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8 COUNT'S, IOWA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1910the pupils of approximately $4?0Q0,Even the tuition foes that tuition seholunrs pay in four dnysihoydonot got would startle .one if figured out. The legislature-evidently dUl not take those fuels into consideration,Afton Stuv'Entcrprwi’—Wo are publishing nnother article this wcck by Hon. Jerry B. Sullivan. This is tho boat article bo far of tho series and 1b especially of interest to the farmers.We trust that every reader of thispaper will find time to read tho article. In connection with this it might be well to call attention to tho factthat these articles of Mr. Sullivan «robeing re-published in the Dea Moines Register and the Corning Freo Preas. Mr. Sullivan is well known over tho state, and these articles are commanding tho attention of many people. He was raised in Afton. ia a grudaato of the Afton schools and atill owns a farm north of town. The article will bo found on tho first page. * * * The surveyors for tho roadacross Union cbunty are now about Into Creston, having started at the west county lino. The survey is being made without reference to the present road and if tho road is located on tho present survey, it means that in many plnces, if the county accepts tho route, new right-of-way will1 have been pressed with repeatedly and persistently, so much ho, in fact that I have come to tho conclusionthat many of our citizens have oithor boon badly informed or unwittingly prejudiced with regard to it. I refer especially to the character und quality of the work performed by the Y. M. C. A. in Franco. As I was inhave to be bought and many new permanent bridges built. The rood east of Creaton, at least a large part of it. will probably be surveyed over the old railroad rignt-of-way and here, too, tho road bed will have to bo purchased and many now bridges built. ItFranco for over fifteen months and had tho honor of being in every great American battle, and therefore, wear four bronze and one silver star, 1 fool I am qualified to say a few wordsMLtUUO VUC VTU4IV vrmwa WHO U4ganizntlon did.There is no gainsaying the fact that the Y. M. C. A. suffered through many mistakes in management because of its representatives and that its usefulness abroad was greatly curtailed because it labored under many unsurmountable difficulties. But I ask tho question what organization abroad did not have the same handicaps? Even the A. E. F. itself, the fighting forces, had to deal with these same impeding influences. Consider, if you will, the great shortage of aeroplanes which materially prevented our forces from accomplishing all they might have done had this condition not existed. This one problem alone has given rise to many lively debates at Washington which resulted in the uncovering of some very scandalous things. How many officers in the A. E, F. were either sent home or sent into the rear areas be-ruusq of some great Iuck In theirqualities to properly perform cno tasks which were assigned them?may be a little pro-mature to discuss How many coldicrs deliberately went the subject, but our understanding is A w 1that the county will bo called upon to furnish the right-of-way and buijdthe bridges. Thu grading and drain ing will he done bv the state and td-ernl government. The hard surfacing ‘Iwill come later. For the past few years tho county has been spending a large amount of money on porma-unont bridges. If the present survey is used many of these bridges will * be useless. We call attention to these things, not in a spirit of criticism of I tho survey which i* being made, for i| when it ia finished and the report made to the county, it may prove to bo tho best, but we want to call the attention of the people of the county f 1 to the matter, for wo believe they are- interested in* getting the best road- poBaiblc. It is going to coat a lot of- money and the people of Union coun-- ty are going to pay a large portion i of the bill and they should bo intcr-i jested.inodabauROBERT A. McBAIN WRITES.9m0ier-18irynp-l-nidIsllyit■jraa.mTho following nrtlclo is written h* Robert A. McBain of Nodaway who served overseas for fifteen months with commission as captain. Cnpt. McBain tells his experience with tho Y. M. C. A. and tithor welfare organization^ and answors BOituJjff the criticisms of those Thocnptuln writes aB follws:—•Nodiiway, Iowa, Oct. 13, 1010. Editor Frf.b PREaa,Corning, Iowa.Since arriving homo from overseas u little more than a month ago, liko all of my comrades who spent some time in Europe, I have been pliedwith numerous questions In regard to conditions which existed on the other side of the wutor. I huvo boon greatly »}onnud note tho lively intorcst which tho 41 folks back home nuvn taken in the numerous European jr | nrobioma which now, more than ever - before, are affecting our political, economic and social existence. Moreover, I huvo boon especially pleased to observe that for tho moBt t part thesu inquirers have been surprisingly well informed on moat every phase of Eurnpuun life. To me, It speaks volumes to tho credit und patriotism of American citizenship.However, thero 3b one question thatya30jrlieork-rs’votoA. W. 0. L. when their prepuce was sorely needed on the front lines tore-pel a barbarous enemy? The answer j toJtheso kuostions might appalFtho av-' (;td£b citizen. But who, I ask, do we not consider these questions seriously? Because in spite of these shortcomings our fightingt force* fought and won the greatest butties that future historians will ever have tho opportunity to record. And iB it anything more tnan common fairness to judge the work of tho Y. M. C. A. in tho same largo, charitable way? For my part, I count it only just, and carrying out the American doctrine of the square deal to gauge my judgment of the Y. M. 0. A. by the samegenerous standards us we judge the incomparable work of the A. E. F. The Y. M. C. A. had not visible victories to win. Their work, for tho most part, was simple service and because it was tlmt, it was accepted as a mutter of course, nine times out of ten thanklessly. If it succeeded in doing good work a thousand* times that was no more than it should do and no credit was given. If it failed once, that was a crime and its failure was made tbo occasion, too often, of blttor attack. Every serious charge dver brought against the Y. M. O. A. has been carefully investigated and either provud to bo matters of insignificant importance or ontlroly disproved,What has tho Y« M. O« A. actually dono In France? The work,.It did i* too groat to nnswor tho quostion here, t can only refer my inquiring friends and comrades to tho numerous authentic reports which can oaally bo hud. As a loyal American citlzon and ono who believes firmly In plain jus bico to everyone und ■ everything, I hug nil those who desire honestly tofind out where their hard earned mon-ay went, which thoy generously gave to tho Y. M. C. A-, K. of C., Salvation Army and Red Cross to consult thoreports ori their Vf.rlGUS activities.Apply tho Bamo honest unprejudiced Judgment to the work dono by each and” you will arrive very close to the real truth. There Is no use trying to make comparisons between any of these organizations because the work which each did wan so planned as to not interfere with the other. Besides tho basis on which the Y. M. 0. A. operated was vnry widely different from that of the other throe. I have nothing but praise for the work which each of them did but I especially commend the Y. M. C. A. for the successful manner in which it carried out a magnificent, laborious and, in general, a thankloas program.Sincerely yours,Robt. A McBain, Formerly Captain U. S. A.tiIErIii
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Adams County Free Press
Corning, Iowa, US
Sat, Oct 18, 1919
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