Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-25
MASTERS PAYS A
Y.N.C.A. TRIBUTE
BICIiNERs WORK As sE'RE
TARN FRANKLY APPROVED
IN INTERESTING LETTER,
TALKSOF TULSA'S INTERESTS
What Conditions Gy Faces Since
Population Warrants study l.
Theme Of Discussion.

"a city Is place whore men I'VE
common lives for noble ends" said
Aristotle over 1900 years ago. There
are many sides 10 the Interests of a
/ modern city business trade com
/ morcc, monry making, building the
/ city itself which Is noble achieve
/ mcnt, but there are more and much
/ higher interests trau these. As long
/ us time runs round we shah never get
/ away from The great questions of
/ human value and human worth. The
uig interest of a city, the noble in
/ tcrest, is that Of its people. II Is not
enough 10 build skyscrapers, found
! great business houses, and establish
never ending arteries ~ trade. The
welfare Of people rise infinitely
/ above these and those who build
count not the welfare Of the workers,
the poorest citizen, the helpless, the
dependent, and the neglected as Of
the greatest consequences are build
Ing upon the sand
/ have lived for many months AT a
time in this great city of Chicago and
/ believe that the down town loop dis
| trict Is the busiest place IN the world
! Certainly the achievements FOR this
city have scarcely been surpassed IN
! sion ~ the best and biggest things
| Chicago is doing and what the city
stands for When / try TO measure
the really big things my thought
turns al once TO the great parks, the
! driyeWays the play grounds, the IL
braries, the university, the music
halls, the art ccnters the bouleyards
! the Y. NJ G. 4. buildings, etc, almost
| all Of which are free ot once 10 the
! people. These are the agencies that
| are making Chicago great, because
/ they are making great citizenship.
A while ago the Tulsa Daily World
| paid splendid tribute 10 the Tulsa
! Y. VI. c, A. work and gave an esti-
mate Of the work in its true relation.
This work under Mr.. Buchher ls just
the same kind as the best that is be-
ing done I'm this great city. The hu-
man interests, the welfare Interests
are being carefully looked after in
Tulsa by the Y. NJ. G. a. in way
that ! count as wonderful. ! think
that II would be difficult TO 20 into
any city In the United states and find
the work better done by one man than
Is done there The training in lead
crshp that he is giving the OPENING
~ possibilities Of development. the
organization Of forces and setting
these forces at work the aiding in
movements for hetterment Is an
achievement that only n few cities
can boast Of. Energies and possbili-
ties in boys and young men are re
claimed ana directed so that they may
be used 10 constructive ends and
spiritual development instead Of be
ing blasted.
Up to the present the maintenance
~ this work has been purely volun
tary and for the most part it Is not
very well DONE mean the raising
the mere expenses of maintaining Mr..
Buchner In the field. A number have
given faithfully and have worked
hard in every way TO support the
work, but there are great many
more who have been able to support
this splendid work who have been
careless and a number have been in
different. surely the city Of Tulsa IS !
not willing to let a great work like
this cease and allow "A man, with
such splendid talents and capacities
Cor making a community, go to anoth-
er place. The men Of the city should |
not be willing to let the work drag
out and he lost for lack Of support |
It Is a selfish and mighty poor citizen |
who IS willing to do nothing for the
pubic good. The work should have
had ard should have now the sup |
port Of two agencies already provid-
ed by the law to aid just such work.
because Of selfish manipulation 1t has
had no support at all in this direc-
tion. II practical christianity is of
any consequence to a community and
a Tcople. then Tulsa should unite
and see that this splendid work Is
ke1t going and the great human in
terests Of her people are conserved.
j G. MASTERS.
Chicago, Aug. 15. 112.