Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-08-14

method IS lacking. Means must be ere
ated whereby each person may enlist
for the duration Of the war. Some
must enlist in the army and navy;
some In the Industrial army; some In
the agricultural army and the big re.
mainder In the moral. home personal
service and financial army.
It must be possible for everyone to
enlist for the war. Everyone wants
to enlist for the war.
Consequently there must be co.
originating agency, which will reach
every man, woman and youth In the
communicable small worker and
giver as we'll as the large worker and
giver; an agency that will interest and
educate the entire community, Increase
thrift and develop among all the spirit
Of war service. s.e,sSv...A@
Need Tor Capitalization.
In those communities which have
adopted the Community War Service
plan these outstanding reasons, predi-
Gated on the fear that the community
might not be able Indefinitely to con-
tinue meeting the increased demands
for increasing amounts from nonco-
ordinated organizations for the forma.
ton Of q centralized program devel-
oped:
First, each separate need made nee
essary separate "whirlwlnd CAM
paign," which drew heavily on the time
Of hundreds of solicitors, whose effort
could be spent better in their regular
occupations.
Second, this constant series Of finan
cial appeals was uselessly taking the
time of those solicited, now when more
than ever before that time should be
conserved.
Third, no single organization was
large enough to reach all the people.
No single campaign, with limited ap-
peal for single need, could reach all
the people. AS result many thou
sands Of men and women, who would
have welcomed the opportunity to give,
were overlooked.
Fourth, appeals for the larger and
more vital needs were gradually being
obscured by the multiplicity of smaller
campaign appeals.
The solution recommends develop:
ment of single organization to raise
one large fund through monthly pay
ments by all the people. All wartime
financial demands on the community
to be met from this fund-the War
Chest. No other solicitation for war
needs to be permitted in the commu.
nifty for the rest Of the year.
Advantages Of the Plan.
What are the advantages Of such
plan? These may best be stated by
quoting from Samuel G. Blythe's re-
cltal Of "A Great Civic War Success"
'The advantages are apparent: Time
and effort are economical. Fakes and
unimportant needs are eliminated. The
stopping Of various drives makes pos.
sible one great annual drive, wherein
all the energy of the city can be uti.
lized and all the resources tapped"
Accomplishment Of such a program
means that a community system.
atizes war giving and war support.
The community determines the sum OF
money required for various war pur.
poses not governmental, such as sub.
scription to Liberty Bonds and War
Savings Stamps, and gets that sum all
at once providing for its disbursement
in properly certified and useful direo
lions when the cali comes, relieving
the citizens of the bothers and incon.
veniences Of various drives.
Objects Of one Of the prominent
Community War Service programs, as
outlined in its bylaws, are stated:
ITO receive contributions from In.
dividuals, corporations, associations,
firms and others and to disburse these
contributions among the war needs
that come to its attention and which
receive its approval; to enlist and or
ganize for war needs every man, won.
an and youth In the community and to
enable each individual to do his duty
according to his ability during the pc
Rod Of the war; to conserve and rem.
der most efficient the personal service
and financial resources Of the entire
community through a single co-ordi-
mating agency; to reduce to mini
mum the number of money-raising
campaigns; to insure adequate support
for all future war needs; to interest
and educate the entire community; to
encourage thrift; to fairly and equi-
tably distribute the funds collected;
to develop among all the spirit Of war
service"