The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-08
SENATOR BECKHAM ENDORSES
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN.

The United War Work Campaign.
which will be inaugurated in this
county on next Monday, November
IL, is receiving the commentator of
patriotic people of the State. The
work to be done is vast and therefore
requires an immense amount of
money. They are asking for $170,-
100000, which is none too much.
Some people may think the war is
nearly over, and that therefore it will
be useless to contribute such a large
amount of money for this purpose.
But there will be more need Of work
during the reconstruction period than
at any other time.
The boys will be contented as long
as they are fighting, for they are in
spired by patriotism, and will put up
with any number of hardships as long
as they can get at the Hun. The try
ing time, however, will come during
the period of reconstruction. and the
necessity of these organizations will
be increased tenfold because there
will be let down in the enthusiasm
among the boys. They will be anx-
lous to return home as soon as their
duties are over. This of course will
be impossible, as it will take eighteen
months or two years at least before
they can be sent to America and mus
tered out of service. They will have
more leisure time, and leisure breeds
discomfort. Therefore, in order to
keeu up their morale, it will be more
necessary to amuse, instruct and en-
terrain them.
The following is a copy OF Senator
Beckham's letter to Mr.. VIM. H.
Crawford, General Secretary of the
Publicity Committee:
Dear Mr.. Crawford:-I am in re-
ceipt of your letter of several DAYS
ago, asking me to give some express
slons In regard to the United War
Work Campaign, which will begin
November IL, to raise the sum of
$40, 100000 for the united work of
the Y. M. c. A., the K c., the Y. NJ.
H. A, the Salvation Army, etc.
1T is needless to tell you that am
In hearty sympathy with this move
ment, and sincerely hope that the full
amount be subscribed, and that Ken
lucky will do its part in the great
work. The service rendered by these
excellent organizations has been of
incalculable and lasting benefit to
our soldiers and sailors in this war.
and 1 know of no cause which de-
serves the liberal and generous con-
sideration of our people more than
does this one. Those who subscribed
in the Liberty Loan campaigns de-
serve in many instances much credit,
but in that work they were making a
safe investment by buying the bonds
of this Government
"The coming campaign of the Unit
ed War Work organizations is, how
ever, a higher test Of the patriotism
and generosity of our people, for in
that they are giving to the WORTH
est of causes without hope of any
monetary return Nevertheless the
! good which is done by these splendid
organizations is one of such a bene-
ficfent and lasting character that our
country will receive immense prac-
teal returns as we'll as moral returns
upon the investment.
Permit me, therefore, through you
to express my cordial good wishes for
the success of the campaign and es-
pecially that the people of Kentucky
who have responded so generously
and so nobly in every call for war
service will not fail in this one.
Very sincerely yours,
| (Signed) 81: c. w. BECKHAM."