The Washington times., 1918-07-20
AMERICA
POWER IS NEEDED,
SAYSD. c. OFFICER

II any washingtonian Is Of the
opinion that the boys who have gone
'over there" are not deeply interested
in what those who have stayed at
home are doing to help win the war.
they have failed to read some OF the
letters from the front received here.
In a letter to James A. Mcdowell.
OF the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey. First Lieut.. Ralph
". Brown. OF the ambulance service,
bespeaks the mind OF the men who
are thinking about Americas part
in the war at home.
Survey Force Patriotic.
Lieutenant Brown was a member
Of the Survey force before receiving
his commission. and was well known
in Washington.
THE old Survey certainly has given
nobly OF her men to the support Of
the country in the great world war.
the war to beat down. the bestial
boche and make forever impossible
their supremacy supremacy that
would mean the destruction OF the
higheE ideaf OF humanity, OF honor.
mercy. faith and love for God and
man.
Mac. you are doing splendidIy we'll
where you are. very well know you
are giving every ounce OF strength
you can spare and more than you can
spare to help your country triumph.
You have urged and urged that
America and Americans prepare, and
prepare quickly and thoroughly. that
every partisan and political and per-
sonal opinion be laid aside II IL, did
not hasten the preparation Of America
for the world conflict.
World waits for America.
Keep on. keep on, dear old Mac,
talk. argue, convince Americans
wherever you see them that America
must give herself in every possible
way to the just cause.
"All the world waits for America
The French and British will hold
until Aperica can come in her
strength. but they are war weary and
they alone cannot conquer the Huns.
Already a year behind. America
must not, cannot, procrastinate, dilly-
daily. muddle, play politics, pursue
sinful. inefficient politics any more.
She must concentrate all she has. OF
mind, heart, and soul on ending the
war and ending it quickly. and the
only way to end the war is by Amer
lea throwing her might and strength
against the Boche as soon as possible
America has simply failed for a
year and more. On her head is the
blood Of thousands of men, hundreds
- q. l.
among them. and every hour she de-
lays henceforth will mean the sac
rifice OF thousands more, and always
the casualty list OF Americans will be
increasing.
IF you would talk to the French
soldiers as 1 have done you would
realize how all of them are holding
on. holding on waiting for America
The French have made the greatest
fight OF all the ages-the greatest
soldiers in the world are they. with
wonderful grit and courage.
But they are wary, oh so weary.
and America is SO long in her COM
ing.
They have lost faith in the Ital-
ians, Russians. and they are becom-
ing to doubt the lighting ability OF
the English because the British line,
out generated by the Germans. broke
so badly in the battle OF the Somme.
THE English rallied magnificently
after the French came to their aid,
but the French know that the Ger
mans would have gone through the
British lines. not only bent them back.
had it not been for the support of
the French. They long and long and
pray for Americas coming.
How long, o Lord. how longr
Mac, we didn't get up on the
Somme because they couldn't spare
us here. where We handle all Of the
wounded and sick and gasssed men
for this sector.
I'VE got a croIN de guerre and a
citation in evacuating $50 gassed
and wounded men from our advanced
first post on March l.
That boche gas certainly is al
fendish invention.
Remember me to each and every
friend.
sincerely.
RALPH NJ. BROWN.
First Lieutenant, u. S. A. A. S"