The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-09
LETTER FROM CHAIRMAN BTDDLE

LEI lex FkOM CHAIRMAN BIDDLE
Word has reached there is certain objection parts Of
Greene county to the United War Campaign because part Of
this fund is the knights or the Catholic War
Work Council.
extremely sorry there any opposition to this cam
pagn this account AT first blush might appear to Be upon
the Of the Protestant objection but do not
believe who knows the Campaign and its OBJ
eeve will take exception whatever War Work
Campaign because has Knights Of Columbus
Remember this not fusion Of the organizations Their
on sentiments principles separate They are
united solely for the Of making this particular drive 1t
not Of their accord that being done these organiza
tons has been engaged in welfare work from the beginning the war
Catholic organization on the border he
has been engaged in such
work probably longer than any the others organizations
have been making distinct and drives Many objections
being made in cities where these campaigns being waged
of the multiplicity them the extraordinary expense at
tached them This taken by the Rotary and Commercial
clubs and other organizations demanding that the organizations which
have been doing welfare work both the zone
unite their drive so as to time trouble and expense Sentiment
for this strong that it the of President Wilson, and
he especially requested in letter of length written
dick chairman the Commission on Training Camp Activities on
September 1918 that these organizations make joint
during the week of November H. 1918.
Some objections raised by all organizations this united
campaign The M G. A. well the Catholic organization
ected but the Presidents request not to be lightly considered
and after consultation agreed that the different organza
tons would make joint drive beginning November 18th and ending
November IS, 1918.
haye trouble these organizations
to have raised the proportion allotted to them of the $100000
Of this amount Y NJ c. A. receives $10OOO00 600 the Y w. c. A.
SIS 100000 Knights Of Columbus $4,000 600 War Camp Community
Service $15oOOO0O American Library Association $85OOOOO Jew
h Welfare Board 100000, and the Salvation Army $5OOOOo
You will thus that the Knights of Columbus receive only II Clio
cent Of the amount to be raised is their expectation to raise
$50 100000 organization winter
$SOO00OO and raised $12OO0OOO 1t would have trouble what
raising its proportion of the 17500000 should conduct
separate and distinct campaign this is true what objection
be made to into United Campaign and receiving amount
greater than could raise and probably much less?
There valid for these different organizations making
separate campaigns campaigns expensive each of them
are doing and will continue to do their respective works while the war
thai yicdn
Aside from the fuly of campaigns there several
why these organizations should conduct this campaign jointly
mention few of them:
W Economy These organizations will bear the joint expense
audited and there will be only audit This
and extravaganza They all conducted under the War
Department and by its consent
(2) Efficiency joint campaign will make each Of the
CARNATIONS efficient Each will learn from the other les
sons and new methods the weaker helped
3) There will also be replacing of mutual rivalry and mis-
understanding with better feeling This time for bad feeling
prevailed heretofore certain Of the organizations and
this campaign helping the other will be great factor elm
mating anhy bgOty and narovness which has heretofore pre-
vailed
ca It will also religious unity thing which much
This campaign not of denominaonasm but
soldiers the front and who know denomna
ton.
5) This will national solidarity, thing which is
absolutely indispensable at this time
6) opportunity for cutVatng argeness Of soul
beay AS nation have been narrow and bgoted
The soldiers teaching valuable lesson along the line Of oer
ance and day bgo intolerance and prejudice rapidly
vanishing day of liberal view Of mems religion is
appearing.
( Furthermore campaign not waged for particular
church denomination the the front and in the camps
To allow suffer- and take from them that which they
have hitherto enjoyed and which guy belongs to Them the com
organizations have furnished he would be nog
short of criminal especially the ground of narrow and inconsistent
eude AS campaign waged behalf of our soldiers IN
camp and the fighting for the liberty Of their nation ana
for the rights of people, nothing short of suicide on the
part of anyone contribute to this campaign just because
some unit Of the organization have Objectionable FEATURES
sincerely hope the word which has been conveyed TO me OF
this prejudice is without foundation And it has foundation that
non consideration object of this great work and the
value of it to the soldiers, it will be eliminated
j. BIDDLE Chairman.