Show congressman CONG HUSSMAN WELLING IN FRANCE congressman welling is visiting the battle fronts in france and italy and the training camps in england during the recess ot of congress in ili a letter to a friend lust just before he left lie he made this brief statement of his reasons for going at this time 1 I cannot escape the thought that I 1 owe it as a duty to myself and our boys who are over there to make this trip trill we have voted billions of dollars for the prosecution of the war this money la Is being spent largely in france tor for docks wharves railroads aviation avae on fields hospitals and a thousand other items which go to supply our rapid expanding expedition I 1 want to see sea this work I 1 want to know the conditions under which our boys live and fight I 1 would like to meet the boys themselves in the trenches and by lers i personal onal contact with the hardships which they endure bring back to my work here a first land hand knowledge e of the heroic service they are giving to mankind the imperishable tame fame of american arnis arms is just now being demonstrated as never before to the whole world I 1 should like to learn how those at home can best help belp out in the fight and encourage those abroad vho aho bo ere are doing this his wonderful work for the freedom of mankind mr welling expects to return about the of september |