The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-22
PEACE OR WAR
WAR WORK MUST CONTINUE.
MOST URGENT NEED DURING
PERIOD OF DISARMAMENT.

Whether peace comes Immediately
OF not for some months. the $40
aoO, ,0JU asked for in the United Wa
Nork Campaign must not only be sub
scribcd, bur must be heavily over
suD5cribcd. In calling attention 10 the
need for this ovcrsubscription. john
r. Mott, director general OF the cam
paign, stated in New York. When
budgets for the seven war work
agencies were assembled II Was
inoneht there would NOT be more
Than one million American sol
aiers in France by November, As
an actual facf there are already
tNo million fighting meD over
t4cre Moreover, AT the same time. II
Was anticipated that the total mum
ber of American soldiers on both sides
OF the Atlantic by next summer would
not exceed three million. whereas our
military leaders are now preparing for
an American army before the end of
ncxt summer OF between four and five
million.
in addition when america entered
the war there were less than seventy
thousand men in the navy. There are
now 100000 sailors and marines and
the number viii be further greatly in
creased II is the desire Of the seven
war work agencies to help this arm
oi the service as much as any other
Therefore much larger sum
money will be needed for this pur
pose than now is included in the re
spective budgets"
Further reasons adduced by Or.
Mott to show necessity for an over
subscription were the need of extend
ing service of the United War Work
Agency TO American men and women
Industrial workers. Furthermore, he
pointed out, this game service at the
invitation Of our allies must be rend
cred 10 the armed forces of France,
Italy and Portugal He said further
that the crying need for the saving
work of these organizations with the
millions of prisoners of war. who look
solely to United War Work Agencies
for their physical. mental and moral
well being
Even though the war we're to end
within few weeks. DR.. Mott said the
United War Work Agencies would
stand In great need of a fund in ex-
cess Of original allotted quota because
this work viii have to be continued
throughout the entire period of de
mobilization
Authoritative Information leads me
to believe that this will require at
least fifteen months after the con
flict ceases. II Rs during this time
that the men of American army, navy
aud marine corps will be in supreme
need of services of the seven organi
zations The fighting men will have
all their time on their hands. They
will not have the excitement and in
citement of the war period to stimu
late their spirit Their temptations
will be more numerous and persistent
and there will he tendency to let
down standards and relax discipline
So 1t is of utmost Importance that
plans be made for comprehensive work
during this time"
Indications coming into nationa.
headquarters that the country is ready
and willing to give the needed over
subscription to the fund Iowa. the
home state of DR. Mott, in a recent
Telegram has challenged every othe.
state in the Union to fifty per cent
of its quota. A tele
gram just received from Indiana an
nounces that the Hoosier State has
voluntarily raised its goal one million
dollars And numerous reports from
Dther states in widely separate parts
of the country show that they are nt
going to be outdone by Iowa and Indi
ana in backing up our boys over there
through the United War Work Agen
cies.
further earnest appeal for unity
country in backing up the great united
drive is mass meeting scheduled to
be held in Madison Square Gardens.
New York. Sunday, November 3. At
this meeting every element in the
greater city will be represented. Pro
testants. Catholics, Jews and Gentiles
are to join in a common meeting to
show the unity of their spirit and serv-
Ice in backing up Americans In France.
Ministers, priests. pastors, prelates.
rabbis and religious leaders of every
sect and denominations will be repre-
sented on the platform and in speak
ing all viii testify to sinking of ecclesi-
asttcal differences and the union of all
efforts while they labor shoulder to
shoulder for success of the gigantic
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