The Greeley tribune., 1910-01-20

tolu 'alu' ar5ftfnraT interest for lu,
w., : TsFpnCdy, whose beluygs'9
'"'' '''5 tbn world WAS at "u,
'isg' - 1''o" ,orrnar with Mr. J1sup "uW
,n"5,,,i,tn.l,y was influenced "' W.
NIr Peabody by that nleIs' '''''
COZ His Training
rn a,DFaaf man Ht the s"'s.
,.,L. ~. an the best side 10. fV' NN
.alert kc,n-oypd, ahle-,o-l.NN'-.','n - g,,
eli-ou-Eis-fcet SORT ol ..''| W. ,na
nj my left He was pir7iu,t'' ',,,,tar
of the big trust companies on "'''
F.. New York. He said TO me. elm,
"I am under big obligations W. ,,, ,.gr
~ NJ {. A. when, as 4 Nou"@9,,rl
/ ioined its debating society ! ''H.G ,',,,
nor NM two sentences tosetNvI, o4,
before season was over ''u'u ~
| something in debate. Then ! com
usnr,d 10 dnd myself on the HooI,
think ON my feet. enjoy scrap an"
spar for points Then ! sot TO llaN
| ing some addresses in its mteuuNsl
| / liked as well the ScrimmaEeS III
the basketball games, IN the NN NJ
nasium. and n the same time W's
s,n5ying the commercial branches
and business law In the night Schooi
A few wears afterward. when the po-
litical campaign was on, | touhu iul
self in one of the clubs and th'h
on the platform -,
This man is now looked on as on,
of the coming men in the pol'i''"
arena i'm the city and Is treasure
and leader in one OF its largest
climbs He SAYS he owes ii an 10
the training the Y NJ c, \ gave
him
Root Was Y. Vi. c. \. Boy
f,w days later | was present al
the international dinner OF the ! " /
G az the Waldorf-Astoria, With
some 400 men who can auord 10
pay for a dinner there. ana VINO
back up the Y. NJ. c a. in its eN-
tension by their gifts of Slo0,OOO or /
more a year. One of the guests was
Senator Elihu Root. former secre- I
.ary OF state.
1t was interesting to hear MI.
Root tell the story OF his first ac-
1uaintance with the Y, NJ. c. \,
when he came to New York fresh
rom college in the SOS. There he
net its first secretary, robert Il,
and formed lifelong
with him-a friendship
which he declares was one of the
loulding influences of his life, and
specially timely at that age when
Young man in strange city needs
he helpful influences thrown around
i'm His words, therefore, had spe-
al weight when he said:
The association seeks TO open the
oor of opportunity in the whole
orld to the young man and TO maze ,
i'm a good and useful citizen, no g.,
e and forceful man. 1t aims to :,
,complish its purpose by dealing
ith men. instead OF just talking to
em: saying to them, Come TO us, a
lt Go do so and so. We give /,
edals to the man who pulls another !,
ON the river and saves his life.
ow much more does the man de- =
rye a medal who saves men from ,,
e dangers that beset them on the !,
reshold of life"
Y. NJ. &. A. for Manila
When he was governor o, the Phil
.pines. President Taft knew little,
anything. about the Y. NJ. c. A
g saw the need OF young Americans
way from home for popular head
larters which would keep them
1t of deviltry." and became one of
Ie warmest advocates there, with
eut.-Col. Halford, who was presi-
ent of the association. The need
Americans abroad has been the
residents continual theme in ad-
resses given at Y. NJ. c. A. openings
nd cornerstone layings since his re-
irn. When Manila's $l50.000 build
lg was opened last week, the presi-
ent cabled, Congratulations on en-
rgy and generosity shown in erec-
on OF building. | have every con-
dence in its great future"
Ex-Vice President Fairbanks made |
he opening address. He said:
Il am glad to know that the Y. |
t. c. A here is moving forward |
nth the Bible OF our fathers in one
and, the flag of the republic in
he other. This association will be
here in Manila. conserving
he moral and intellectual welfare
!, young men so far away from home
Influences. which lays them open to
lnuS,,.,, ete.nptations. Wherever |
lave gone ! have found the Ameri-
AN school house where the english
anguage and Anglo-Saxon ideals are
aueht, and in the larger centers the
association providing for the pro-
.ection of the health and the morals
)f young men. This building will
De point of common meeting for
all denominations and the better
nent of the community Wherever
have gone on my journey thus far
around the world, | have found that
he Y. NJ. c. A. has been established,
md especially strong in Japan and
China
sTW'kMEN FAVOR PINCHOT
AND ROOSEVELT PCi.it