The diamond drill., 1918-06-22
THE EscANABA CONFERENCE.

THE ESCANABA CONFERENCE. g.
The most important result arrived
at by the War Board delegates to the
Escanaba conference was In regard
TO the disposition OF the war chest
oadonies, l. e. the payment by the
boards OF control OF the chests to re-
quests made upon them for aid by the
different war activities.
Most OF the war chests were insti-
tuted upon a basis Of last years de-
mands for funds to which were add
ed liberal allowances by the organiz-
ers for increases OF demands as the
war burden grows. The burdens
seem to grow faster than were anti
cipated.
This phase Of the situation was
brought foreibly to the attention of
the war boards for the reason that the
most OF the directors had just re-
relved request for aid for several
new organizations and also from the
report that the Y. NJ. c. A. is to ask
for s1O0,OOO,O0O the next time, the
same amount that the Red Cross ask
ed for.
There was no disposition on the
part OF the war activity workers TO
limit aid in this war work In fact
every speaker advocated extending aid
TO the limit, but at the same time
there was a disposition to pass up
Implications and TO demand efficien-
cy in the expenditure OF funds to the
end that as many dollars may be
stretched over as much territory and
do as much good as possible.
II all war activity organizations
should double their request this
year, as is reported the Y. M. c. A.
will do the war chests will be ex-
hausted and extra demands will have
TO be made upon the people. Wheth-
er this extra request will meet with
success or failure Is a question that Is
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directors wish to obviate the necessi-
ty OF making any request Of the kind
If possible and TO that end move
ment was started to place in supreme
charge OF the state war activities
some central board whose duty IL
shall be TO pass upon requests; upon
the total which the state should bear
and upon the proportions allotted to
each county. After much discussion
the executive committee of which
Judge Flanagan and Mr. Harry Rice
of Houghton are members. was dele
gated the authority TO, az far as the
upper peninsula is concerned, inves
tigate and pass upon these matters.
II isn't question OF limiting our
charities. but OF being judiciously
charitable that the delegates sought
II Is a fact that hundreds of well dis
posed people have hobbies that they
want to put into motion and that all
kinds OF hobbies are urged in this
war activity game as necessary, most
OF them Implications. The activities
that are given general recognition ar,
the Red Cross, the Y. NJ. G. A., the X
of c.. the Salvation Army and the
Young Mems Hebrew Association
The only organization for which tho
president has asked that contributions
be made Is the Red Cross. but he ha,
passed favorably upon a dozen OF
more activities. The war department
has officially recognized all OF the or
ganizatlons mentioned above as wei
as the training camp activities work
The work OF the latter commission
has been broadened since its repre-
sentative was in Crystal Falls so tina
II included work In munition centers
a fact that has lessened its initeres
TO the public in general who feel tina
an appeal for funds in such commun
titles has not the general interest &
at that work about training camp
has.
The result OF the conference at Es
GAMBIA will undoubtedly have a goo'
effect for Il has sobered lot OF tn
over-enthusiastIc who haven't looke'
ahead 20 where we are going to lan'
II some system is not followed in con
nection with our war activities expen
diture.