Fair play., 1918-08-31

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 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 man OF
conscience, integrity and high Ideals
and ability. And he must realize that
he is tackling the biggest Job that II
was ever given man to do.
Second a man must go 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 ana
sweep democracy from the earth.
Third, he must be man who be-
lieves In the war work of the Y. NJ. O.
A. and can grasp the meaning OF It's
wonderfully human and spiritual pro-
gram, and who, seeing all this, can
be enthusiastic about his job and con-
slider 1t a great privilege to perform II.
"And last, he must be a thorough
b.eG--a dead game sport III the hest
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
/ "a oil
through it all by the sheer good ma
ture that sees above 1t his high ideals
triumphant and democracy vindicated
and scattering Its blessings upon man
kind"
Scope Of Work Boundless-
The scope Of the Y. NJ @. 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. NJ. 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 10 four thousand
tons of supplies can he shipped from
America each month. Hence the Y. M.
C. 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 sell goods, but
, men who are experienced on the manu-
, featuring end. The scope of the worl
, makes II possible for statesmen, ware
housemen. accountants and clerks Oi
an kinds TO 60 overseas and do thell
{ bit In this war.
e Sports. If there is one thing that the
[ healthy American young man, in KHAKI
} needs most in France 1t Is good
). healthy sport. Some of the most ia
: nous athletic directors and athletes
2 Of other years are in France toda.
leading men in mass athletic games
n Herbert L. Pratt. vice president o
|, the Standard OIL company, who recent
Y ly returned from France to head tn,
5 local overseas recruiting committee, |
4 authority for the statement that "ther
a is no Job in France too small for tn
$ biggest man In any American com
munIty." "No president of railroa
or a bank, or a college," he adds, IN
e lawyer or minister Is too big for tn
3 lob of taking care of our boys ovei
5 seds."
/ Mr.. Pratt and others who have see
/ the work that is being done in Franc
sum 1t all up by saying that II mean
It to our boys over there, first of all
= America and home.