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Good for GM, Good for China Edward Niedermeyer 2011

In August 1917, Phildius and Gerhard Niedermeyer, a leader of the German Christian Student Movement, went to Berlin and conferred with General Friedrich, the commander of the German POW camp system.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

Harte and Niedermeyer worked well together; Harte believed that Niedermeyer would emerge as the new leader of the GCSM after the war.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

Phildius, on the other hand, argued that Harte's relationship with Niedermeyer had placed WPA operations into the hands of the German National YMCA, which weakened the effectiveness of the World's Committee in Geneva.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

When John R. Mott visited Germany in October 1914 to investigate wartime conditions, he met with Kieser, Gerhard Niedermeyer, Georg Michaelis, and other German Association leaders to determine how the American YMCA could assist German students.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

In April 1916, Niedermeyer became a member of the Deutsches Kommitee der Kriegsgefangenenhilfe der Christlicher Vereine jünger Männer (the German Committee of War Prisoners 'Aid of the YMCA) organized in Berlin under the Ministry of War, an organization which became the model for WPA operations across Europe.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

The initial concern of Dr. Gerhard Niedermeyer and other Student Christian leaders was the welfare of German academics imprisoned in Russia.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

Niedermeyer would take over the direction of WPA work in Germany.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

Because of the delegates 'success with members of the Ministry of War, Niedermeyer offered to carry the World's Alliance's position to the conference, and left two days after the meeting.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

Mott successfully defended his decision to go to Russia but Phildius accused Harte of financial malfeasance and working independently through Niedermeyer in Germany and the Miyak in Russia.

Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008