Scouting, Volume 2, Number 14, November 15, 1914 Page: 1
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SCOUTING
Published semi-monthly by National Headquarters, Boy Scouts of America
For Scout Officials and Others Interested In Work for Boys
Vol. II.
NEW YORK, N. Y„ NOVEMBER 15, 1914.
No. 14.
BOYS' LIFE "WAR NUMBER"
ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION.
Many Comments Received From Prom=
inent Men In All Sections
of the Country.
Q INCE the publication of the "war num-
ber " of Boys' Life a number of inter-
esting letters have been received from
prominent men in all sections of the coun-
try, commenting on the November number
of the magazine and offering other sugges-
tions for promoting the cause_ of peace.
One of the most interesting is _ a letter
from Mr. William Jay Schieffelin. Mr.
Schieffelin's letter is as follows:
The following plan for preserving peace is sub-
mitted for discussion.
Appropriations for armaments are voted through
fear of attack and as an insurance against aggres-
sion. To prevent this fear and secure lasting
peace will require an international, proportionately
representative tribunal, having dominant power.
To provide the force required, each nation should
be taxed an amount equal to its expenditure for
armaments and should transfer to the tribunal half
of its naval strength and munitions of war. This
would provide and maintain an international police
as strong as the total fighting force of all the
nations. The nations would soon reduce their ap-
propriations to a minimum and a moderate inter-
national force would remain.
The policy of requiring the' nations to offset
their menace of war would act as an automatic
check on armaments, neutralizing the danger by
providing the antidote.
(Signed) W.m. Jay Schieffelin.
Another interesting letter is that which
was received on November 5 from Mr.
James E. Russell, Dean of the Teachers'
College. Columbia University. Mr. Rus-
sell's letter is as follows:
My Dear Mr. West:
Your letter of October 31 calling my attention to
the war number of Boys' Life gives me an oppor-
tunity to say that which has been in my mind for
some time, namely, that I regard the Boy Scout
movement as one of the most valuable educational
agencies of this generation. One lesson of the
present European war is that American boys must
be trained in patriotism and in those homely vir-
tues which make for civic order and social stability.
For this purpose I know of no means so effective
as those employed by the Boy Scouts. I hope to
see the time when every American schoolboy will ■
look forward to becoming a good Scout, and will
be trained to incorporate the ideals of the Boy
Scout into his life as an American citizen.
1 am so much interested in your work that I
should be glad to have you use me in any way
that will be helpful to you. It may. be that you
have not yet exhausted the educational possibilities
of your work. If I can help you in this direction
you may command me at any time.
(Signed) James E. Russell.
Other letters have been received from
labor leaders, educators, ministers and
statesmen, in all parts of the country. This
unusual interest seems to indicate that a
great step has been taken toward enlighten-
ing the public 'opinion of the country in re-
gard to the real aims and purposes of the
Boy Scout movement.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE
How Scout Officials and Scouts May Help to Relieve Suffering
and Distress Abroad Due to the War, and
Worthy Causes at Home.
Many Honors in October.
During October forty-four Eagle Scouts
Badges were awarded and certificates were
granted to Scouts in various parts of the
country for 1,799 Merit Badges.
BECAUSE of the European war our
attention is brought daily to condi-
tions which inspire all, and especially
Scouts and those engaged in Scouting, with
the desire to do something practical to help
relieve suffering and distress. Numerous
organized efforts are being made through-
out the whole country for the collection of
clothing, food and money so greatly needed
abroad.
Strong appeals have been presented to
the National Council of the Boy Scouts of
America to take part definitely in many of
these movements. They all present real
need. Obviously, however, it would be im-
practicable for the Boy Scout movement
officially to take steps through its Local
Councils and Scoutmasters throughout the
country to cooperate in all of these enter-
prises. Likewise it is impracticable and in-
advisable to pick out any one or two with
which the Boy Scout movement might be-
come actively affiliated.
For Each to Decide.
Therefore, after careful consideration by
members of the Executive Board of the
National Council, it has been deemed best
to leave it to the individual judgment of
Scout officials and Scouts as to just how
and to what extent they should cooperate
with these organized efforts, or as to
whether they want as Troops or as Local
Councils to work out some definite plan of
their own for the giving of relief to those
who, abroad or at home, are affected by the
world-wide catastrophe caused by the war.
Accordingly, all that the National Coun-
cil can appropriately do, it seems, is to
present in Scouting from time to time the
facts concerning worthy efforts to which
our attention has been specifically invited,
simply as information for those in the field,
with the hope that due consideration will
be given and a proper decision reached by
each Troop or Local Council.
'It is believed that 'many Scouts and
groups of Scouts will be glad to do some-
thing—and do the b-Sst they can.
The editor of Scouting will be glad to
have information as to anything Scouts
may do, with a view to recording it for
such benefit and help as it may be to others
who want to assist.
Do Not Overlook Home Needs.
A note of warning is perhaps appropriate
with reference to the danger that many
people are now recognizing of neglecting
the needs at hand or at home. Certainly
there can be no doubt that- there is need
for generous help to those in distress
abroad; at the same time it must not be
forgotten that the necessity for relief of
distress at home is also urgent. Indeed,
in some parts of the country, because of
the war, it is more urgent than ever before.
The asylums and hospitals and other
forms of charity still have their daily and
weekly needs. The local work of the
American Red Cross Society in raising
funds for the campaign against tubercu-
losis is just as worthy to-day as it was a
year ago. The sale of their Christmas seals
should have just as much support as for-
merly. The same is true of similar worthy
causes.
Scout officials and -Scouts are, therefore,
urged to carefully consider all the various
opportunities and then definitely decide for
themselves on what lines they will render
service, and through which agency, if any.
It is needless to point out that, since there
are difficulties in the transportation and
distribution of supplies to sufferers abroad,
careful account should be taken of the com-
position, organization and facilities of the
distributing agencies. The best assurance
of safe distribution to those in greatest
need in Europe may be had, of course,
through cooperation with those bodies
which have been formed by international
arrangement and have received official
recognition and guarantees from belliger-
ent nations.
Let No One Misunderstand.
In all the work of this character, as in-
deed in all efforts when it is necessary to
approach others by way of solicitation,
care should be taken to avoid the state-
ment' or occasion for the inference that
the Scout movement is making the appeal; it
should be made very clear that the effort on
the part of the Scout or the Troop1 is
being made individually or collectively, as
the case may be, simply as a matter of
service, in accordance with the Scout ideal
of duty to help those in need.
Opportunities presented to us which
merit consideration are given below:
OPPORTUNITY NUMBER 1.
American Girls' Aid Society.
Mr. W. H. T. Hollingsworth and his daughters,
Americans with a home in France, have, with the
approval and under the authority of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Paris, organized what is
known as the American Girls' Aid Committee.
Their efforts are confined to collecting and ship-
ping clothing for distribution under the direction of
the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris to
poor women, children and older men in France
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