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THE UAZETTE-TIMEtS, I1K1TXKK, UKEGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
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Why $35,ooo,oooFor Y. M: C. A. War Work
By JOHN R. MOTT
General Sec'y. National War Work
Council of the Y. M. C. A.
Xhe National War Work Council
of the Young Men's Christian Asso
ciations at the recent meeting In the
Bankers' Club in New York, a meet
ing attended by a remarkable body
of foremost laymen ana citizens from
all parts of America, unanimously
recommended the raising of a fund
of $35,000,000 to serve the men of
the armies and navies of the United
States and certain of her allies, such
as Russia, France and Italy, as well
as the prisoners of war throughout
the war cones, for the period ending
June 30th, 1118. The spirit of high
es patrlotis'm, the dictates of sound
est military strategy and business
Judgment, and the principles and
spirit of Christ Himself combined
to Influence this significant action.
The reasons which led these men- of
large vision and of proved wisdom
and capacity to decide that this sum
be secured are for reasons which
should prompt everyone who reads
these lines to do all In his power to
Insure the success of the undertaking
by sacrificial gift, by constant advo
cacy, and by earnest work to enlist'
the co-operation of others.
Thirty-five million Is needed be
cause of the vast number of men to
be served. Before next July the
American Army and Navy will In all
probability Include 2,600,000 men.
The National War Work Council
is also called upon to extend its work
throughout the Russain army of over
T, 00, 000 men, the French army of
about 4,000,000 men, the Italian ar
my of some 3,000,000 and the small
er armies of Belgium, Mesopotamia,
India, East Africa, Egypt and Rou
manla, numbering possibly 1,500,000
more. Moreover, the 6,000,000 pris
oners of war imperatively require the
continued practical ministry of Amer
ica through the Association.
Here, then, are a total of 24,000,
000 men, whose physical, Intellectual
social and spiritual betterment we
wish to promote. When we remem
ber that In no previous war have
more than 2,000,000 men opposed
each other and that here are twelve
times that number to whom we have
a mission, the colossal magnitude of
the undertaking is apparent.
We believe in securing the $35,
000,000 because there could be no
more economical or Important use of
funds. It means an expenditure of
$1.50 per man. This statement Is In
a sense misleading, because it is pro
posed to spend the disproportionate
sum of nearly $10 on each American
enlisted man. Ten dollars, however,
is a very small amount to devote to
the welfare of an American soldier or
sailor, especially when we consider
the range of the needs which are to
be met,' the variety of the means to
be employd, and above all, when we
reflect on the dangers and possibil
ities of the lives of these men, the
character of the service they are ren
dering, the supreme sacrifice every
man of them stands ready to' make.
The burning question, which each
of us byour attitude toward this fund
must help answer, is, shall the flower
of our American manhood, who go
out to represent us, come back to us
(so far as their lives are to be
spared) with bodies shot through,
with unnamable disease, and with
character weakened or blasted, or
shall they return stronger and better
men? What more Important asset
have we to conserve?
To fulfil our obligation to our al
lies we should raise this fund of $35,
000,000. As the past three years
have unfolded, it has become increas
ing clear to the American people and
their leaders that In a very true sense
the allies have been fighting, not only
tor themselves but for us also.
In entering the war we have made
their cause our cause; their defeat
would be our defeat. Anything which
strengthens their hands will hasten
the victorious ending of the struggle..
The military and civil leaders of
certain of our allies have made it
clear that there is no one way in
which America can help their cause
more than by placing at the disposal
of their entire armies the practical
and constructive agencies of the
Young Men's Christian Association.
This call has come with convincing
force from Russia, France and Italy.
Trusted military representatives of
our own country, such as Major Gen
eral Hugh Scott, Late Chief of Staff,
and General Pershing, have strongly
endorsed these appeals. There are
no two answers to such appeals. The
response must be favorable, prompt
and generaous.
The $35,000,000 should be given
because of the direct and vital bear
ing which the work of the Associa
tion has In accomplishing the purpose
of the war.
Napoleon has said that In war mor
ale Is to other factors as three to one.
Each day the warring countries are
spending over $130,000,000 to sup
ply what might be called the material
factors and forces. This budget calls
for devoting less than one-third of
that sum among over one-half of the
soldiers of the war, and this not in
one day, but in nine months.
America wisely and generously
subscribed over $120,000,000 to the
Red Cross in response to the first ap
peal. This work of the Association
calling for less than one-third of that
amount, ministers not only, like the
Red Cross, to the physical comfort
of the enlisted men and of the mlU-
i tary prisoners, but also to their In
tellectual and spiritual nature, in
' other words, to their morale.
Senator Root the other day empha
sized the fact that there is something
about modern trench warfare which
affects profoundly and adversely the
morale and spirit of the men. A work
like that of the Association, there
fore, with its recreational sports, its
i entertainments, its lectures and 11-
( brar!es, Its social intercourse and ser-
: vice, and its spiritual appeal, meets
a most real and pressing need.
Take Russia as one Illustration. If
through this practical means we can
help to hold the Russian army in be-
ing during the coming winter and to
promote its contentment and to
strengthen its discipline and morale,
It will have a vital bearing on win-
! nlng and shortening the war.
It means that occupying of the
eastern front (and therefore not on
the western and southern fronts) of
over 150 divisions of German and
Autsro-Hungarian troops. Anyone
can see that this has a vital bearing
on America and the other allies
Vital is the right word to use.
The sum of $35,000,000 spent in
carrying out the Association program
in the mllltarv and Drisoner-of-war
Ifnmnfl will nprnmnllnh untold Rnlrit-
f " - - f - '
ual results. It would be difficult to
overstate the extensive and the In
tensive need of such work . or Its
boundless possibilities for good. In
the American army the: Church func
tions laically, as it were, through the
Associatitn, Just as through the chap
lains and through the pastors in
neighboring parishes it functions cler
ically. In armies like the Russian, French,
Italian and Indian, owing to the un
derstanding with the authorities, the
Association does not conduct any re
ligious or political propaganda, but it
has a marvelous opportunity to re
lease Its spirit and to illustrate ap
plied Christianity.
In all history there has not been a
greater opportunity to serve men as
Christ served men than the one pre
sented by, these tens of millions of
men under arms and in prison camps.
Now they are concentrated in
trenches, in reserve camps; in time of
peace they will be scattered and will
be comparatively inaccessible In hun
dreds of thousands of cities, towns,
and villages.
The experience of Canada and Aus
tralia should convince anyone who
may be at all skeptical that the $35,
000,000 not only should be raised,
but that It can be raised. If friends
of this work in America give on the
scale that the Canadians have given
during the last eighteen months for
the support of the Association in the
Canadian army, they will give during
the next nine months for such ser
vice In the American Army and Navy
and In the armies of our allies at
least $36,000,000, or if we give on
the scale that the people of Australia
gave during the last eighteen months
we will give for the next nine months
$57,000,000.
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i!: se two countries the money was
. d for such work in their own ar
mies only, whereas in case of our
V'5.000,000 fund tlie armies of sev
eral of our allies are to be served and
also the 6,000,000 prisoners of war,
as well as our own army and navy.
What has been done in lands which
have been paying the staggering
price of war for over three years can
be done in America, with its far larg-e-
unspent resources.
Faith In the desirability and prac
ticability of securing this fund of
$35,000,000 grows, as well as the
burning desire and quiet determina
tion to work with all our power to
get It, when each one lets his mind
and heart dwell on some one young
man who Is to receive the benefits
thus made possible by the associated
gifts and sacrifices of rich and poor.
Let htm think of that member of his
own Immediate family, or that rela
tive, or that friend, or that neighbor,
or that member of the same society
or church or business or profession.
Then let him picture the monotony,
the hardships, and the moral and
physical dangers to be experienced.
Let him remind himself of reasons
and issues which have sent forth his
friend or associate or neighbor at the
call of the nation.
Above all, let him remember vivid
ly the man's ' devotion even unto
death, as he thus lets his memory and
Imagination play, does he not come to
the conclusion that the very least he
can do Is to do all in his power tow
ard providing the, $35,000,000 need
ed? It is the Christ-like thing ot do.
Louder than the eh 11 of patriotism,
clearer than the dictates of strategy,
more appealing than the claims of
our allies, more communicative and
cnmppllips t'inn t!i sacrificial exam
ple of the livts of the men who go
forth to fiplit fnr us and our cause
is ex;, ni1; :. 1 the sovereign
word of our Lrd and Master, he said
"unto whomsoever much has been
given of him Rhall much be requir
ed." Surely he has Riven us much
yes, all. Of Himself he could say.
that "He rpme v.ot to be ministered
unto, but to minister."
May the spirit of the .sacrificial
God who "spared not His own Son
but freely delivered Him up for us
all" move upon our Associations and
the friends of the enlisted men every
where and impel them to a great and
expansive sacrifice of money and life.
There Is an element of urgency
about tli is great undertaking which
should not be overlooked! Some tasks
can wait; nut this one. Many good
causes will be with us year after
year, but thank God, not this one.
The coming autumn, winter and
spring months will be the most crit
ical period of the war for most of the
armies and for the prisoners of war,
owing to the prolonged strain (as it
has been for so many millions of the
men) and owing to conditions of
economic exhaustion social unrest,
and depression, of spirit which ob
tains in parts of the war zones.
This work, therefore, takes addi
tional significance, and it becomes us
to do quickly and with prodigal hand
what we do. No true patriot, no true
Christian, this momentous year, has
anything more important to do for
all that makes liCe worth living for
himself and for those to come after
him than to insure the full success of
this $35,000,000 campaign.
Homesickness is one-of the things
that the Y. M. C. A. has to combat
among the soldiers. Boys who have
never been away from home before,
thrown into strange surroundings,
their little world turned topsy turvy,
find themselves lonesome and heart
sick. They turn to the Y. M. C. A.
for friendship and they find it. It is
the nearest thing to home that they
come in contact with. If this help
was the only thing that the Y. M. C.
A. accomplished it- would be worth
the price that It psts, but the Y. M.
C. A. Is one of the strongest factors
making for a better morale In the ar
my. It furnishes the men with enter
tainment, amusement, a place to read
and write. It furnishes writing pa
per and envelopes free of charge and
helps them In their physical, moral,
mental and spiritual development.
It Is their club, a place where they
are always welcome. To continue
this work and extend it among the
armies of Russia, France and Italy,
to serve the American troops at home
and abroad. The National War Work
Council of the Y. M. C. A. Is raising
the sum of $35,000,000. The drive
will be conducted from November
11 to 19. Every one Is asked to con
tribute. The money is used to make
the soldier boy happier and more con
tented In his army life. It Is all for
him. Every cent Is used for his wel
fare. Out near the front line trenches
where the men are dying by hun
dreds, where enemy suffocating gases
are loosed, where bursting shrapnel
constantly menaces, Harry Lauder,
famed Scotch singer, who lost his on
ly son in the war, Is singing his heart
out to the fighting men.
Charles W. Whltehalr, a Y. M. C.
A. secretary who has just returned
from the war front in Flanders says
that he saw Harry Lauder singing to
soldiers lined about the sides ot a
great shell crater.
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He had sung 600 times in seven
days and his voice was very hoarse.
He was warned to take better care of
himself.
"Whatever I have to give," said he,
"I am willing to give these boys. If
they want to hear me sing I will sing
until I have no voice or breath left."
And that Is Just what he is doing at
the very front. He Is cheering the
men in a manner that is leading to
fresh victories,
Lauder sings to thousands of men
in Y. M. C. A. huts. He goes from
one to another all along the front
line. Sometimes he sings in dug-outs,
at other times In shell craters. He Is
one of the most earnest supporters
of the Y. M. C. A. movement. He has
cancelled engagements to the sol
diers. He is doing with his voico
what the people of this country art
expected to do with their dollars. Ho
is making the soldiers happier ant
more contented and thereby strength
ening the morale of the armies. Thli
is the work the Y. M .C. A. is doing
and it needs immediately$35,000,00
to continue and extend its Influence
at home and abroad.