The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-24
SOLDIERS LETTERS

The following letter is written TO
Mr.. Trego in reply to a message he
impaired to "our soldiers boys" in
a letter recently:
Rousburgge, Belgium, Dec. 10, 1918
Dear Mr.. Trego:
Your message to the boys over
here reached me in Belgium while
our division, the Powder river bunch.
is marking time" while waiting for
the completion of plans which will
eventually determine the time for
our return to our own great country
1t may be that we will be called
upon to help in the reconstruction
work over here and If so we shall
be ready to give any service required.
But when duties are successfully
completed our one thought will be
to get back to our homes, and as you
say become active supporters in the
work which we know must also he
carried on in our own country to
keep us up to the new standards sure
to be set by the forces of which we
have come to be an active part.
The actual fighting and condition
OF armed warfare are over and there
Is not a man who isn't glad to have
this task over with. But we realize
that the struggle for the upbuilding
OF our country must go on when we
return Hnd that all must take an &C.
tive part in the work to be done.
After observing the things that
are taking place over here on such
an enormous scale We can readily see
the deficiencies and weaknesses of
our own methods in accomplishing
the things the needs Of the commun-
tiles demands.
You very clearly set forth such
needs in our community; such as con-
adequate water supply and
good roads. Thru my personal OBJ
servation I've been especially i'm
pressed with the way in which the
people over here make use of every
thing they have and allow ABSOLUTELY
no vast to take place. l have come
to believe that were we to adopt such
methods and If we could get ever red
blooded American in our community
TO back them up. we could save
from what we now waste to
provide any of the improvements the
locality stands in need of.
Thrus my experiences as a soldier
In Uncle Sans army as a part of the
great allied forces, one thing has
seemed to me of greatest importance;
the union and concerted action of all
these forces became first everywhere
apparent when all those great allied
forces were united and given the ad-
of team play under the lead
ership of that emminent general,
Foch. What we want to do is to
realize everywhere thruout our vari- |
BUS communities how absolutely |
necessary to the success of any pro-
ect is this principle of active team
play. The soldiers will take their |
places with the civilians in working
tut the many problems which are |
'ure to face us. The soldiers in their
service have proved that they are
equal to any task, and the civilians
eft in each community have thru
patriotic devotion made pos
ible all that has been done. Can
We not therefore hope that consin-
lation of such effort organized in
ZACH community in reunion there
II the soldier and civilian forces,
Will accomplish quickly and COM
'letely many Of the things that we
NOW are necessary for the good of
III?
Thanking you for your message
howing that you have been at all
lines with the boys over here, and
loping the new year will be for you,
nd for all in Blackfoot, the best
ear ever.
Yours very sincerely,
PVT. GEORGE M. JORGENSEN.