AMERICA'S PART IN THE WAR.
[To van EDITOR or rue "Seserama."1
Sia,—You always endeavour to cultivate a good understanding between Great Britain and the United States, and I think you may perhaps be glad to have, as a contribution towards thie end. the enclosed extract from a letter which an American friend has lately received from her brother, and which she permits use to
"And our own country, kinder sleepy, easy-going, rich and powerful United States, with its one hundred million people! You remember when Mosses struck the rock and abundant stream. of water gushed forth! Just as soon RR the people realised the necessity of vast amounts of food products for ourselves and our Allies, the fun commenced. Six million farmers went lulls intensive farming, and three million war gardens sprang into existence almost overnight. Backyards, small and large, front- yards, vacant lots, lawns, fence corners, waste places, everywhere! The result is the greatest output of vegetables of every kind the world ever ease. Never was there such a crop of potatoes, for instance, in the world's history. And we'll share everything we've got with our Allies in Europe, too. That shows what we will do when we wake up. And take our American boys! Many and many of them who were turned down from joining becalm of some physical defect wept over it! 'the spirit here is glorious! Of the war preparations I will simply say that they are gigantic,. and are being rushed to the limit. Yes, indeed, the United States heard ' the cry from Macedonia,' and they have started over to help them. I was riding on the trolley through the dense manu- facturing centre, and at a second-story window of a tenement was fastened a box. In it were squash, or some kind of vegetable will, large leaves, which were hanging out all around it. And over it was a sign in big red letters: ' War Garden.' Some humble people doing their ' bit.' It was simply fine. Not a day goes I.y that I don't give it an appreciative thought."
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