The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-06-19
Strikes One Couse
Frances Downfall
Boomers Ferry Herald)

Industrial strikes played their
sad role in the downfall of France, +
and America should profit by this
experience. Such is the word. not
from the propaganda ministry in
London, but direct from the hear
of French girl in the unoccupied
zone who has for number of years
been corresponding with Miss FL
sene Kliewer, local girl.
When a freshman in the Boomers
Ferry high school several years ago
Miss Kliewer took up the study OF
French At the same time girl
in France took up the study OF
English and, through an interna-
tional students organization the two
began correspondence designed
to be mutually helpful. Letters have
been exchanged at intervals since
that time, though now both the
Young ladies are beyond high school
age Miss Kleiwer was graduated
with the class of 1899.
A recent letter from the French
Girl, who signs her name Renee, IS
highly interesting from many an
giles. Something of the pathos and
despair of a defeated people, though
not expressed in words, can be
cleaned from the touching on vari-
Gus unpleasant subjects, and then
swift change of thought to some
thing more pleasant. The letter
says, in part:
Last week we went to Poly
mieux to pick up the last daffodlls
and Yesterday we went to La Pate
+ liere where we found violets, lilies
of the valley, hawthorn and many
other flowers. The weather is love-
" here. The sun shines bright ana
/ wonder how men can think only
i of fighting. The war becomes more
and more terrible. Last night Lon
don was savagely bombed | don
want 10 make any remarks about
events because | don't know what
it will be worth when my letter
reaches you.
Il hope the U. S. will remain in
peace. I'm wondering at the strikes
which take place in American in
dustry. | should have thought that
our sad experience would have been
considered as examples to avoid
by other countries.
Here revictualling is becoming
more and more difficult every day.
Even with cards we do not find
what we want. We eat meat once
or twice a week; potatoes, eggs and
fruit are extremely rare. ! hope
soon we'll have vegetables, cher
ries. strawberries. The soap we
have is very bad. 1t looks like
plaster. All the housewives spend
their time now waiting their turn
before shops. It's rather boring;
AT school we may buy piece OF
bread ESQ grammes or seven-tentns
Of pound) every day without CIV
ing tickets. What JOY when bread
baskets are brought!
children who are not yet II re-
/ sceiye vitamins lis it the righ'
worldly twice or thrice week.
THE American Red Cross is very
active in France. It's marvellous
: In picture house l saw the arr
val of two ships to Marseilles Lit
. tie Frances gratitude and that o.
. the parents is immense, and yol
know how much hotly Admira
Leahy was acclaimed
MY little sister and brother, ane
my boy-cousin want to thank yol
because you are American. They
] were quite happy when trans
: lated your letter.
, Recently / saw two excellen
!. films, Goodbye Mr. Chips and Thu
Rains Came ! like American au
: thors very much, especially Mari
t Twain, Edgar Poe, Washington lr
: wing and Pearl Buck. A friend ha
. promised to lend me Sinclair Lewis
' books. I'm sure I'll like them