Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-16
men NEEDED FOR Y. NJ. CA.
SERVICE OVER IN FRANCE
John Stewart Bryan Issues appcaI
for Secretaries to Help
Win War.
MUST ENLARGE ORGANIZATION
Increased Demands on "Y" Will BE
Met lmmcdiatcly-AIcn TOO Old
to Fight Can DO Vhcir Share In
Maintaining Army's Morale.


The following call for men willing
to serve the Y. ". G.. a. i'm France was
ISSUED yesterday by John Stewart
Bryan. of this city. a member Of the
associations national war work cnun-
ell. MI Bryan. in the interview,
stresses the fact that m"n who can
not fight MS soldiers due &c their aga.
can perform necessary service in
Keeping up The morale OF the men
through enlistiug under the red tri-
angle Mr.. Bryan said:
How can the middlc-agc'! man see
service in this war and share in the
thrill OF II? How can the man who
was too young to fight in the Civil
War AND is too old to fight in the pres
cnt great conflict got into the game as
his father did and his sons arc
doing now? There ia "a place for him
who feels that he belongs to the
skipped generations. :, place as near
the front line trenches as he cares
TO go. "A place that carries with IL one
or the greatest opportunities for
patriotic service that has ever been
presented TO n man who is too old To
fight. More than 1000 such men arc
on the western front to-day: before
September this total must he multi
piled by three. The national war work
council Of the Y. NJ g. \. has accepted
the responsibilities for the recruiting OF
that other army without which there
are plenty OF authorities to quote for
PROOF the war cannot he won.
NO JON TOO SMALL.
FOR COUNTRI'S LARGEST MEN
DIR. John r. Mott. general secre-
tary OF the war work council. recently
returned from the war zone after see
ing the opportunity along the entire
western and southern fronts. presented
the problems 10 "a conference IN New
York. The result was "A call for 2,Oou
men this month, 1000 in July and an
other 1000 In August. The biggest men
in the country arc wanted for the ser
vice which tho Y. NJ G. \. is doing In
the American eXpcditionary forces ana
with the French and Italian armies men
like Herbert l.. Pratt. for instance. MIR.
Pratt. a vice president OF the Standard
Oil Company, spent six months III
France. and summed up his experience
in these words:
There is no job in France too small
ioT the biggest man in any American
community. No president of RAFT
road or a bank or "A college. no law
yer or minister is too big for the job
of taking care OF our boys overseas
"A year ago tho " did not cxpec,
TO be running a business in France tina,
would do business OF 100000 a
month In June. 1918. Big men are
needed for the personal contac, with
the mon az hut secretaries and athletic
directors. All kinds OF assistants can
be used. such as accountants. ware
hoasemen .shipping clerks and recelv-
ing clcrksl And In the motor trans
port service there Is constant demand
for so-calied gentlemen drivers men
who own and drive their own cars ana
can make minor repairs when ncce.-
sary.
MUST HAVE MEN
TO GO IMMEDIATELY
All kinds o, men. therefore, ere
required. There are many reasons why
they must be ohtaiacd at once. One
man on ship for France today is worth
more TO the jor in hand than "a dozen
who may be in prospect for delivery In
the fall.
The Importance Of the Y. NJ. G. A,
work In the winning OF the war has
been mentioned. The association must
keep pace with the ever expanding
army and navy forces overseas IL is
not fair 20 ask the 200 or more workers
now in France TO bear the impossiblc
strain under which they labor. working
on a average o: fourteen hours i day
whether assigned to the por, cities the
concentration camps, or TO posts in the
zone OF combat under almost cons,an.
she'll fire
Gaps caused by death. physical
breakdown and Illness must be Hlled.
The man who has been reluctant to
enlist under the red triangle because
he felt the Y. NJ. c. A. work was TOO
tame need have no further fear Of
lack OF excitement If he goes overseas. !
successors must be provided for work /
ers who are called back TO America by
dependant families and important bust !
ness
UNITED STATES MUST PREPARE
FOR Long STRUGGLE
To overtake arrears we must have
these thousands Of workers at once.
Appeals that were made long ago have
not been satisfied In some cases our
boys have been received I'm France by
representatives Of the British Y NJ c.
a., because we have had no one TO
send TO welcome them to a strange
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