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Conger Reynolds correspondence, March 1-17, 1918

1918-03-12 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 7

life at Army Schools, France. Perhaps I ought to feel that I am not doing all I could because I am not up in the trenches braving German hell with our fellows. But I don't feel that way, for two reasons. One is that I know I wouldn't be a whirlwind as a leader of raids and attacks. The second is I have a job that must be taken care of and which I feel capable to handle. I pin my belief that I am doing something worth while to the fact that the force of public opinion nightly disected is a most powerful weapon. It is really amazing to consider how dependent the success of our men at the front is on the state of the public mind back home. And I've got all the responsibility I want ahead of me for helping to keep the American public mind squarely behind action. 
I am able as you see to write you more or less freely, within certetain limits, about what I am doing over here. There is no objection to your

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life at Army Schools, France. Perhaps I ought to feel that I am not doing all I could because I am not up in the trenches braving German hell with our fellows. But I don't feel that way, for two reasons. One is that I know I wouldn't be a whirlwind as a leader of raids and attacks. The second is I have a job that must be taken care of and which I feel capable to handle. I pin my belief that I am doing something worth while to the fact that the force of public opinion nightly disected is a most powerful weapon. It is really amazing to consider how dependent the success of our men at the front is on the state of the public mind back home. And I've got all the responsibility I want ahead of me for helping to keep the American public mind squarely behind action. I am able as you see to write you more or less freely, within certetain limits, about what I am doing over here. There is no objection to your