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A second speaker on the program was Pat FOley, now recovered from the ordeal of ap lane crash deep in the Cascade mountains near Spirit Lake, Wash., Foley gave a brief account of the accident, which occurred whne he was forced to crash-land in a blinding fog after having been taken far off his course by a severe storm.

Captain Skirving declared that the one thought of American boys still in Europe is to “get home as quickly as possible.” He said that he was surprised to find the German people clean and industrious, while the French are “dirty and listless.” The English people are very clean, but about 20 years behind the times, the captain observed. The Belgians are making swift progress toward rehabilitation of the country, he added.

“My impression of the French is that they are waiting for us to help them, rather than attempting to help themselves,” Captain Skirving said. “In some French cities the Americans even have had to hire Frenchmen to help clean up the debris left by the war. ... most Europeans seem to be anxious for us to get out, as occupying forces, whether German or American, are disliked by the people.”