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Show PLAN TRIP FOR WAR MOTHERS WASHINGTON, Dee. 2-1. (LT) A pilgrimage of war mothers to the graves of their sons in France at government expense was proposed today by Representative Fish, New York. Fish has presented to the house a bill authorizing tho secretary of war to arrange "as soon as practicable." for a visit to the cemeteries in France of mothers of the more than one thousand soldiers and sailors buried there. A similar bill was reported re-ported favorably to the house --last congress. Under the bill the president would have power to set aside government vessels to transport the mothers abroad and return. Each mother-making mother-making the tour would also receive .flOO under the bill. |