Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-04-17

This eNceapt Of ltjer from am officer in France WAS ,jvru to
1t lHplnc u a ffaal who recelscd it. Tic writer nam is nee
essarly NrlAtd in confdcnce-id.
p TO- are about l0 Of us officers llere now and if . our ,oh 10
3#lMs - eo@itbte Il report as possible rpon war LOSSES mn France.
s5e *lUan. rally and the Balkans, aAd do tlr thing in two months.
4@at why iherr are so lsany OF us or the lob niuit be 4ushin~
a4.a@ the IIjndrnDurg line or cruising through Italv or Roun1;,ia
bRt t"r III fart that some aclnantanceslip with French officials and
SOME facility with the language has led 40 NV boirg laid h%ra ;n
PARIS FOR Iaison work-and assure vu ann wNl content ,da}e
SAY ie skies are Blue in Italy today. hW, ii is Paris that is the capital
o. ts void, and just TO be here now is. in itself a thrilling and sat
lsi3tng experience.
4 do nope you are in no way aligned with The critics 81 the presi.
HN3 al rome. There is no need NOW TO pay homage to him IS a
na'"-fhe question Of his personality is wholly minor-but To him as
~ 4AiriAleA t thor Is aced 10 pay the greatest homage. God knows
r. needs al the prayers humanity can offer for his guidance. Here
ie the one man IN the world capable al all OF holding this confer
tee 20 acknowledgements one man in the world who may Inv
any possible chance be thc instrument in all historv-a world crisis ~
neea Tor him here if only as Il symbol. and We hear echoes of talk from
A~es4ea that he IS unworthy because he asked for a democratic cen
gE~S Tell you any American who by word on deed does anything
ant $ not only a traitor to America-he is q traitor 10 humanity.
g = indeed a sam Tor all tn rest of as to b. mute and prayerfrl
Ga -"af ne 1s>He IN something like silence and reverence. for it is
q -ew World thai d hing born There is talk that the president must
saFaFn March Isl ana,sh hat little Baker Viii replace him. We gods!
-Ge #h@e Eeqst# should Insist thai liz remain nniil the Job is done.
-arre NEVER Will @e q greater sob for any man Beside it all our mere
!. AaHpaal questions Somna le ward politics
10 ut The critical aatlrnde 1aken hs maiv Americans here in
faa"sA w1h reftfta4ee 10 all American efforts IN The peace conference
IL astounding They shake 7har heads and say Wilson is crafty and
frTHs ~ Put seantaflns over that ne hasn,f enough respect for
Eng II NrNiiis "a pun Something over and even playing politics
anoae ~ less M do it@ If us pray he succeeds in putting it over
AhnRhef ssea7 IHfHoenf TpSnfled Jsr Such q game as the presidcn'
rs haatlh1 now Hnd the very truth n thai but for his steadying pres
ttS conference would already have broken up into souaibles
annut Fmr dlVisinu cd the spoil. France Is noble-a great nation. and
vnh great falits. SHE rs greedy OF course. She would bleed Ger
many now 81 The last arop-wAv moi Who can blame hneg You can
faia wifi steady sauag- aITarsmav rational business men who are in
savns Of DESTROYING every fae1ors In Germany. In the very natnra ~
taIuas. they eana nave the needea point of view. Wilson is absolute
II She only mnn III the world who's go. il along with enough power
II n.ak. ii effeafire-
ruE j Ito assure Won than as precisely how l fee. and regret / can
sof sss sonrsfhfng no das effect TO a larger audience.