The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
FOREIGN MEN HEARD
Remarkable Session Of Y. NJ.
c. A. Convention.
SPEECH BY LONDON MEMBER
Representatives of England, Switz-
erIand, Australia, and Japan Add
Their Testimony to- Work Accom-
pIished by the Association In For
eign Lands-MOvement Growing.

The morning session from the point of
view of scope Of the Y. NJ. c. a. move
ment was the most remarkable Of any
of the present convention. Men inter
ested in the work from England Switzer-
land. Australia, Japan, and the United
States who are interested in the work
! of the association spoke TO the audience
and added their testimony az TO what
/ it has done in their particular part Of
/ the world.
/ The first speaker was J. II. Putterill,
OF London. general secretary OF the Y.
/ NJ. c. A. in that city Mr.. Putterill re-
ferred to Sir George williams, founder
Of the first Y NJ &. A lie said the
house in which this great worker lived
has been purchased by the associations
/ Of England and fitted up for use.
Largest in the World.
/ lie said the site for what will be the
largest Y. NJ. c. A. building in the world
} has been secured in London. The English
! associations. he said, realizing the su-
pcriority Of American methods Of work.
/ will soon introduce them.
The next speaker was Mr. Christian
/ Phildius. or Geneva, Switzerland. secre-
/ tary Of the worlds committee. Mr.. Phil
/ dius paid a glowing tribute 70 the work
/ Of the Y NJ. G. \. in the United states
/ He said the growth and achievements
/ OF the last six years have far surpassed
! those Of the sixty years before that
/ period.
/ Mr. Phildius spoke also, OF the work
now being done throughout the world.
! in Norway. Japan and in other coun-
| tries which have as yet but been
/ scratched by the opening wedge of the
/ y. NJ. c. \. movement.
! J. 7. Virgo. general secretary Of the
| Y. NJ. G. A. OF Sydney. Australia. leader
OF the singing at the sessions Of the
| convention. was the neXt speaker. Mr.
/ Virgo spoke Of the work IN his own land
/ He said much money had been raised
/ ir Australia I'm the last few years for
] Y. NJ c. A. work and that the move
ment is constantly growing stronger. He
| spoke Of the greeting which he was COM
/ miSsiOned 10 bear from Australia 20 this
/ country,
/ one Of the most warmly received speak
| ers OF the morning was Or. Kumetaro
SasaO. OF Tokyo. Japan. DR. Sssao told
/ corded him and his fellow-delegates from
/ the Orient all through this country. lie
said the workers in his country are doing
! all that Il Is possible TO do in the work OF
/ advancing Christianity and the Y NJ
/ CA.
/ When DR. Sasao finished he called upon
I the four men who came from Japan with
I him 10 give the high sounding 'BanzaT' Of
Japan for the audience When they I'm
l ished "a yell that no one can forget when
once he has heard 80 all the delegates
! arose and Joined in this shout which
means A thousand lives,'
/ The last speaker on the progra mme Of
/ the morning was Secretary StraUs. OF the
/ Department of Commerce and Labor.
/ Mr.. Straus said In part:
Mr. STRAINS Address.
There is no lack Of present-day prob
/ lens That is not because there are more
( evils 10 redress, more wrongs to be right
81. more helpless and ignorant 20 be cared
l for: on the contrary, the rights OF the
many were never more jealously guarded.
there were never more remunerative en-
Payments. better wages paid. and never
more OF the comforts Of life enjoyed by
4 greater number than in our day and in
/ our country.
He then went on To speak of the growth
I Of democracy and OF the need for better
/ understanding between capital and labor
/ Continuing. he said that the Young Mems
/ Christian Association could do more than
/ any other organization in bringing these
/ conditions.
Afternoon Business.
/ The principal business Of the afternoon
/ session was a series Of rapid-hre boom
eTs from various cities Of the plain. the
mountain and the valley who desired
/ that the next international convention
that OF 19lO-be held in their city. and
/ in no other
Every boomer had voice and manu-
/ script ready. and when it is remembered
/ that such cities as Los Angeles. the city
/ that has gained 10000 people IN two
/ months; from Denver. where the sun
! shines every day in the year. when it Is
/ not showing: from San Francisco, where
/ all the grafters have been driven out or
/ east into prison. it is easily seen that
4 the meeting was lively.
! II looked much like the presentation
with males Of that song in "Florodora.
/ the double sextet.
/ Albany N. " led OF with a letter
/ from some commercial organization.
which did its best 10 win the conven-
/ ton Asbury Park was next with a
string of advantages. including the
widest publicity" hotels that are "rea-
/ soHable." summer resort. and a few
other desirable points. Detroit was the
next 20 answer and Detroit. according
to the man who spoke for her. 10 really
! just next 20 perfection, and il the talker
/ hadn't been little modest, he would
| have admitted his city was more than
! perfect.
! st. Paul had two boomers. both or
whom spoke gIowingly Of the multitude
or beautiful things in that city He said
/ the whole Northwest lies in tribute 10
| st. Paul. Minneapolis, too, he said,
wants the convention.
! Cincinnati came next. and then Den
YER Denver made strong claims. The
man who talked in her behalf said that
/ Portland. Ore, Kansas City, and Omaha
/ all wished to see the convention come TO
/ Denver Denver. he said. is going after
/ the convention until she gets II.
Los Angeles Claim.
| 4Alt lltAl NAAN was A-Co -AASIANSs NAAfAt
| its praiser said the climate almost equals
! heaven; where the town grows so fast
one does not know his own community
over night; where everything is beautiful
| and grand-in fact. where everybody
wants TO go before he dies.
San Francisco which. its speaker said.
| IS the main city OF which Los Angeles is
! the suburb. came next The speaker for
that city said that all graft had been
/ driven out and the grafters put in pris-