"In an atmosphere of hatred and suspicion and poverty, largely creat-by the war just past, reconstruction work in Europe along political, social, economical and religious lines was indeed an Herculean task, This was particularly true in these newly-formed republics, where peoples of various races, languages, traditions, political and religious hatreds, converge. Perplexed and burdened, but inspiringly courageous, these new republics invited the "M.C.A. to help them in thais tremendous task of reconstruction.
To express its appreciation of what the "Y" has done for its country and people, the Czechoslovakian Government, characterizing our Association a5 the "strongest reconcile ing agent in Europe," offered three-fourths of the expenses for the erect have now been constituted in different parts of that Republic.
"Then we are carrying on a Father unique experiment' in Poland, country of some 21 millions of people. Of these 21 millions of people, the majority are of Catholic faith, Now, the Y.M.C.A, has always been regarded as more or less a Protes tant institution. How can it be expected to survive and grow ina country in which Catholicism dominates? Strange to say, the larger portion of the membership of the Y.M.C.As there is made up Catholic laymen,
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