The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-05
From National Labor JournaD

never be ashamed of us"
This is the message sent to the
United States by American soldiers
in France through the American
Federation of Labor Mission to Eu
rope.
John Frey, member of the mission,
read the introduction to the report
consisting of 46 typewriter pages
before the labor convention at the
St. Paul Auditorium.
The mission of nine members spent
five weeks in England and France
and on the battle fronts of the
American, British and French Armies.
Much of the report is devoted to
the time spent with the American
troops overseas and at General Per-
shing's headquarters.
The morality and the morale Of
the American soldiers is highly
praised
"Ghe mothers of America have no
worry a, 70 the watchful care being
taken of their boys" says the re
port "The hoys have given lie
% those reports circulated at home
of evil ways they are alleged to
ave fallen irto.'
The American soldiers are highly
,omnlimonted for their attitude to-
ward the civilian population of
france.
american soldiers" the report
ays, "are as sanitary engineers
sent to France to rid the country of
4 pestlencc. They are thoroughly
arable of doing what they are there
0 do.
"We left the American army with
confidence and pride"
For the general attitude Of the
soldiers and peoples Of the warring
nations, the mission has the highest
raise.
"Gelmany's greatest antagonist"
members reported, "is the determina-
ton cf free people to remain free.
There is a grim and unyielding de
termination on the part of all the
people to win. The soldiers feel
hat the war is their job and they
are going at it as something they
are not going to leave until it is
finished.
"These men may be slain, bat they
viii never he crushed into defeat
The attitude Of the workers is
hat they will willingly make every
sacrifice and do everything so the
nen at the front can 90 ahead with
he winning of the war. No dis
satisfaction was expressed.
american food restrictions are
minor and trifling with what the re
strictions are in England and France.
1t is the duty of every American
to conserve in every way possible
so the food supply for our brave
allies can be as generous as posi-
bic"
Much of the report is given to
showing the high esteem in which
President Wilson is held in the coun-
tries fighting Germany, especially in
England and France.
"He occupies place of world lead
orship," says the report. He is
held in the highest degree of admira-
-ion and confidence abroad Millions
overseas are looking to President
Wilson with confidence to bring the
world to peace. There is a unanimity
in support of his war aims"
Other phases of the report deal
with a torpedo attack on the YES
sci carrying the mission to England,
Zeppelin and airship raids in
towns where the mission members
stayed.
The part of the report referring
TO American troops in France and
heir status brouhgt cheer after
cheer, as did also the position of the
laboring people of Great Britain
and France when the Federation was
told that they show nothing but
calm and grim determination to go
on to the end.
"The men of the armies feel that
the war is their job, and they go
about their work as something not
to be left until it is finished" the re-
port said. with the American
soldier there is not the grim setting
of the face which only time and
struggle can produce, but there is a
calm confidence without rancor and
without hate. They know they are
capable and they are determined to
be calm. 1t is a splendid spirit,
inspiring and satisfying.
"The soldiers of the allied armies
have written the story of their own