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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sirs: In your issue of Feb. 11, there is a letter from J. B. Scott, Beacon, N. Y., under the caption "Not Free," which states, in part, as follows: "The Y. M. C. A. did not practice giving away anything-unless 'beaucoup francs' were pressed on them by the soldiery." It happened that while I was reading this letter, there was on my desk five typewritten folios, embracing 1,250 pages, covering the report of the Inspector General of the A. E. F., on the investigation of the Y. M. C. A. with the American Expeditionary Forces...
This investigation was made between Feb. 28 and June 30, 1919, pursuant to instructions from the Secretary of War which required an estimate of the value of the work of the Y. M. C. A. and the proportion of the welfare work which was accomplished by the Y. M. C. A. Those who were in France during the period of this inquiry will recall that the investigation was thorough, and that there was at least no prejudice in favor of the "Y" on the part of the investigators. In every major command, officers and enlisted men were required to testify...
...will doubtless be of interest to J. B. Scott to learn that this report finds that down to March 1919, the Y. M. C. A. made free distribution of canteen supplies to a total of 13,613,027.64 francs, of writing material to the amount of 9,072,493.30 francs, and of free newspapers to the amount of 3,092,944.17 francs, or a total of 25,778,465.11 francs, which at the average rate of exchange for the months given, equals...
...leave areas for the "Y," where over 400,000 men received a seven-day leave, and in justice to the fine body of over 1,200 American men and women who served in my department, I am compelled to say to Mr. Scott that his statement that "The Y. M. C. A. did not practice giving away anything"' is not the truth...
Although the war has been over ten years, there seem to be some people who are still uninformed as to the functions assigned the Y. M. C. A., as evidenced by J. B. Scott's letter in your issue...