program are unmistak-
able
my own Investigations, conducted
in every training camp of any size
where American soldiers are gathered
in France substantiate the statements
of the military authorities, which prove
that the American in uniform is today
living on a higher moral plane than the
American in civilian life. Ny word to
the mothers and fathers of this country
!, is one of reinsurance and cheer.
DR.. Polling visited first line trenches
was at one time under shellfire while
assisting the wounded, and on another
occasion was gassed. He saw three
American gas victims who had beer
made insane.
DR.. Polling brought home message tt
! the young people of the United States
from General Pershing. letter from
Premier David LLOYD George.
: Writing under date of March anC
addressing himself ITO the Young PEG
pie of the Churches of America, Gen
cral Pershing said:
II am glad to have the opportunity
of sending you greetings and heart.
approval of the concerted supper
: which the church forces of the country
, through YOU, arc giving the govern
), ment The great active moral infiuene
of the churches of America cannot fal
to add power to the nation.
"After all. it is to the young pee
!. pie, whose vision reaches far into tn
$ future and whose aggressiveness Q
f spirit gives force TO their will, tina
: the country looks for strength. You
i. efforts will serve to unite our peopl
E. more closely in their determination t
h give the down-trodden throughout til
10 world the same free democracy tia
lie we ourselves enjoy.
IL 'While the young people at HON
a may be depended upon to do their fu
part. the soldiers who represent yo
le encouraged by your loyalty, may
Il depended upon to give good accoul
m of themselves in this battle for Il
Id principles of liberty
n Premier Lloyd George wrote
IS March % on the subject of restriction
on the sale of alcohol:
le ~ am following with great intcre
III the war restrictions on alcohol actual
ho enforced and those under consider
81 ton in the United States. We ha'
~, ourselves not been ncglectful of t
- necessities imposed by war. We ha
e. stopped entirely the manufacture
spirits, we have cut down the brewil
~ of beer by more than two-thirds a.
,;r the hours during which it can be SO
nd to less than one-third Should the c
l. igencies of war necessitate furth
Nv restrictions we shall follow with int,
est your campaign for the enforceme
he OF war prohibition III the United Stat
av of America.