The Republican journal., 1919-04-10
Maine LEADS UNION IN
RECONSTRUCTION PLANS
Program includes Training Leaders to
Replace Those Who viii not Re.
turn-Boost Maine Thru its Bows.
Another drive!

Not for the Belgians, not for Franco
not Tor Armenians, but three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for Mana
Two dollars from every family in
the State-ffty cents from every man
woman and child between Fort Kant
and kittery Point It's coming: we,vo
all got to dig-again.
But when We go down into our
beleaguered pockets this time. we'll
know with considerable satisfactio,
these three things
First: It's for Maine alone
second; It's a definite, constructive
reconstruction program that every
state in the Union will follow
Thlrd: 1t has the endorsement of
the greatest community welfare as
ISOLATION in the world, and of the
foremost efficiency engineers NJ tho
country.
The Government, during the war
liked the standard of valua of a mans
lie to his country at $4,000 and
well admit that life wasn't worth
much for few days around Chateau
Thierry. But let's accept $1,000 ss q
standard; it's not too high-for q eood
lie! suppose, then, that this recon.
stfuctlon program develop thirty-fve
men to be worth twice as much tc
lhelr State, or seventy men 10 he
worth fifty per cent more than thav
nave oeen' or two hundred and eighty
men to be each worth twelve and
one-half per cent more. The state
has returned its three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Two hundred and eighty men ae j
improved in value twelve and one
half per cent, out of the seven hmm
dred thousand pc sons this movement
VIII reach is ridiculously small estt
mate, isn't it?
lhlrty-fiye boys taken out of poo
rooms and hired mems schools" AM
organized into manual training cIss=-
e', farming clubs. debating societie,
ana scores of like activities undar the
direction Of specialists would NOR,
than repay the total sum asked in
TINS campaign. One county of ON,
sixteen might easily have the van5.
Of its manhood increased one thon.
sand times the State REORGANIZATION
One community might save the I'm,
sum by the industrial program 500,
to be placed before the people o,
Maine
With The unqualified support OF IT,,
powerful organization o. the Y. NJ
A. under the personal supervision "a.
the redoubtable jeff Smith. seven
state secretaries of national nrolai-
nence, specialists N education aer
culture, physical training, organiza
ton, religious subjects. bows work
student activities. industries santa
ton, community clubs. camps and
dozens Of 0ther equally important
welfare movements viii take up the
work, not for a week or a month bu-
for every day year after year. In
der them will b. four district secre-
tar1es each having supervision of four
counties. Under these four secYa.
taries viii be sixteen more score
taTies, each having charge of a county
and the Organiza- ion o. bove' grOuB-
mems clubs and other activities
therein Glasses in work peculiarly
needed in each community viii be or
ganized and instructed by experts
County problems will be turned over
to he experience IF trained men.
Gut Of this three hundred ard fifty
tho lsand dollars comes one hundred
and forty seven thousand for extend
ing the scope of the CUbbosseecontee
camp at East Winthrop. The pres
enl valuation of the two hundred acres
Of land, buildings ald equipment is
twenty thousand dollars Last sum
mer five hundred ovss work there
and drilled there ard learned there
as Junior Volunteers. This was
Maine project, adopted in its entirety
by the National Government for all
states Did these boys increase their
worth to the State twelve and one.
half per cent. each? ask them or
their parents and friends Six hun
dred and twenty-five thousand del
lars.
Among the items of the camp bud
get, we understand from information
leaking out OF Waterville headquar
tiers, there are a modern barn and
equipment, an auditorium, dining
room with kitchen and cold storage
equipment, an admin strat IN building,
boat house, library, hospital, post Of
fee, canteen, sixteen cottages and
equipment, four educatiora buildings,
garage, water works, electric lighting
plant, grading and equipping of ath
letic grounds, boats, canoes lifesav
ing equipment, instructors and lectur
ers, text books and supplies, and tents
for large encampments.
ESPoNDENCE BY THE TON.