The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-28
FRANCE IS LOVED AS A MOTHER BY
HER PEOPLE; GLAD TO DIE FOR HER


amid a strange people and strange
customs and strange language. Ii a
circus" for the avorng. American,
and accordingly you need have no
worry about your boy,
Hes getting along. and any
how. hos among friends.
lie likes the Preach people. and
they like him.
They like the way he carries
himself, his erect shoulders and
his we'll poised head and his
free and easy ssridei they like
the in,eiliasnee and the eeur-
age in his sysi they like his
face. . good face. with no hsb-
itual evil thought IN u. and
they have an earrsst conviction
tina, whom enough Of our boys,
with that sort Of stern eye ard
nose ard chin ard JAZZ. 90, over
here, we'll win the war; and
they like HE good nature and
they like his n-sn1ra Hes
polite. this boy % oursl Ns
compares most sdssntsneovsly
with the men 81 any nation. IN
that fundamental poli,sness
which 10 based on confederation
Tor Others. Add 20 these things
the fact tina. he 10 Jolly ard
generous, ard there 10 small
wonder that the boulevard Girl.
when they are locking for
someone to entertain, should
prefer these handsome, dis
tnguished looking boys Of ours-
rot NEEDN'T WORRY ABOUT
EITHER. In spits OF GER
tain stories cmanatinK from sensR-
tlon monEara who should be In a
better business.
They'd have you believe that the
entire American army f. plunginr
hradionK TO the Old Nick. that
they're STEPPED IN vico. sodden with
drunkenness, and rapidly updsrnin-
ms their health and morals.
les an Infamous untruth'
Adversely Tests Love
The fact n. the boys who have
taken roistcrinE advantage ~ their
are only drop In
the bucket. Ra compared with the
great body Of the American army
In France. which. az whole. Is
self respecting and well behaved.
And these boulevard girls. these
women % tn. streets OF Paris. are
only a drop In the bucket aa COM
pared with the true women OF
France. the fine, courageous women
who have proved their worth By
tho wonderful sons they have borne
and reared. and torn from their
hearts 70 lay on the altar Of their
country
There IN something IN tho French
patriotism which We. OF a grca,
free country NJ yet unassailed. can
not quite appreciate. for II takes
to test and cement both
and love.
We love America because We are
on the average. good citizens with
a high sense Of responsibility. we
love America vaguely. al prin-
ciplc; but an American will 60 very
far indeed for principle.
a Frenchman loves France as II
she were a PERSON.
France His Mother
France r. his mother. and his
undying devotion 10 her In cement
ed and scaled by the fact tina; for
centuries she has been threatened
by the foe which invades her now,
and life itself - not too precious a
thing to lay down. choerfully and
gladly. for the protection OF la
Patrio.
The nobility OF that attitude is
reflected In the faces OF all France
and IL is not too much to say. that.
profound as her sorrows have been
and deep as her mlsorics have been,
France is the better spiritually for
the tremendous sacrifices she has
made.
That same foe would do TO Amer
lea. and to all civilization. what he
has tried to do to France.
Your boy has seen and he has
y
refugees from the stricken districts
and contact with tho homes which
have been so ruthlessly ravaged
arc bringing to him n more human
reason than mere DUTY for help.
ing To destroy the barbarity which
has risen so horribly In the mids,
of n peaceful and happy world.
Need Not Worry About Yank
He has been very close to tho
reasons for the American entry
into this immense conflict, and
those reasons, as he has come
face to face with them here, have
reused In him n resolution which
can only be for his ultimate bet
torment. and the ultimate better
ment OF his kind.
No. you need not worry ahou,