Show ASK AID IN DEFENSE warriors of fra prance c fear those these who did not mot see may not net understand lemuel bolles belles national at adjutant of tile american america legion has received the following folio ins message from tile the french war var veterans veteran A nn organization organisation of ex service men in fron france the letter was cism transmitted bitted through chism the he now new york of 0 IVA fice of if tile organization rigia I 1 t I 1 and ad reads read I 1 in part AS aa follows to o our annuli amerian B brothers in anns 0 COV ADES the pollo of france make till this appeal app P so through us A to their arrel american booi h or 1 I A ad AS to tile 1 name e of that justice for far ieh tile iliev run fought bt together never or forget what you yon came to a do amongst t us by the blood which waa Us tied shed by us a together in the name its of our or died wim who lie its side aide 1 aid side 1 in the name of all U tile the brove brave me men oil who be dear on oi MV heir bodies the be glorious 1 I ot of desperate battles in the alie name or of all the llie heroes ili whom mon our 0 have IS produced let us not forget let us A continue together their sacir sacred w work ork let us unite our can countries adint as our or beirl were in tile face of death dealt let us not at lo 10 lose e tile fruits of web gener generous efforts of ye BO MR many willing till A let as look it clearly into the future and con can thime for far the maintenance of our or lib III erty and tor for the honor of if 11 our race the battle to A which our july duty calls call as A america has 1 gained through her aar gained afons in this war v th the right to immor allty fly rations looked 0 on with MIMI that nation at tile the spectacle of milli millions ima a of young american A arriving on tile the toll it of france to defend the sacred P principles of honor and liberty I 1 in 5 u ibid in the american constitution victory has 11 crowned id their banners that hot and the b blood and ifil shed I 1 for or a just at cause that 1 is a past which future S gt generations I 1 will be proud to claim as a heritage but the sons I 1 of america have not finished their work conr or corn core mon man enemy does not acknowledge hul 91 1 his 1 defeet defeat he hopes when ohe A he be will I 1 have succeeded in fassl sowing the seeds of discord discard ag amongst us ns to 0 renew tile fight A aich he lost thanks to you yen we know that calumny will have no effect on you yon who elto have sea been with ith your own YZ eves what you so saw you who in know an A us and know what we are but wo we fear that those who he b have A A not net seen like him YOU yon may ume come to doubt us and that 1 IB why ve a send out this appeal to you co comrades mandes that you yen may take part in hi our defense 0 our cause la IS yours years also you cannot go back back on us you saw uy us in action suit and Y you u know knew that we do not need any other proofs than our past records to prove 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valid suit and I 1 france rance would hate hale died rather than llian go back c it on her principles do not at therefore oe let any anyone say 70 you hes have done don enough for tier list it a was not at she whom you heir helped ild it we was the hie ideals bleats end and principles tor for which she he always atoo blood d and without thew ideals ideal of jus lice bra and liberty A tree free nation e cannot A abnot exist let franco Is till still bleeding and ad will buffer for I ft long time from the I 1 wounds which she received her young a sons cut off in their youth her lands land dev do xuat M her como commerce theme ded des troied her credit real t diminished but what hot makes sit the crea greatness the of a P people ale Is not hot alone it its pros prosperity p e ity it 1 le keeping it its honor un on bullied A As long MI as this mile remains reaud aud in a nation 1 that 11 nation t 1 will live lu kolte alt 0 of f all op oppression ressel tm long U live america long live france on united let by the bi blood a ad of if their bono A CH BOURNEZ general secretary |