The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
LETTER FROM PRESI-
DENT WILSON
Z "The White House.

LIE w niue IlOuSC.
washington, Sept. 3, 1918.
E'My Dear Mr.. Fosdick:
May | call your attention to a
matter which has recently been en-
gaging my thought not a little?
''The War Department has recog-
nized the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, the Young Women's Chris
tan Association, the National Cath
Ole War Council, the Jewish We'll
fare Board, the War Camp Com
munity Service, the American Ii
brary Association and the Salvation
Army as accepted instrumentalities
through which the men in the ranks
are to be assisted in many essential
matters of recreation and morals.
at was evident from the first, and
has become increasingly evident,
that the services rendered by these
agencies to our army, and to our
allies, are especially one and all of
kind, and must Of necessity, if
well rendered, be rendered in the
closest cooperation. 1t is my judg
ment, therefore, that we shall Sc
cure the best results in the matter
of the support of these agencies if
these seven societies will unite their
forthcoming appeals for flu hds, in
order that the spirit of the country
in this matter may be expressed
without distinction Of race or re-
ligious opinion in support of what
is in reality a common service.
"This point of view is sustained
by the necessity, which the war has
forced upon us, of limiting our ap-
peals for funds in such way that
two or three comprehensive cam
paigns shall take the place of series
of Independent calls upon the gener-
osity Of the country.
will you not, therefore, as chair
man of the Commission on Training /
Camp Activities, be good enough to
request the societies in question to
combine their approaching appeals
for funds in a. single campaign, pref
erably during the week of Novem-
Der II, so that in their solicitation
of funds, as well as in their work
in the field, they may act in as COM
plete cooperation and fellowship as
possible?
In inviting these organizations to
give this new evidence Of their pa
,riotic cooperation, I wish it dis
.inctly understood that their COM q
'liance with this request will not, c
II eny sense, imply the surrender on +
he part of any of them of its dis
motive character and autonomy.
because I fully recognize the fact
'ach of them has its own traditions. t
principles and relationships which
t properly prizes and which, if pre-
erved and strengthened, make pos p
ible the largest service. s
80 Vic ooiiIc Time, would be "
bliged if you would convey to them i
rom me very warm expression Of Il
ne governments appreciation of il
ne splendid service they have rem RI
cred in ministering to the troops at
ONE and overseas in their leisure
lme. Through their agencies the
loral and spiritual resources of the
Iation have been modified behind
ur forces and used in the finest
ay, and they are contributing d.
ectly and effectively to the win i
ing Of the war.
IT has been gratifying to find
ne spirit of cooperate on among all
'e leaders of the organizations
ave mentioned. This spirit, and
le patriotism Of all the members
Id friends of these agencies, give
e confidence to belieye that the
1ited war work campaign will be
owned with abundant success.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON,"