Cablegram

CABLEGRAM
Received in the War Department.

Cable company
Date September 3, 1917. 7:15 PM.

Number 4 CB Chaumont
From Chaumont.

To Captain Signal Officer in charge of Codes A. Agwar,
Washington.
No. 137 S. Number 137. September 3, 12:00 A. M.

Confidential.

The French military authorities maintain a censorship of letters written by the French army to the civil population and by the civil population to the army. The authorities highly value the information obtained by this censorship as being a good index to the state of public opinion of the country and the army at any particular time. The French missions attached to these headquarters have submitted a memorandum regarding French public opinion concerning American intervention from information obtained by this censorship which may be summarized as follows: at first public opinion in France had shown some reserve to the results to be expected from America's intervention in the war. Gradually however the good will and the power of the United States have come to be realized. Today the sentiment which prevails in all letters is that a lasting alliance with the United States procuring the country a total and brilliant victory in the war but after the war stimulating all activity(ies) and insuring business prosperity. French soldiers who are training with the American troops are exceedingly proud of having been chosen for this duty.
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