The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-22
NATIONAL MOVE
FOR PHYSICAL
REGENERATION
Started BY National Security
League Through Committee
Headed by Matter Camp

cent. OF the young men called to the
coloes IN the draft are being rejected
Tor physical disability, the National Be-
cur1ty League has started q nation
wide movement to promote the phys
ical welfare Of the youth OF the land
through tho organization by cuu1mun1-I
ties Of branches OF Q Committee on
Physical Reserve, Of which Walter
Camp. veteran trainer Of athletes, ID;
chairman In answer to q letter sent
by the league to the mayors Of all the
cities tn the country OF over 5000 pop
ulatton asking them to appoint comr
mtttees to cooperate With Mr.. Camp,
200 committees In 80 states have al
ready been appointed to carry out tha,
Idea Associated with Nj. Camp ON.
the COMMITTEES ON Physical Reserve
are William q. Anderson, member Of
the Advisory Committee of Yale Uni
versity Gymnasium, and Joseph e.
R~aycroft, member OF the War and
Navy Departments Commission ON
Training Camp Activities.
"Economtr Dtaastsr::"
IN Discussing this ne1 effort Of che.
Security League. 8. Stanwood Meukeh,I
president OF the league. said:
The National Security League has
taken up this work because the coun-
uy cannot afford without serious eco
noutc disaster to lose the benefit Of
the service Of nearly me-third Of the
me VIM are drafted toS military duty
because Of physical unftnezs and
whose places must be taken by those
who have depmdants The draft dg-,
ures show that 20. per cent. Of the
men are physically unfit The worR ID
necessary. a. with the strain upon
American brain, II b essential that
public attention be focused upun the,
Deed Of paying ahD due regard 10
physical safet1. The efficiency Of the,
human engine and the ability OF the.
man-powar of the nation to Withstand
sttritinn aud the extra WORT that the
men who r DUNG things have to
bear at present, makes 1t tmpOrtant|
that these men should recognise the
part that physical, exerctse plays In.
their ability to bear their fun load Of
work
Life Worth $1,000.
Furthermore with the difficulty in|
supplying a full quota Of labor tor tn
dustrfes, 1t Ii necessary that the man.
power of the nation should be tn
Creased by the maximum neasure Of
physical strength. Every Individual
baS . direct interest In seeing that this
result IL brought about. A. an ECO
uo1nic matter, each life il esttmRtad 10
be wurth to the nation $1,000 and We
cannot afford to waste any part Of!
this most valuable national asset. Al
4 human matter we cannot az q Chrfs-l
tan people. supposedly r~epresenttngI
the highest intelligence and civiitsa-
ttun, allow our people to neglect the
sinphe things which would save them
II fully understood.
1.-THE work which ME. Camp has uD-
deTt1km Is q movement OF a1ch nattnn-.
wide Importance and 70 mantfestly
decided that its mer prSseutnsert will
command It to sysry thoughtful Amert-
can" ''''
"ThDqpuuaiy Agree" 4
Some Of the Endorsements az thu 81
curfty League idea In organizing Chs
nat1on-wide campaign for nhyntcal n
generation Rad:
Mayor Cmneil Of Scranton, p, r
thoroughly agrees with you Il 10 taking
care Of ouy young men physically and
morally, and I am pleased to cosupsD.
ate with YOU" $50
Mayor. Rasmussen Of Eairport, Ear
bor, o.. Anything that VII promote
the welfare and manhood Of U1 young
men throughout these United States
has my full sympathy."- r g"r
Mayor Htncke Of PinctueyvilbA N,
Il am veryxnuch In favor Of this move
ment" s.
Mayor Hickman Of Altus, OAla- Il
assure you that I hook upon the mimi
bG1 Of young % rejected In the draft
frs physical disability with grave con
cern, and II b gratifying to ne 10
know that steps are being 1ken to
remedy -thiy CONDITION Of affhirA"
Mayor Bardtne Of Juniata. Pa, I'VE
a1e ready to work hand In hand with
any object that b fw thu upbufldfn1
df our town and Will make II . better
pl1cs In ,S4tch to ltvA" - tc9
Mayor Barron, Emu Claire. Wts., II
nm vsry much Interested In the suc.
ceG1fu operation of your uian."