The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-22
0NE AGENCY ALONE
SHOULD HANDLE WORK
,,...tirk Thinks 700 Many Societies
ufdsnFlugcr In Looking After
the Soldicra
ALL OF THEM DID WELL
u1,,t Mistakes Were Made Hinged
OH pi,idcd Responsibility and
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4 VAgHTNGTON. June 2l.-Social
~ .r the army IN any future emer-
..rr,. should bc handled by tho gov
.,,rr.f rso'f through a single. non
II ..,ar.r agency. IN the opinion OF
rtur.rH II Fosdick, chairman Of
H .. commission on training camp ac-
n .rrI,. expressed IN report made
,gt' today hyathe war department
\ s..rr.lr, Baker was said 10 be Sub
4 mars'y IN accord with MIR. Fos-
4 luks view.
4 ruyTrirs cngendercd hy the sec
\ urar nature or the Young Mems
1 CHRISTIAN nssocistion, knights Of Col
rhr. IrWtsh Welfare board Or
4 shea .rsicties sharing In the united
+ ,r- work campaign fund Of iI72.-
Zoo non Nr FosIick found 20 have
--ry#.H the worst possible basis
Nm social work with the army"
,u.. ur which he held the train
rs 1mp commission responsible Tor
4 n.Ius turncd 10 these private agen-
.ss
4 4, rrrws TO me-" said Mr. Fosdick
.,h8' mo lesson of the war In social
4 a.r. involves perhaps three points.
Tho elimination 81 soctarian aus
.ss reduction In the number of
r.r-.. employed. and the transfer
\. rHrrrnmont itself OF much Of
ha activity hitherto left TO private
initiative.
J D..aing the work of the six or
ErnIrafHns that served abroad with
,tr ARMY the report said the young
Mems christian ~ ssociation, handling
4 . nor cent of The war work budget
/ arf with 5000 representatives I'm
rprrr was FAR the largest and ire
.air,H I'd good deal OF criticism from
,Hs soldiers IN France"
some ~ this criticism Is mer-
rsi NJ F0sdick said. much Of II
s due. / believe to minnderstand-
1g"
Made Bad Impression.
Tho bulk Of the complaint arose
rom Young Mems Christian aSsocia-
ION operation Of army yanteens,
which chairman Fosdick said was a
mistake although Il was undertaken
avu service 20 the army and released
a large C0mbatant personnel From
srlv d1vs the canteen had been an
army rrr0uisito and the soldiers
could NOT understand why II should
20 handed over 20 a private society
/ Witch was az tho same time riising
millions NJ home for support" the
report said and continued:
MOREOVER. the personnel ot the Y
'M e 4 was unframed for this kind
work ana 10 soon found itself I'm a
| -ats NJ business and technical DIFF
'rliios with which IL was unable at
Nrs' t0 cope In tho minds OF the
oldirrs 10 Immediately became "A
r1nmorclI organization and from
his stigma " has never succeeded In
4 zeelng itself"
So f1r as tho effect of the transfer
NJ the ran'cens went on tho army
command the report continued. 1T
| sas genuine relief 10 the general
| rAH that during the fighting DAYS
/ " Mo army. 80 did not have 10 han
A A. 'ne ever troublesome canteen
n problem
The charge that the Y NJ. c A.
\ made money out Of tho cAnteen is ot
,outse erroneous said Mr Fosdick.
4 'Hsweysr high It's prices may have
been 10 individual localities con-
Hdered as q business venture the to-
ih results show large losses"
Women "Bcyond Praise"
Another ground for criticism Of
ne Y VI c. A. which Mr Fosdick
1i WAS somewhat justified was IN
me character of IT, personnel while
many 0' ITS men we're well qualified
'ar q r work. ne said, many others
we're utterly unadapied 20 this pur-
H'se and had no common ground IN
mixing with our virllc, rcd-hlooded
Young soldiers" He found also,
however the field ~ choice was
limited mon OF proper qualifications
4 being i0 most cases IN the army.
Tho work NJ $500 young women
serving under tho Y. NJ. g. A. win
'he troops IN France is heNond
praise. Mr. Fosdick stated, the girls
being flr better adapted TO the task
han tho average man. He said also
me charge ~ badly adapted person
rel could not be confined TO the y.
N e a alone.
Viewed broadly. Mr.. Fosdick dc
thr'1 'fhc Y NJ G. 4. deserves the