Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-31

tiersmen out In the wilderness was left
the creation OF the plans by which they
were TO be leagued together in the SER
Vice OF the empire Seventy thousand
copis OF rough draft scheme were sent
out 70 them for correction and amend
ment. and the revising was kept up So
long AS practicable suggestions came IN
BY this method, after the lapse OF some
months a scheme OF organization was
developed which possessed the great
merit of representing the views of ,he
great majority OF those consulted Ito
essential feature Is the provision made
for the running OF the show by FROM
tiersmen themselves.
THE service for which we are es-
pecially adapted In war; said Mr..
Pocock, lis guiding scouting and pio-
neering. rather than fighting, and the
kind or training we need is not pro-
vided In any army. II Is doubtful 100.
II any army which trains men in the
mass could make the best use of from
tiersmen who are only useful In small
details as specialists, For We are
neither cavalry, infantry nor artillery,
and In any existing arm OF the service
could only be rated as recruits We
are not so much soldiers as guerillas
arm. not belonging to the army. bur at
tached while on active service. with
our own leaders, organization and APP
pliances, our own tactics and strategy.
helping the field force and obedient TO
the general officer commanding"
SANCTION OF WAR OFFICE.
The next job to be tackled was get
ting the sanction OF the war Office 10
the raising OF an army whose constitu-
ton forbade any meddling with II by
Pail Mall oiticialdom. Had such an
audacious proposition been presented
before the South African war it would
have met with prompt and contemptu-
Gus rejection. probably. But that war,
It would seem, has walked up the war
office to a much greater extent than the
British public is aware
THE war office" said Mr.. Pocock.
has a bad name. but we found II COM
posed of liberal, progressive. broad
minded men, fully alive TO their re-
sponsibilties, up to date IN every re-
spect, and anxious TO do their best 70
provide for the security OF the empire.
Since however no such proposal as
ours had ever been made before In the
history OF the worid--the enrolment in
time OF peace OF a defensive army scat
tered over the planet-they we're up
against difficult proposition. How
ever after some six months OF negotia-
lions, We succeeded I'm winning the
good will OF the then secretary OF war.
Arnold Foster, and everything looked
bright for the contamination OF our
hopes when, five days later, the gov
eminent fell and We had to begin all
over again
I'VE set TO work on Mr. Arnold's sue
cessor. Mr. Hsldane. We found him
TO be a profound student OF military
affairs and n great administrator who
is probably destined to be the great
Liberal leader Of the future. on Feb.
i6 he gave his official sanction to our
schemes, and we are free TO go ahead
on our own lines
SCHEME OF ENROLMENT.
Asked how the scheme Of enrolment
would DO carried out, MIR. Pocock said:
Every district in the world wher.
there are Britishers contains some men
who have seen service 10 the Wilder
ness or at sea. These we viii bring
into contact and ask them to form a
club. We do not care whether this IS
a social. sporting, athletic, rifle. polo.
racing or hunting club; it's premises
house, or rain-swept tents IT'S funds
may be as large or small as it's MEM
bers please, but II must elect chain.
man., treasurer and secretary, and it
must subscribe 10 our rules before 10
becomes command OF the Legion OF
Frontiersmen, The most important
command will be that In London. the
rallylng center for our tribe throughout
the world. For the present It's head
quarters will be No. Adams street
Strand.
"The main advantage Of membership
in the Legion OF Fronuersmen will be-
right Of entry In It's games. These
games will be competitions IN such mat
tiers as shooting wrestling loading \
pack horse. rough riding rough driv-
Ing. scouting and raldlng, all Of direct
use as a training for war The dis
trict games In each state or provinco
viii be played for sweepstakes IN anl
the champion teams. Such champion
teams Will we hope. have transport aud
To compete In the region
games for such regions as Australia
Canada or the United Kingdom. Re-
glon champion teams viii then b.
granted transport and sustenance 10
attend the Legion games held every
third year In London. The expenses
will be met out Of the gate money. the
prizes will be granted by the executive.
and the purpose OF the Pan American
games will be 10 discover the best
teams IN the empire. The purpose OF
the games Is 20 select men 10 form the
region special servlce squadrons with
the right to first call when the Legion
Is needed for war"
Il. LESLIE SMELL.