Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-07
No. 5
Y,l.l. C. A. PLANS
TO RAISE A FUND
OF $35,OOO,OOO.OO

This campaign is not for the Y NJ.
c. A, but for the enlisted men Of the
American army and navy. for the men
of our allies and for the 100000, pris-
oners of war in Europe" said DR..
John r. Mott, chairman of the Inter
national War Work Council of the
7. M. c. A.. last night in speaking of
the movement to raise at least $685.
100000 in the United States for assoc
citation war work.
1.-THE Y. M. C. A." said Or. Mott,
is merely the agency through which
this vital service is rendered. we
must present the case plainly to every
one. Families whose sons, brothers or
fathers have been called into the SER
vice will be quick to realize that this
fund is for these men-not for tho
Y. NJ. c. A.
Work TO improve Morale.
when the war started the VI NJ
g. A. had the organization to do this
work. It was a service that some.
agency had to undertake So the II.
M. "A. has gone ahead"
One Of the most important phases
of the war work abroad DR.. Mott said,
was tina tot improving the morale of
the armies of Russia, France and
Italy. England, Canada and Austria
liza, he said, did their own Y. MI. q A
work at all points.
The military authorities Of Russia,
France and Italy have urged that AM
erica establish the Y. M. c. A. work in
their armies. In the case of Russia
DIR. Mott said, the same treatment
given russian soldiers that American
enlisted men got, would so improve the
morale of the Russian army that il
could quickly be SO heartened as to re-
cover completely it's fighting spirit.
1t is to do these things, to actually
save the lives of millions of fighting
men and war prisoners and TO shorten
the terrible conflict in Europe that the
Z. M G. A. is asking the American
people to give this $35, 000, 900 or more.
Service President Expects.
very important and pressing" said
DR.. Mott, lis the associations oppor-
tunity of serving our own American
troops at home and abroad--to afford
them wholesome recreation, substitutes
for home life, comforts and necessi-
ties. This is service that President
Wilson looks to the association to rem
der.
For every one of these men life
has been turned topsy- turvy. Old
habits. old friends, all they have been
accustomed to has been left behind
.SociafS> restraints nave been removed
Our duty is to rationalize their lives.
We must take to them some Of the
steadying influences of home. The
z. M. C. A. goes with the men from the
time of their enlistment right into the
front line trenches-for they must die
clean or come back straight, if he
yearnitngs of hundreds of thousands
of American homes are to be realized"
This appeal for our own enlisted
men, DR. Mott said, might be strongest
with those whose men have gone out
But the very vital need of putting new
heart into the wavering armies If Rus
STA and the war weary soldiers of
France and italy he said IS a factor
upon which the duration and success
Of the war might depend. To help our
allies, DR. Mott said would help our
own men and our own nation, for, he
said, the sho .tenng OF the war and it's
successful termination were of as much
Importance TO America as to any or
all of her allies.
Help Others and Help Selves.
"By helping the others We will help
ourselves" said DR.. Mott. 'That is
what must be kept in mind by every
one who is going to be asked fer money
and by all who are helping raise the
fund. It is a great necessary, pat
,-;o%;o Fund