The Twin City star., 1918-08-24

derStand that he Is going to war. he
must be ready to do the thing that
comes to him to do. France Is no
place these days for the man who
thinks he has a mission. There is
just one idea behind the whole work
and that Is service, what our boys
want and not what some missionary
thinks they ought to have. The man
who goes overseas must be a man OF
conscience. integrity and high ideals
and ability. And he must realize that
he Is tackling the biggest Job that 1t
was ever given man to do.
Second q man must 60 In there with
the idea firmly fixed In his mind that
unless we win this war 1t were better
that America should be annihilated
than that she should retreat one step
in the determination to prevent the
barbarous Hun from imposing his un-
merciful sway over the world and
sweep democracy from the earth.
"Third, he must be man who be-
lieves in the war work Of the Y. M. G.
A. and can grasp the meaning Of Its
wonderfully human and spiritual pro-
gram, and who, seeing all this, can
be enthusiastic about his Job and con-
slider it a great privilege to perform it.
"And last, he must be thorough
bred-a dead game sport In the best
sense Of the term-who can 60 through
the whole war game and not finch, In
spite Of the slaughter, the blood, the
mud, the discouragements, desolation
and horror Of it all. He must 60
through it all by the, sheer good ma
ture that sees above It his high ideals
triumphant and democracy vindicated
and scattering its blessings upon man.
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Scope Of Work BoundIess.
The scope Of the Y. M. G. A. enter
prise is practically boundless. The as
sociation has gone far afield from its
traditional activities. Never in their
widest dreams Of service have the
leaders Of the Y. M. g. A. conceived
the possibility Of their becoming man
ufacturers of chocolate and purveyors
Of tons and tons Of cigars, cigarettes
and smoking and chewing tobacco. Yet
today the "Y" sign hangs over the
doors Of more than 600 post exchanges
in France.
Because of the difficulties of trans
portation only three to four thousand
tons Of supplies can be shipped from
America each month. Hence the Y. M.
@. A. has become manufacturer by
necessity. Raw materials are shipped
from the United States and the COM
pleted products-chocolate, crackers,
etc.-are made in France.
The "Y" needs, therefore, not only
business men who can sch goods, but
men who are experienced on the manu-
featuring end. The scope of the work
makes 1t possible for statesmen, ware.
h0usemen, accountants and clerks Of
all kinds to lgo overseas and do their
bit in this war.
Sports. If there Is one thing that the
healthy American young man, in khaki
needs most in France It Is good,
healthy sport. Some Of the most ia
nous athletic directors and athletes
Of other years are in France today
leading men ih mass athletic games.
Herbert L. Pratt, vice president Of
the Standard Oil company who recent
ly returned from France to head the
local overseas recruiting committee, is
authority fof the statement that there
is no job in France too small for the
biggest man in any American COM
munity." "No president Of railroad
or bank, or college," he adds, mo
lawyer or minister is too big for the
Job of taking care Of our boys over
seas"
Mr.. Pratt and others who have seen
the work that Is being done In France
sum it all up by saying that It means
to our boys over there. first Of all
America and home.