THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska
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TOO MUCH RIVALRY.
Social work in the army in any
future emergency should be han
dled by the government itself thrn
a single, son-sectarian agency, in
the opinion of Raymond D. Fosdick, ]
chairman of the Commission on'
Training Camp Activities, expressed:
in a report made public recently!
by the war department. Secretary I
Baker was said to be “substantially
in accord” with Mr. Fosdick’s view.
Rivalries engendered by the sec
tarian nature of the Young Men’s
Christian Association, Knights of Co
lumbus, Jewish Welfare Board or
other societies sharing in the United
War Work campaign fund of $172,
000,000, Mr. Fosdick found to have j
provided “the worst possible basis,
for social work with the army,” a i
result for which he held the Train j
ing Camp Commission responsible
for having turned to these private
agencies.
“It seems to me,” said Mr. Fos
dick, “that the lesson of the war
in social work involves perhaps three
points: The elimination of sectari
an auspices; reduction in the num
ber of agencies employed; and the
transfer to the government itself of
much of the activity hitherto left
to private initiative.”
Discussing the work of the six
organizations that served abroad
with the army, the report said the
Young Men’s Christian Association, j
handling 58 per cent of the wav j
work budget and with 6,000 repre- j
sentatives in France, was far the j
largest and “received a good deal j
of criticism from the soldiers in
France.”
“Some of this criticism is merit
ed,” Mr. Fosdick said; “much of it
is due, I believe, to misunderstand
ing.
The bulk of the complaint arose
from Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation operation of army canteens,
which Chairman Fosdick said was
a mistake, although it was under
taken as a service to the army and
released a large combatant person
nel. From early days the canteen
had been an army perquisite, and
the soldiers could not understand
why it should be handed over to a
“private society which was at the
same time raising millions at home
for support,” the report said, and
continued:
“Moreover, the personnel of the
Y. M. C. A. was-untrained for this
kind of work and it soon found
itself in a maze of business and
technical difficulties with which it
was unable at first to cope. In the
minds of the soldiers, it immedi
ately became a commercial organ
ization, and from this stigma it has
never succeeded in freeing itself.”
So far as the effect of the trans
fer of the canteens went on the
army command, the report continues,
“it was a genuine relief to the
general staff that during the fight
ing days of the army it did not
have to handle the ever-troublesome
canteen problem.
“The charge that the Y. M. C. A.
made money out of the canteen is,
of course, erroneous,” said Mr. Fos-1
dick. “However high its prices may
have been in individual localities,
considered as a business venture, the
total results show large losses.”
Another ground for criticism of
the Y. M. C. A. which Mr. Fosdick
said was somewhat justified was in
the character of its personnel. While
many of its men were well qualified
for their work, he said, "many oth
ers were utterly unadapted to this
purpose and had no common ground
in mixing with our virile, red-blood
ed young soldiers.” He found also,
however, the field of choice was lim
ited, men of proper qualifications
being in most cases in the army.
The work of 2,500 young women
serving under the Y. M. C. A. with
the troops in France “is beyond
praise,” Mr. Fosdick stated, the girls
being far better adapted to the task
than the average man. He said also
the charge of badly adapted per
sonnel could not be confined to the
Y. M. C. A. alone.
Viewed broadly, Mr. Fosdick de
tlared, “the Y. M. C. A. deserves
the appreciation of the army and
the continued support of the pub
lir.”
Similarly Mr. Fosdick found that
the Knights of Columbhs carried on
a helpful work on the same general
lines, noting particularly that this
organization furnished amusement to
many units so located as not to be
served by other societies. He also
fommended the stimulation of box
ing and athletics due to the society,
but said there was a “legitimate
criticism against it in that its work
in France was not as large as its
allotment of the War Work Fund
would suggest.
•'The Knights were late in start
ing with the American Expedition
ary Force,” he said, “and never suc
ceeded in overcoming that handi
cap. Moreover, I believe they are
losing a real opportunity for service
through their failure to employ
women personnel.
“After eight months with the
troops in France, I am convinced
that the average woman worker at
tached to a hut is worth four or five
men workers. Certainly her effect
on the morale and spirit of the
troops in extraordinary. An ‘Honest
to God American Girl,’ as the sol
diers call her, can do more to keep
the men cheerful and create an
atmosphere of home than any other
factor; and the work of our women
in France—Y. M. C. A. girls, Sal
vation Army girls, Red Cross girls,
and the representatives of other
agencies—has been in no small de
gree responsible for the unflagging
devotion and inexhaustible patience
with which our troops carried for
ward their high enterprise.”
The Jewish Welfare Board con
ducted under able leadership a work
‘admirable in every respect,” Mr.
Fosdick said. He noted that its fa
cilities in the Le Mans area were
widely employed “by Jew and Gen
tile alike.”
The Salvation Army was beyond
question the most popular of these
>rganizations with the army itself,
the report said. While it employed
n France only 200 workers and
ictually reached only a few divi
sions, “its fame has spread far be
rond its work and it is difficult to
fnd a doughboy who does not speak
ts praise."
Contrary to popular impression,
Mr. Fosdick stated, the Salvatioi
army did not give its supplies fret
except in case of need.
“Its policy is to sell its canteer
supplies,” he said, “even its far
famed doughnuts—and its prices, dut
to the fact that it had no extensivt
buying machinery, are generall>
higher than those of the Y. M. C. A
! “It is the inner spirit of servics
that has endeared this organization
to the heart of the doughboy. Its
personnel has been carefully select
ed from trained workers of th<
Salvation Army—men and women
who know how to meet their fellow
men on a common plane, and no
task has been too humble and nc
service too small for them to per
form for the troops. Its reward is
the genuine affection of the Ameri
can Expeditionary Force."
1 As to the difficulties due to the
sectarian nature of the societies
which served the army, the report
said the facilities of all were open
to men of all faiths, “but the aus
pices through which these privileges
are extended are sectarian. The
tendency is to stimulate rivalries
and jockeying for position that are
disheartening to witness. To see
the representatives of these different
agencies vying with each other in
an attempt to make a lasting good
impression upon returning troops,
bringing prominently into the fore
ground their respective emblems and
insignia, is to despair of the whole
system of social work in the war.
i “Our men have been glad to re
ceive what the societies had for
them in the shape of service or sup
plies, and they have not cared two
straws whether it came from Pro
testant, Catholic, or Jewish hands.
Our boys fought at Chateau-Thierry
and in the Argonne as Americans.
They did not fight as Protestants,
Catholics, or Jews. As a matter of
fact, there is no reason for sec
tarianism. The religious interests of
the army are wisely confined to the
chaplains.'’
ADMINISTRATION GOATS FARE
WELL.
Dr. H. A. Garfield has just vis
ited the Pacific coast on a tour of
the country, during the course of
which he paid particular attention
to the coal and fuel oil regions.
He was everywhere recognized as
one of the world’s greatest experts
on fuel supply, production and ad
ministration. This all causes one to
recall, we are reminded by the Alas
ka Daily Empire (Juneau), that he
was among the first—next after Sec
retary Daniels—of the high officers
of the Wilson administration picked
as the “goat” that it was hoped
would bring about the downfall of
the administration. He was abused
i
in Congress and by the partisan
press and ridiculed and dissected in
the public view, but in the course of
time the public recognized in him
the qualities which caused President
Wilson to choose him for one of the
most important of the great war
tasks, and today his fame seems to
be firmly established. The Demo
crats are talking of running him
for governor of Massachusetts, and,
if successful, urging him for the
presidency.
Secretary Baker, next picked as
a goat, has fared likewise with the
people. He is now recognized as
available for the best Ohio has to
give, and as possible presidential
timber.
Is it possible that Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson’s day is coming?
FAIRBANKS TO DANCE
TONIGHT FOR SIGNALS
An informal dance will be held at
Fairbanks tonight as a sort of fare
well for a number of the signal
corps boys of the upper town who
are soon to transfer to stations
elsewhere. Joe Lynch, of the Fair
banks force, expects to get away
within the next few days, and sev
eral others will leave within the
next few weeks. The dance will
take place at Eagle hall
F-esh garden seeds, just arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Complete pool hall out
fit, with some stock. Also house
hold furniture, typewriter and
supplies. Inquire at News office.
BEST BUY in town. Three-room
! house, with or without furniture.
Inquire News office.
jA SNAP—Upright piano, practically
j new, for sale, with music and
j rack. Inquire News office.
1 FOR SALE—My entire holdings, '
consisting of Lot 6, Block 10,1
three-room log house, finely fin-1
ished and partially furnished, to
gether with provisions and wood.
Also my half interest in Nenana
Steam Laundry. A bargain, if
taken before August first. Must
j go Outside on urgent business is
j reason for sacrifice. Mrs. Clara
j Allred, Nenana, Alaska. k7-2d j
lFOR SALE — Showcase, 5% feet:
long. Practically new. Cheap, j
[ Inquire Mrs. Herman Rosburg. I
GIBBS GOING BACK TO
LAND OF AEROPLANES
| Jimmy Gibbs, well-known young
!old sourdough, who recently re
I turned to Alaska from the States;^
! with a young bride and a lot of ]
| new notions about life on the Out
,side, is planning to return to the!
States at an early date, perhaps to j
j remain there. The army and air
;planing and married life have turn
jed his head. The sourdough life
■of the North does not look the same
jto him, and as for the transporta
jtion, Jimmy says he never will be
|quite satisfied until he rides to his!
I daily work in an airplane. Mush-;
;ing and launching have lost their
| charm.
| Jimmy and his wife made a hon
eymoon trip in an airplane from
Seattle to Tacoma early this year.
| And on their recent trip up the
Tolovana they divided their time;
between dodging snags and ducking j
!sweepers, one of which they did not
j duck. Farther up the river they
iboarded the famous Tolovana tram,1,
and made 14 miles in 12 hours,!
completing the journey on foot. It i
I was a novel experience, but both of :
the young travelers say they pre
fer the rapid transit of the great j
Outside.
They are going to Fairbanks for ^
a look around, and may then return I
jto the land of airplanes by way of
i the overland trail.
MARINE BULLETIN
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m., 8th.
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3, down Marshall,
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j Washburn, up Holy Cross for
Dilceman, 8 p. m., 7th.
Nasutiin, up Lebarge, 2:30 a. m..
9 th.
Casca and Jacobs at Whitehorse.
Selkirk, down Selkirk, 11:30 p. m..
Alaska, leaves Dawson this p. m. |
Reliance, up Koyukuk river, 7:45
a. m., 9th.
Sibilla, up Rampart, 8 a. m., 9th.
Julia B. down Nulato, 2 a. m.
Davis, up Melozi, 6 a. m.
Yukon, at Nenana.
Benchley, at Melozi.
Kelly, at Millers.
Carl White, up Tolovana for Fair
banks, 12:30 p. m., 9th.
Hazel B, at Dawson.
Flying, at Pelly.
■nm-Tlu Oitainj to KcJClnl*?
Vattsnal Park.
Arthur E. Ellensen, former prop
erty clerk in the employ of the
iAlaskan Engineering commission in
j Nenana, is now in the real estate
j business in Seattle.
F'esh garden teed*, jutt arrived.
Fowler & Morris.
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Practice Makes Pe-fect.
She (after his proposal) — Did
you ever say anything like this to
a girl before?
He—Heavens! You don’t suppose
it could be done like that the first
time, do you?—Boston Transcript.
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