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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. IV.
NEW YORK, N. Y., NOVEMBER 15, 1916
No. 14
INSPIRATION FOR BETTER
SCOUTING IN CONFERENCE
Second Annual Scoutmasters' Conference
for Central and Western New York
Addressed by Enthusiastic Speakers.
BOY SCOUTS REPUDIATE
ALLEGED SLUR ON LABOR
Massachusetts Federation's Resolution Based on Misunderstanding—"In-
dividual Opinion is Not Policy"—Committee Appointed
to Investigate Boy Scouts
MORE than 250 scoutmaters and offi-
cials from thirty-two different cities
and towns throughout the state of
New York and also many guests from Ohio ROWING out of the resolution Speaker Really Favors Organized Labor
and Pennsylvania gathered for the second It adopted in Boston on October 29 by M T i . . hPfnrP
annual conference for western and central ^ .the Massachusetts branch of the ,f^ -Jack™ le the speech beiore
New York, held at Rochester, October 20th American Federation of Labor, has come an +r> Motional r,f tia*. tj
and 21st. It seems to be the universal opin- expression of increased interest in the Boy s^J0 the Natlonal office of the B°y
ion of men who were fortunate to be pres- Scout Movement on the part of labor men, «T, ' •, ? m ,,
ent that the affair was an inspiration, pre- taking definite form when on November 5 natej distorted ^ S WaS U ° *
senting a larger vision of service in scout- the Boston Central Labor Union appointed "rLtrnt-v tn'tlie imnrpwinn' rreatpH W
ing, a greater love for the work and inspir- a eommittee to obtain and to make known TmyRemarks ? am
ing more confidence to persevere despite to^laboi me«ithe exact facts as to what the withP and £or la£or unionsyin their lawful
difficulties. i>oy bcout Movement teaches. This was in ^ ,
The Buffalo Boy Scout band of twenty response to Mr. West's invitation to labor- ?"!&"
lads made every one glad with lively music ing men to take a more definite and active purlj,ermore [ vj th® k f i bl?'
at the opening banquet held at the Cham- part m the conduct of Scouting so as to j h ' , benefited the iab0rers
her of Commerce. .Scoutmasters from, dif- make -t more largely available to the sons The as* welT"
ferent cities vied with each other in giving 01 working men.
songs and yells, many of the former being The resolution, according to a widely dis-
taker from the Boy Scouts Song Book, tributed newspaper story, was based on a
Everybody regretted the inability to attend report of what Mr. Charles C. Jackson, The matter was taken up immediately
of Mr. George D. Pratt, Treasurer of the President of the Greater Boston Council, with the Massachusetts labor men by Bos-
National Council, but his greetings were was alleged to have said to Scoutmasters ton scout officials and Mr. West himself,
read from a telegram which arrived during at a meeting in Boston. The resolution said Not only has the resolution become nullified
the banquet. that if the quoted remarks expressed the by virtue of the repudiation of the alleged
i)Cout Commissioner DeLo E. Mook, of attitude of the Boy Scouts of America to- slur on labor, but the Boston Central Labor
Cleveland, O., Chief Scout Executive James ward labor, then labor men should withdraw Union and the Massachusetts branch of the
E. West and Scout Executive Walter Scott their boys from the movement. American Federation of Labor have ap-
Cowing of Philadelphia, Pa., very ably han- ,T n a pointed committees to investigate the whole
died the three addresses of the first evening. Basis for the Action subject.
Commissioner Mook offered as his opinion In a statement given to the newspapers
that there were two tendencies developing the following day, Chief Scout Executive
in arge centers . first, the tendency toward james e. W'est said that a careful reading
more out-door.life and week-end camps; of a typewritten manuscript from Mr. Jack-
second, the giving of more time by volun- • - -- - - -
Co-operation Results
English Scouts Hope of Great Britain
Many articles published in the Headquar-
teer workers to scout work Mt. VVest S
£*& fei X SSMSfe S & S 'ability6 whkh wiTbe nleS
servation problem m_New \ork State, the made the basis o£ the Massachusetts reso- in m^ti™ inrf«*tr,-ai ™„*t;t;«„
in meeting the industrial competition which
will follow the war.
growth in numbers of scout leaders in 1916 lution
over 1915 and the federal act improving the «It should be remembered that the Boy
status of the boy Scout Movement. Scout Movement has over 45,000 men serv-
Many other men prominent .m the Boy jng as volunteers as does Mr. Jackson in
feTeml stsionToTThe conference'and the pr°g/am fT°/ ^'P00 boys Reed College, Portland, Oregon,
discussions which followed were very sue- formally determine™ upon Ld ^should Startud an extension course this year, uyci.
cessful in bringing out opinions and exoe- nnt ea upon, and it should to tbe pubilc and absolutely free to all,
cessiui in ormging out opinions ana expe not be held accountable for the expression nnder the title of "Rnv Srniit* and W
P_ro^d °f_ gr€at value to of opinion by any of its individual mem- ^^%£} 'williVnS", ISl
Another College Takes Up Scouting
has
open
those who took part in them.
IN MEMORIAM
James E. West, Junior
Son of the Chief Scout Executive
Born, December 25, 1909
Died, November 14, 1916
1 - mg," by Prof. William F. Ogburn and oth-
-d„.c a rA • 1 ii,i ers> lectures to be given at the Central
e ov ... couts o± Amei.ica has had the Library, Wednesday evenings.
official support of the American Federation
of Labor for years, and we believe that the
record of what we are actually accomplish- ^ . . _
ing for the sons of labor men and our Community Appreciates Service
country, together with the policy of the As a result of the services rendered by
National Council to avoid participation in boy scouts in the Oakland County Centen-
political affairs, will warrant the continu- nial held in Pontiac, Mich., a movement is
ance.of.this support as well as of all labor now on foot to raise money for putting
men individually," boy scout work on a firmer basis.
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