The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-13
Y. m. c. A. Work In South America
and in India, Told by sehu.
man and White at
Banquet.
INDIA IS AWAKENING
Political Spirit and Unrest Manifest
-Japan's Defeat of Russia
Gave Indians
Hope.

.. "A, Schumaa of Buenos Ayres,
south America, and Harry w. White
Of Madras. India, foreign work secre-
tarles, were speakers at the
meeting and banquet in the interests
OF foreign work held at the Y. M. G.
A. yesterday evening. Both made in
terestiag talks descriptive of their
work abroad, telling briefly what had
been accomplished in their districts in
tho past, the problems confronting
them at the present time, and of their
plans for the future.
The meeting was held primarily to
create new and keep alive old interest
in the foreign work of the local asso-
citation. The Y. M. c. AS of Keokuk
and two other cities, Marshalltown
and Des Moines, support the foreign
secretary at Rio de Janerio, South
America, where efforts are now being
made to secure funds for the erection
of new Y. NJ. G. A. building. badly
needed to carry on the work there.
The secretary in this city is Arthur
w. Manuel. One fourth of his salary
is paid by the Keokuk association,
one fourth by the Marshalltown asso-
citation, and one-half by the Des
Moines association.
Work in South America.
In outlining the work now being
done in South America, Mr.. Schuman
said there were twenty secretaries in
that country at the present time and
that the plans for the next five years
included the placing Of twenty more
secretaries IN this field. There are
many important coast and capital
cities in South America that have not
yet been entered by the association.
In Rio de Janerio the building now
used by the association is nearly
twenty years old, Mr.. Schuman said,
and Is woefully inadequate. Despite
the building conditions under which
the association men there are work
ing, interest among the young men OF
the city is increasing constantly and
the association already has very
strong grip on them.
Speaking of the attitude Of South
Americans toward this country, Mr..
Schuman, who has been resident of
South American cities for many years,
said that the United States broke
down one of the greatest barriers of
prejudice and suspicion held by South
AlASlACSdAS ny oCCSpIIhS ZIG OHST OI
the South American countries as
mediators between the United States
and Mexico when the crisis arose
last year. This country, he said, could
get rid of the last barrier if they
would take the next step-that of ask
ing South American countries to join
the United States in restoring peace
In Mexico now.
Tells Conditions in india.
Mr.. Whites talk on the conditions
in India was full of interest to his
auditors. According to the speaker
this country is about to enter into a
new era. Political spirit and unrest
have been manifest in India for the
last ten years, he said. Japan's war
with Russia was followed with the
greatest interest by natives of this
country and their ultimate victory
gave these people a new hope. They
are beginning, he said, to gain a WIS.,
ion of another day when India will
take her former place among other
nations.
Mr.. White told of the earnest de-
sire the young men Of this country
have for securing an education such
as is given Americans and Europeans.
The people of the country, he said,
are moving in an educational, social,
political, religious, and business way
He cited numerous instances to bear
out this statement. Tho leading men
In India ara irving to regenerate the