Show GEORGE V. W. I PERKINS ISSUES HIS REPORT OX ON Y M. M r. r O. O A A. George W. W Perkins chairman o othe of the time finance committee of ot the Y Is M M. C. C A. A made public in New York his official report as investigator into the efficiency and service of the organ organization organization overseas He went abroad with Mortimer I. I L L. L F. F S S. Brockman Brockman Brockman Brock Brock- man man and John Joh R R. R Hall when criticism of the Y Is M. M C. C A. A was being voiced In this country and returned to tomake tomake tomake make his report last week weel I The Y Is M. M C. C A. A undoubtedly made mistakes Mr Perkins said But Bu what it tried to do was to respond to every call that the army made on it ft It did not sidestep any task that It t was asked to to perform Indicating the care with which men nen and women Y Y 51 aM C. C A. A workers were Vere selected for overseas work Mr Perkins reported that out of or 1500 0 candidates were sifted out and considered In New York but finally only were sent to Europe Last month the organization had In Europe men and 2657 women workers That the That the Y M. M C. C A. A workers as ash asi h h. i whole were brave and unselfish is shown by the fact that fourteen secretaries sec see were killed and others were wounded he declared Regarding the time charge of profiteerIng profiteer profiteer- Ing In supplies Mr perkins perkin's report said One day we could get supplies sent on a government boat without freight charges The next day the only way to send them was to pay al almost almost almost al- al most as much freight as the goods cost Consequently It was almost Impossible to arrive at anything lI like e ean an av average rage cost price at which to sell ell these goods The Y Y Is M. M C C. A. A never solicited money noney for or the purpose of giving away awaya I its a s canteen supplies The statement has been frequently made that the Y Is M. M C C. A A. charged higher prices for or canteen supplies than the army did This was true at certain peri perl- when the cost of transportation was exceedingly high and when It was impossible to determine costs accurately But Dut the final results of the he Y M. M C. C A. A canteen service will wll show a substantial loss The Y Y M. M C. C A. A handled In France alone packages packages packages pack pack- ages of bars of ot chocolate cans of smoking ing ng tobacco cigars 60 cans of Jam packages of at chewing gum and 10 packages of at candy These are only a few of the Items terns handled but the size of or these figures should convince anyone that It t would be financially Impossible for forthe forthe the he Y Y Id MX M C. C A A. A to give Its supplies away generally Furthermore the army does not favor any such policy On IOn March 1 of ot this Year Tear the Y Al M. C. C A. A had In use In France buildings erected by itself under under under un un- un- un der lease and centers in tents and nd army buildings More than 2 athletic articles were given to o soldiers In 1918 and 1919 o 0 |