Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1918 — FRENCH MOTHER’S LETTER TO THE AMERICAN WOMEN [ARTICLE]

FRENCH MOTHER’S LETTER TO THE AMERICAN WOMEN

The committee on public information issues the following: Mrs. Wilson permits publication oi the following letter as illustrative of the viewpoint of the mothers of France: • , Madame Woodrow Wilson, Washington, D. C. M'adame; It is from the mothers and women of France that I send you these words to prove our gratitude for the comforting and brotherly suport that these young Americans bring us with such noble enthusiasm, who are not afraid of leaving their families, their country, and their hopes to come to our rescue. Alas! I myself have given my beloved son to my unhappy and crpelly tried country, and I can understand the pain of those who see their sons go so far, so very far away. Tell them, those mothers, those women with the sublime hearts, how n#ar we are to them in thought, and how moved we are at their sacrifice. They are our sisters through suffering and agonizing worries and we are brought together through the same sorrow. That we will never forget. it would make me happy, Madame, to correspond with some of these mothere, if they will send me a few Very respectfully! Madame, I salute y°^ ADAME M> bAHBON, No. 1, Rue lu 14th Juillet, PanBasses, Pyrenees, France.