Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-04-16
i. NJ. d. As Nar work

John r. Mott has answered q NUM-
ber Of the questions which have arisen
In connection with the work Of the
Y. M G. A. during the war
Here are two questions and their
answers
Is it true that the Y NJ G. s has
been prohting by the operation of
che canteen overseas?
ii Is moi true that the Ill mi q AZ
has been protiting BY the operation OF
the canteen overseas In the terms Of
Bulletin No 33 from General Perish
ing's headquarters 1t was provided
that Ii theer were any profit derived
from the canteen. the Il. M q. A
would use II exclusively for the len-
eft of the men of the army. The dis
crepancy between the Quartermas
ter's prices and i. NJ. C. a. prices was.
Investigated Nv the War department.
The following telegram from Third
Assistant Secretary Of War n r KEEP
pei II eIf-explanatory
Matter Of prices asked by Yonng
Mems Christian Association for its arr
ticIes sold In canteen overseas al
ready investigated By War department
aiid condition being remedied Young
Mems Christian Association original
liz asked BY General Pershing TO run
canteen for army on cost basis. To do
this had to reckon In price fixing such
overhead charges as transportation
charges and marine insurance SO that
prices Were much higher than In this
country. Young Mems Christian AS
sociation made no profit but lost
thousands of dollars Arrangements
now made will enable them to obtain
supplies from sources that will re-
diiee overhead charges and keep
prices down :
Raymond R. Fosdick, chairman Of
tho Commission -on Training Camp
Activities OF the War department.
.upon returning from an investigation
.of auxiliary agencies In Europe, was
quoted by the New York Times as
saying
8 should like to take this onpor-
iunfty to remove HI misap pprehension
#afout tile y. NJ q a which has gain
ed considerable ground not only with
oIlr fellows abroad. but with the poo
pie back home, and that is that the
Y MI. &. A. Is making money out of the
canteens which il IS operating for the
forces. AT General Pershing's re-
quest / went into this matter thor
oughly and the report Is absolutely
without foundation. ! mention this
matter only because the widespread
rumor is most unfair to an organiza
tion which Ii doing heroic service.
is Ii true that the = NE e. A work.
ers overseas did not go to the front
lines. but persistently lodged dan
gers?
Only today Mr.. john Sherman Hoyt
the vice chairman Of the National War
work Council Of the Y NJ. G. A. who
was with the troops in the ST Miaiel
drive and III the Argonne, stated to
me that In the Argonne fight there
we're seven hundred Y. III. @. al. sec
retaries. fifty of whom we're women
canteen workers, attached To the diff
ferent fighting units. with which they
remained In the danger zone and fire.
quentiy under shell fire during the
entire offensive The best answer TO
the question. however, IS that since
| the u. M. &. A went overseas 10
serve the American Expeditionary
Forces, nine og its workers have been
killed BY shell fire while On duty,
twenty-nine we're seriously gassed or
wounded. In addition to this. thirty
one have died Ia the service. chiefly as
result Of exposure and oVerWork. Il
| is Of interest to add that ten have been
cited for bravery or decorated