The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-04-11
Y. N. c. A. N WORLD
WIDE ENTERPRISE
LEADING NATIONS WANT AMER.
CAN WORKERS TO EsTAB.
LIsH ASSOCIATIONS

II the war work program Of tn
Y. n. G. A. In serving all the allie
armies seemed colossal undertaking
certainly the program that is outline
for the Association partly as resul
OF the war work must be staggering t,
even the most optimistic.
Men Of the armies OF India asked
the "Y" men who served them on shil
board, In the camps and trenches
Why do you do it." The answer
was-"The ideals Of the Association
are the ideals Of our Christ-that OF
unselfish service"
III that is Christianity, we want II
In our villages and cities Of India, i"
was the reply.
In the midst of the Russian revolu-
ton the United States government
asked the Y. M. c. A. to send 25 of
its strongest home secretaries to carry
the message and ideals of America to
Them. What diplomacy could not do,
the American Y. NJ. C. A. was able to
accomplish. Some of them lost their
lives, but Russian leaders say now
The hope Of Russia is the Y NJ. G. A.
with its leadership and ideals"
France, Italy, Japan, China, Eng
land-all are calling for some of the
strongest American Y. NJ. G. A. leaders
to help them establish the regular "Y"
work in their countries, in addition to
The continuance Of the work in their
frmies.
American philanthropy will provide
for the beginnings of this enterprise
md until national leadership is we'll
enough developed to finance and man
The work In each Of these nations.
Simultaneous with these foreign ap-
peals comes the ever increasing call
for the extension of the Organization to
The uttermost parts of our own nation.
The department of. agriculture has
asked the international committee to
place county Y. NJ. G. A. secretary In
Ut least every county where there is
en- agricultural agent.
Every state office is besieged with
requests for an organization of some
sort. not only for the returning SOL
der and sailor, but also for the boys
and men Of these communities who
kept the home fires burning"
In line with the nation wide policy
for response to the appeal to occupy
the entire territory, the Montana state
committee is adding several men to its
executive staff.
These men will organize cities, rail-
road points, counties, communities,
colleges and schools as time and inter.
est will permit.
In every county there are several
towns and open county communities.
The boys and men in these places
have as much need for and right to |
the "Y" influence and ideals as those |
In the cities.
The Association will organize these |
counties and place trained secretary
under the direction of a committee of |
men In the county. The county secre-
tary organizes and superyises the
adapted non-equipment program In
each of these communities.
In towns Of larger population, the
community work, involving the placing
of secretary In that place for nom
equipment work and cooperation with
the home and school and church is
organized.
The corresponding membership sys-
TEN carried on by the state committee
plans to ask man in each village and
city In the state to act as representa-
tive for the committee to follow byIet-
ter any and all young men leaving for
other places of residence.
The state office forwards these LEFT
ters to any point In the United States.
and when the young man arrives he Is
helped by the Association or CORE I
spending member to form the right /
lind Of friends and to get employment ,
( necessary.
The idea Is to serve boys and men re- 8
.ardless of race, creed, occupation or
ocation, or paid membership In the or
.anization.
The spirit OF the organization Is well
in recent statement by one !
# its leaders.
1--WE shoNld adopt positive aggres-
i've course. An army on the defen-
i've is already defeated. There are
hose who would like to maneuver us
nto defensive position. Therefore,
ersfst in fixing attention on the vast.
asst area of our war work at home
nd overseas which is not under fire.
demand evidence of each critic and do
OF let him off with general, vague.
weeping or hearsay charges. Let us
5 individuals ana as Associations Law
urselves out as never before In posi-
VI unsolfiSh service for tho rotr,rr