The sun., 1918-11-30
WAR JOB HALF DONE,
SAYS MISS MORGAN
New York Woman. Back From
France, Tells Of Great Re-
construction Needs.
MUDDLERS A HINDRANCE
Many Persons, Energetic But
Misguided, Keep Back Real
improvements.

MISS Anne Morgan, just TetuIileu
from France for n three weeks stay
in New York in the interest Of the
American Committee for Devastated
France. says the great danger in this
country now is that it may not realize
that Its work in the war is only half
done.
The war IS won" she said yester-
day in her home. 219 Madison avenue.
won, at the end, by the magnificent
dash and daring Of the American
soldiers. They were like tigers. those
men at Chateau Thierry-nothing
could hold them back. And by their
being brigaded with the French they
infused their life and strength and de-
termination into the weary French
soldiers, and the combination was ir-
resistlble.
And the French admire them; how
they do admire them! Nothing you
can say Of the feelings Of the French
toward our soldiers and sailors, toward
America for coming into the war as it
did. could te too strong; nothing could
eNaggcrate what they feel and say.
The war is won. but France is sick;
she is bled of her strength, no doubt
OF that. Her spirit is as invincible as
ever; she will recover her material
strength; but it is for the American
people to help her. Her devastated
farms need implements and seeds.
horses and oxen; her mills need ma
/ cfinery; her people need food and
clothing.
France is very Independent; she
doesn't want charity. though she has
borne the orunt of the war all these
four years. But there is work over
| there for America to do"
How Needed Help Can He Given.
Miss Morgan believes the ideal way
FOR Americans TO serve France would
be by means OF small groups operating
II the devastated districts. like the
committee she represents The ~ c.
ID. +. is working in the Department OF
the Aisne and has under its charge
about ninety villages in the now desc
late region around Scissors.
Miss Morgan is conducting n chain
OF eighty or more grocery stores, why're
the people can buy food at moderate
rates. and she and her coworkers have
three farms on which work is given 10
scores of refugees and on which chick
ems and vegetables are raised and
cows are giving milk for the hungry
children. But that is Just one small
part of war stricken France, and there
Is ropm for many other committees 10
do what this one is doing
THE question is now. What will be
Americas reaction TO the needc" Miss
Morgan said. I'm afraid too many
people will be inclined 70 think that
the job is finished It's only Just begun.
And it's important To have the
right people to help France. There are
thousands anxious 10 help who may do
a great harm because they don, un-
derstand There are plenty over there
now who don't understand. 'muddliuC
around doing the wrong things"
No one, Miss Morgan said could
estimate how long it would take for
France to rehabilitate herself Asked
If 1t would be five years. she said it
probably would be that. at least.
To Work a Couple of Year. Moro
The French Government has asked
tho American Committee for Deyas-
tated France if II could deDend on MS
for couple of years" she said. And
{ / am asking the committee to stand
! by for that time.
Money is what IL needed above MI
! The people are coming back to their
own villages as fast as they can: there
| is a constant stream OF returning refu-
llt
thing-kitchen utensils, clothes, every
thing. The French like their own pot .
and pans. and as rapidly as possible il
| is best to have them manufactured
over there, but most OF the factories
| are robbed of their machinery, and If
tie of it will be returned by the Cor
mans. for il is scattered and broken.
and how is it possible to tell from
which factory this or that machine
came?
Some Of the land II will take ron-
eratiuns To bring back to fruitf,Inees
| Where the worst OF the battles were
! fought it Is like desolate frozen sea
only the waves are of naked. scared
earth. In other parts the land can he
reclaimed sooner. but It must be done
carefully FOR there Is danger from un-
exploded projectiles.
: II knew ono man who lust back 10
! his farm, started in to plough the
| fields, and hidden bomb went off
! killing his two horses and tearing of
/ one OF his legs. The soldiers had
/ gone over this field, but had missed
| that bomb.
Horses are greatly needed in
| France. There are scarcely any now.
| American tractors should be sent over.
but after all the French farmer doesn't
understand tractors very we'll He
likes his old way OF farming.
But the important thing now in
France Is to get the land in shape so
! that crops can be planted next year
and much food raised"
! Miss Morgan gave an animated de-
scr!ption OF Fourth of July and Bas-
! tile Day back OF the front when she
and her aids secured the region for
sugar with which to make ice cream
| for our soldiers. And in the midst OF
! the celebration came the call for the
I American regiments to move into ac-
| ton.
And you should have seen them
jump on the tables and yell with Joy"
she said. THAT was what they
wanted; that was what our men were
| all waiting fora chance to get at the
enemy. Now it's for America to be
| as eager to complete the job.
/ ''The French GOyarnmapt iteaIP