Show Ye Y M. M C. C A. A CRITICS ARE ANSWERED Millions l o of f Soldiers Soldiers' Lives Brightened l b by r Y Says Dr Mott I New Xe York Feb S. S War S War work of at the time Young Youns- Mens Men's Christian association inthe Inthe in inthe the United States Franco au and other allied countries which ho said had hail brightened the tho existence of oC millions of soldiers and saved the tho lives of many manyi i hundred thousand others was reviewed I here toda today by John R. R Mott Iott head of tho associations association's war work council who contrasted tho magnitude of ot the thoi service ser rendered with recent criticism of oC ono or two of ot Its phases I Declaring that his address before tho the league of or political education was neith neither er a defense of 01 the Y M. M C. C A. A noran nor noran noran an answer to critics Dr Mott Iott said that tho the organization welcomed criticism Provided It was definite constructive and fair with a willingness ness on the part of or the tho complainant to give tho the association association association tion the benefit of doubt pending an investigation 0 of his charges and to tell at the tho same samo tinge the good things thinS's he knows S about the organization ors There had been practically no criticism criticism criticism cism Dr Mott Iott stated of tho associations association's associations association's tion's work with the army an and navy nan nanon on this side of or tho the Atlantic where more moro than secretaries served erv soldiers soldier soldiers sol sol- diers dier and sailors In to 1000 buildings an and tents Its Us efforts for tor the French an and Italian armies ho he added had prompted the governments s of those countries to Invite an extension of tho the service sor while nothing but praise had boon been heart heard of ot tho Y r 1 work In Czecho Slovakia Palestine Macedonia and In the G 1 poll campaign n I |