La Junta tribune., 1917-11-29
AN APOLOGY DUE swlsk
People OF That Community Cuatrib-
uted Literally To Y. n. G. A.
Fund-lnjustice Explained

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In the last issue OF the Tribune
Swink was emblazoned to tAc world
as q Stacker in the Y. N. c. A. War
Work campaign. and some Of the
citizens OF that community were
Justly indignant because Of the un-
merited notoriety given them. Our
Information was secured from the
district chairman. and the list OF
towns. with the amounts contributed
by each was published Just a. Il was
given to US. We had NO means OF
knowing that II was not correct.
There was NO intent on the part OF
the Tribune to reflect In any way
on the people OF that community
and We sincerely regret nov, that
the list OF towns was published as
II was.
Mr.. A. 8. Marshall. district chair
man Of the Y. M. c. A. campaign
In six counties Of the Arkansas Val
ley. explains the matter in detailed
letter to Mrs. II. 8. Rollins. OF Swink.
and shoulders the entire responsi-
bility for placing Swink In the list
as II was. The letter follows:
La Junta, Colo. November 2eth.
Mrs. II. g. Rollins. swink. Colo.
Dear Madam: In my converse
tion over the phone the other even
ing. I was pleased with your fhdig-
nation at seeing swink appear as a
Stacker In the Y. NJ. c. A. campaign,
when in fact many had contributed
individually.
/. of course. being chairman OF
the six counties. knew nothing OF In
dfvidual subscriptions. ! only had To
do with counties. and each coun ty
was sub-diyided into districts. Otero
was divided into districts as follows:
Fowler. Manzanola, Rocky Ford.
Swink, La Junta and Cheraw.
II was the county chairman s
place to obtain a local nmn in his
particular place. In the case ri
Swink. certain prominent citizens
were appointed as local chairmen.
They declined to act. and assumed
to speak for the whole community
In saying that Swink was not later
ested in the Y. NJ. c. A.. and there
was nothing done.
The county chairman. In company
with Rev Warner. of Rocky Ford.
went to Swink. and succeeded no
better. and this Is why ! gave the
figures as I did--to see II Swink
stood for certain eminent citizens
speaking for them as q community.
and that Is why I said that Swink
rs . community was not interested
In such a movement. knew better.
or at least thought I did. and yen-
ture the assertion. that n Swink had
been organized. there would not
have been a townr In the six counties
to have done better. To prove that
conclusively to my mind. Sugar City
was the banner town OF the district.
and II was wholly due to Mr. Carey
and the boys In the factory there.
About $1,000 was raised the last
night Of the campaign. due wholly
TO the pcrsistency OF the district
leader.
certainly admire your loyalty to
Swink. your community and to your
country. and wish that the county
chairman had secured man with
such loyalty. You said you would
willingly have taken charge OF the
campaign. and would have pushed
II to . successful ending. do not
doubt this. but II was mems work,
and ] do not know that there was
a lady solicitor In the six counties,
yet do not see why women should
not be as much Interested ms men
Your work IN the Rcd Cross cam.
paign OF few months ago Is the
best proof that you would have sue.
ceedod.
could have left swink out OF the
list but Il wal, one OF tho sub-dI.
visions OF otero county. had no
intention Of rcfiecting on individual
contributors. nor In any one In In
Junta rcs,onsible hut myself for In.
cirGlrg fs'int IN the list. Contri.
buttons only came through commun.
tiles. and I think from this on. mol
only swink. but Fowler. Mansanola
cheraw. and NIL other towns. men ol
susinnss and affairs will awaken e
the fact that this country Is at war
and a great war. and that We mus,
prepare TO mako sacrifices. and srsa,
sacriflces IN men and money. and !,
Il high time that men Of concern II
every community. when called upor
by the Red Gross or =. n. G. A
oreanlsatlons. should drop thsil
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