Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-03
Maine Sets Americas Pace
Great Home Service Program
The Worlds High Hope in Boys Under
4 the Guidance of Trained Leaders, Backed
by Churches, Educators, and Big Business
!: "Build'' and Reconstruction" h Cam
] paign.Cries

Build" and Reconstruction" are
the title-words on two largo adj
vertisements now running in the
Maine newspapers. These r the
slogans, the campaign-cri Of the
great program planned for Maine and
hDme-service.
For two years the Nation has met
its obligations abroad with the best Of
American lives and the power Of
American capital. For more than a
year the Nation has been talking of
postwar reconstruction. This move
ment in Maine. endorsed by nation
ally-known efficiency engineers, hui
man welfare experts and business
men. is the first concrete and com
.preheIs;ve attempt to meet the need.
The Maine y. NJ. G. A., first in such
activities as Boy and Student Con-
fcrences. Community Efficiency Con-
fcrences and the Junior Volunteers
organization. was asked to set the
Nations pace and has responded.
Backed by industrial interests. b'tSi-
ness and professional men and every
community understanding tie move
lnent, the State Association asks FOR
$350,000 for q two years program in
GLIDING the development Of county
work. city work. boys and students
work. educational ADVANTAGES. re-
ligious extension. physical and
Fecrca:tional plans. industrial, strength
II 4 wondertL. training. conference
and recreational center at Lake
Cobbosseecontee. Winthrop, MaiEe.
Endorsements
Handicapped by their time allow
ance and a t%oo-srlall working + ,rce,
the leaders are pleasantly surprised
with the success Of their campaign.
From all sections Of the State are
coming enthusiastic reports. The
success Of next weeks appeal for
funds is already assured. Endorse
nrentS of the program an6 Of ~ men
behind it hav been received from
United States Senators and Con-
81 essmen. including Senator Bert NJ.
Ferna!d and Congressman John 4.
Peters of Maine; from the heads Of
State departments, including the
educational superintendent, the
health commissioner. State assessors,
and insurance commissioner, and
NIC A1ol1iC lICodS III liz I
States Employment service, as we'll
as from many Of the States leading
business men. Several of these let
tiers will be published in a four-page
supplement to be published by Maine
newspapers.
From Newspaper Editors
Ono of Names leading newspapers
has said in IN editorial on this pro-
gram:
mot for the Belgians, not for
France. not for the Armenians, but
three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars for Maine.
when We go down int our be-
1eagured pockets this time we'll know
with considerable satisfaction these
three things:
First: It's for Maine alone.
Second: It's a definite. construc-
tive reconstruction program that
every state in the Union will follow.
Third: 1t has the endorsement of
the greatest community welfare or
ganization in the world, and Of the
foremost efficiency engineers in the
country"
In the closing paragraphs Of this
editorial the writer declared:
THE movement is well-organized
and equipped to carry through-to
make the individual person and COM
munitE into constructive bits of So
ciety. to adjust quarrels, to stamp
out industrial. agricultural and COM
munity jealousfes and fears, to get
together the people, and towns and
cities for their own betterment.
Jeff Smith says. 'Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself-or it costs
You money!.
And there's the foundation stone
OF all reconstruction. whether it be
for the returning soldiers. tho big
problems of industry. the marketing
OF farm produce, Or the unity CT the
Churches
Another Maine newspaper said:
The men now at the helm Of the
Maine y. NJ. C.TA.N. ret bu:hcrins
with criticism Of tile National As
sociation's overseas. forces. Their
honest belief is that it's unjust fed
aud i bubble al it, best. They
recognize the salient fact that the
-.ainc Y. NJ. c. a. is not directly con-
ccrned: that this is a period of re-
construction. not destruction. The
have taken it upon. themselves to
lead the Nation beyond helpless. un-
harnessed. reformatory zeal. with
their own broad program. for in
dividual community and State better
ment. They have formed their
schedule for the needed last cents
expenditure. have placed it before the
foremost efficiency engineers and hu-
man welfare experts Of the country
and have received unanimous en-
dorsement.