Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-21
KIND OF MORALE "Y
AND K. OF C. STAND FOR
Fighting Ability Of American
Soldied Depends Upon His
Mental Attitude
THE WILL TO VICTORY"

! y. NJ =. A. Knights OF COLUMBUS, BAL
walton Army and other organizations
are producing in the soldiers of the
Allied armies, was Endorsed enthus-
iasticalIy by Charles NJ. Schwab and
Frank P. Walsh in appeals TO the
country to support generously the
United War Work Campaign for $170.-
SOC, 900 to continue and expand the
program already in operation at home
and overseas
/ officials of the United War Work.
Campaign were par icularly pleased
with these Endorsements because Mr..
Schwab, as director general of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, is
known as a master of morale and
efficiency" and Mr.. Walsh. associate
chairman of the Labor Arbitration
Board, is intimately in touch with the
industrial army of the nation and made
his appeal ito the workingmen of
America"
THE fighting ability of the Ameri-
can soldier depends not alone upon
his physical condition, his military
training and his equipment, but upon
his mental attitude; whether he is
contented. satisfied and happy, or ir-
ritated, dissatisfied and therefore in
efficient. If his morale is good, he will
be confident of his ability to meet the
Hun and best him even against odds.
Morale counts nightly in battles; and
morale is developed by assuring the
comfort and happiness of the soldier
in his everyday life so far as can be
done
I'm this war we are learning that
it pays in victories to keep the soldier
up to the top notch in efficiency as a
fighting machine. So the good work
of the Y. M. C. A., the Y. w. C. A., the
X. of c., the Jewish Welfare Board, the
War Camp Community Service, the
American Library Association and
other splendid organizations cannot
be measured in terms of money spent
by them to help the boys lover there"
and lover here" to be happy and con-
tented. Their work amounts not mere
to kindness to the men. 1t is that, of
course, but, more to the point, it is
good business, good warfare, and pays
good dividends in results that, we may
hope, soon will bring victory and all
her fruits.
Investment in the United War
Work Campaign is helping to keep up
the morale that will win. and to make
. ho %, hna
the brunt of battle"
Mr.. Walsh, emphasizing the fact
that working men comprise more than
20 per cen. of the 100000 soldiers
and sailors overseas an dthe greatest
number in training or entering the
service in this country, added:
when they return they will bring
with them the memories of battle, and
will tell with gratitude of the help
given them by the organizations de-
voted to their relief. These organiza-
tions build them up and give them
by the organizations devoted to their
relief. These organizations build
them up and give them strength to do
their utmost in defeating the Huns.
These organizations give them the
morale that makes their defeat i'm
possible. The will to victory" is
based on this morale.
''The Y M. c. A, Y. w. c. A., Nat
ional Catholic War Council, X. of c.,
American Library Association, Jewish
Welfare Board. War Camp Commun-
ity Service, and Salvation Army, are
making every effort to take care of
our soldiers and sailors-our soldiers
and sailors who are your brothers and
near relatives. During the present
drive these seven organization are to
obtain $40, 100000 with which to take
care of our men during the coming
year.
You are doing your best in the ship
yards, steel mills and munition plants.
You will do your bit in caring for
your men now in uniform.
Every worker who labors and lives
to see the Stars and Stripes float in
Berlin-every worker who loves his
men folk abroad. will give during this
drive. do not ask you to give your
time, that should be given to your
work All ask. is that you contribute
all you can to the great organizations
who now take the place of home for
our boys l know that you will Our
working men have met the call for
their utmost in work. know that they
will answer this appeal in like man
ner
when your men return be able to
look them in the eyes and know that
you did your best to provide them
all the comforts possible during their
magnificent fight for you. and the
! freedom of the world"
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