Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), September 20, 1917
A Mothers Appeal to the President Mr President those of us who are giving sons and husbands or other loved ones are giving all that we have in life Bravely we are trying to bear the sor rows which have been placed upon us Bravely we are trying to look forward with some hope of their return We would ndt hold them back for we know that they are going for our honor and to save us and all womanhood from the fearful fate which has befallen Bel gium and much of France But Mr President we know that their lives are being menaced because of pro German activities We know that many a soldiers life will be lost which might otherwise have been saved had these proGerman activities been suppressed with a ruthless hand The men who in this country are fight ing the United States by working for Germany are infinitely more our ene mies and the enemies of these loved ones that we are sending to battle than are the men in Germany even than the Kaiser and his associates These men at home are seeking to stab our loved ones in the back and you Mr