The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-15
FIFTY PER CENT
/ increase FOR
Welfare WORK
United War Work Campaign
/ Drive the Week Of November
II TO 10 to Raise S250,000,-
600 for Men With the Colors

sailed upon to subscribe more than two
and half million dollars as this
states quota of the national sum TO be
used during the coming year for well
fare work among the boys with the
icolors over there and over here.
! The United War Work drive during
that week will be participated in by
the seven organizations whose work in
Europe and this country is endorsed
by the War Department. They are the
Y. NJ. c. A., the Y. w. C. A., the Ma
tional Catholic War Council, the Jew
ish Welfare Board, the War Camp
Community Service, the American Ii
brary Association and the Salvation
Army.
v IT was intended originally to ask the
nation for 17O,5OO,OO0 from the people
to carry on this great work through
another year. Kentucky's quota was
placed at S1,TT0,S00. However, it has
been found that, on account of the
amazing increase in the size of our
army and navy and the enlarged de-
mands of our Allies, the national
amount must be increased 80 per cent,
and this calls for Il corresponding in
crease from every state.
AS the problem has been presented
20 the various states of the Union by
the officials in charge of the United
War Work Campaign drive, the leaders
I'm every state have rallied quickly
around the standard of the 30 per cent
e.. no m of
the men in the army and navy should
take precedence over everything else,
AT a recent meeting in Louisville, rep
resentativeS from all seven Organiza
tons from all parts of the state dis
cussed this 80 per cent increase very
thoroughly. AT the close of the dis
cuSsiOn a resolution was introduced by
r. p Ernst, of Covington, reading as
follows:
4 Resolved, That in view Of the neces
sity for a larger fund for the United
War Work, it is the sense of this meet
ing that Kentucky should endeavOi
TO raise its proportion of the amount
required for the work and that a sc
per cent increase be recommended tC
and urged upon each county; and, fur.
Their,
Resolved, That a copy OF this res
olutiOn be sent each county. together
with short. compact statement Of
the necessity for this increase"
Mr.. Ernst moved the adoption of the
resolution, and it was seconded by
Judge X. W. Bingham, of Louisville.
This resolution does not require the
county to change its county quota un
less the county organization so de
sires. 1t is an appeal for each coun.
ty in the state TO get - per cenI
Over-subscription.
: Some of the reasons for the in
crease in the quota are as follows:
/. Remarkable increase in size OF
American army. All budgets were
based upon the size of our army lasl
spring. Three million soldiers to serve
overseas before the year is over in
stead of one million.
2. Serving expanding needs OF
q American navy. Some of the organi
xations uniting in this campaign have
not covered the navy with their past
programs.
3. This is a war of peoples as
much as armies and naves, and the in
duStrial classes must he served with
welfare features near our munitions;
plants.
4. The conditions of women affect
ed by our work must not he overlook
nd ~ Ui ri In. .fef
plants must be provided with whole
some recreation.
.. Service extends from the time
the boys enter the trains in their home
towns until they reach the front line
trenches, representing American home
school, college, library, forum. hes
club life, best of the Stage, all church
es and synagOgs.
q. Continuity Of this service can mo-
be continued without increased funds
Is there any link you would omit?
I. The armies of our Allies have
asked for the same programs for theiI
armies.
8. The increasing number of pris
Oners of war look entirely TO us fOI
their physical, mental, social anC
moral well-belng,
-. If peace should come within 81
short time, the greatest need for Om
program will follow. In most war,
disqualification has proven demoralza
tion. We must not win the war anC
lose il. A great educational program
Is planned TO meet this emergency
which was not included in the Origina
figures sS,0O0,O00 for text books alone
10. Emergencies aud crises are sure
Ia come. We must be prepared fol
them. II is expensive to follow a
moving army.
Kentucky will accept the challeng,
10 raise this Over-subscriptiOn, as she
has accepted every other challenge II
this war, with the same viii 10 wiz
that inspires Kentucky's boys in The
trenches and training camps of Europe
on the battleships and in the training
camps of our own country.
Ii can be done IL every man. womar
and child In Kentucky turns 10 the
task with high resolve 10 maintain