El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-17
WORK
INSPIRES ALLIES
Restores Faith of Allied
People in Americas
Intentions.

does not fully understand what we
are doing, but she believes in Us.
When an american regiment
marched through the streets Of Lon
don and before the king at BuckinE-
ham palace. was curious 10 know
what the British man IN the street.
the soldier on leave, and the police
man. and the housemaid and her mis-
tress. thought OF our new army. about
which they had read so much but had
never seen
So, instead OF watching the show
from q post OF vantage. I lodged in
and out among the crowds along Pic
caliliy and listened 90 the voice Of the
people talking 20 itself
What I heard surprised me the
more, because 7 did not think the pa
rauins regiment made showing cal
rulated TO Impress crowd. The men
were i'm fun campaign kit. which all
ways mean ragged marching they
were not graded for height which
spells the appearance OF troops on pa
rade- they were very tired. and. so
FAR as appearance and drill went. these
average and uupicked samples OF our
citizen armies could not hold a cam
die Co the Immaculate. six foot Erena-
der guards who swung along ahead
with The tip Of each polished bayonet
.
eroiutions like pieces Of oiled ma
chinerr.
No UnfriendIy Criticism.
Not word OF unfriendly criticism did
hear London crowds are nor
demoustrative. but there were bursts.
Of muffied cheers all along the route
Every hat was off as the reEimeutal
Rag passed, an honor seldom paid i'm
these blase DAYS when the fifth ami
rersary Of the war is near. even 10 the
Union Jack There were such com
uents everywhere as
What splendid fellows 40 show
about them but ready FOR business
Look. not a smile. pity the boctes
those men catchl7
It seemed TO me that Londoue-s
looked on the parade. not as a spec
tacle or tired raw troops marchiuE.
but as a symbol. an outward nantes
tauon Of a spiritual fact. It was the
spirit and determination Of America
that they saw before them prom Use +
translated into performance, and they
saw with an inner eye. wounded Tom
my and muuitiOu girl as wei as
statesman and great woman from Bel
grave square. that made them oblivi- I
Gus To the faults which a casual on
locker might discern. They saw cor
rectly. because they had faith
Spirit OF Doubt Infused.
II had not always been so. in Eu-
rope. since we came into the war The
enemy was prompt last winter, 10 cir .
culats among our allies the III adj I
Niseu. uniformed and somewhat b,
Hysterical boasts made IN Washing .
ton I'm the spring Of 1917, about what +
we proposed % do within six months. .
eight months. a year
Thus a spirit OF disappointment and f
doubt was infused. and the violent at
tacks upon our war makers made att
home. I'm and out Of con Eress. with the /.
patriotic aim OF increasing our ef- E
forts. were used abroad. together with /.
the over optimistic statements Of the Z
year before to prove that the United :.
states was biuffiug and would never +
really fight The airplane scandal T
and the shipping muGdle were exploit
ed principally in france but 90 some
extent i'm Ensland.
This propaganda had considerable
success for a time. IN a Paris salon
In March. the conversation ceutered on D
American war aims. Surprise was eX-
pressed that Wilson had not more
.orcibly impressed HIS views upon our
'.Ysu would DO vel to exercise
-our pressure now smilinely said a
polished neutral diplomat I'm five
months. your allies win have found
-ou out.'
and il was another OF the same tribe I
nEly looking out or the window
.cross the Seine. j
Vow that the alles are beaten 7
suppose you Americans VIII not dis
Jay the same interest in going on .
rith the war"
Belieys In Is Now.
All these miasmas have vanished.
melted away before the rising sun
When We put our forces under Foch.