Excerpt from Observations in FranceI am dissatisfied most in not being com petent to describe more adequately the gracious work of the Young Men's Christian Association. It is so varied, so unique, so timely, that it can be fully appreciated only by those who see it at first hand.Most of my time was spent in France. However, I paid a short visit to the British Isles. My experience confirmed the impres sion that we Americans have been right in our high estimate of Great Britain's service in this war. Her readiness to sacrifice and her solid courage, evidenced in 1914 when she entered the con¿ict, are even more marked in her life in 1918 Sacrifice', to her seems incidental, honor fundamental.The most casual visitor in the war area is moved with a sense of reverent gratitude for the spirit of moral fortitude manifested by America's Allies. They are worthy of our best, we must be worthy of their best.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.