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Show - , l ORE3GNI Bfi Bv Ih-rton Braley IhiKi-ni'l. I ianir nnd Italy, thc nn r wero our allies, hen war was over land and sea and darkened all the skies. Th Ir sons und ours were omrades in earth's nilffhtle.it crusade but now wo stand upart from them uml will not lend our aid Thc-y wore Kood enough to nmnh he-, lle ;md fight beside and fclv- li- tjde Our blood to mingle with their blood that battlefields have- laved; But they arc not Kooa enough for uu to toll and plan an-l live beaitfei To build anew the battered worlo which they and we hud savedl Kngland, France, and Italy, they one were our allle. What If they lOmetlRieB seem to strive for policies unwise .' Are WE so clean of selfishness, of grc-edy alms so free, Thai n e ran turn away from thm like any Pharisee ! ruey were pood enough lu ilht he-xlde he-xlde and charge across the soil beside, Thl ) were good noush for comrades when our sons w ut forth to war. But they are not good enough to strive and huild and brave! y toll beside. To bring about the kind of world our soldiers buttled for! England, Franco and Italy; they once were our allies. How long shall we keep viewing them with dull and hostile eyes? Their strength was broken by the war. their nerves arc wracked with pain, How long shall they appeal to aa and plead with us in aln . They were good enough to fight beside be-side and face the battle murk he-aide. he-aide. And good enough to die beside, as all I our soldiers knew. And thev aro good enough as frli n ip to struggle and to work bosldo. Tn order that our eoldlers' dreams may flnaJlv come truer 'Copyright, id:2. N'EA Service I |