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Show ILL NT PERMIT FUiJpil WASHINGTON, March 9. War department de-partment officials have been informed that officers of he Y. M. C. A. have under un-der consideration a plan for diverting money contributed by the public for the soldier welfare work for the erection- of permanent buildings for the association throughout the country. The war department de-partment will not sanction such use of the Y. M. C. A. funds. Although no formal application has been made to the war department for perm.ssion to divert the money to the permanent uses of the organization, it is learned today that the oific.als under whose jurisdiction such matters should come are already prepared to oppose the execution of such a plan. Third Assistant Secretary of War Fred K. Keppel stated the policy of the war department in the matter as follows: "We have not received any direct application ap-plication for diversion of the funds and if it should be made it would be turned down. There has been no change in the government policy regarding the way that such money shall bo expended. That policy will be adhered to. "None of the organizations Engaged in soldier welfare work will be permitted to enlarge in their own behalf through money contributed for this special work. So far no specific request has come to us. They know, or should, that we would not permit it." "What will become of the money left over after the soldier welfare work is no longer needed ?" was asked. "There will be nothing left over," was the reply. "It will all be required to close up the various activities of the different dif-ferent organizations." When asked about the alleged control of the Y. M. C. by Rockefeller interests and dominion u nd control of that organization or-ganization 'by the Standard Oil officials, officials of the wai department stated that that, phase of the matter had not come before them. They were merefy concerned n s-emg the moneys collected for soldier we'fare work are used in strict accordance with the government's policy. |