Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-09


emperor getting the regular salute
from each company, replying to it and
getting IN response an enthusiastic
response Of hurrahs.
"A thrilling sight we're the faces Of
the youngsters as tley marched past
their emperor with eyes keen on
carrying away gooi picture Of him,
and note Of contagious enthusiasm
was carried to the thousands Of spec
tators IN their parting salute: aWe.
are eager to excel, your Imperial
majesty
The emperor and his cabinet are SO
pleased with the results so far that
steps are being taken to enlarge the
movement. The dispatch further
says:
these juvenile regiments are to be
under instructions Of regular army
officers, SO that ths boys will be
taught the rudimeats Of warfare as
practiced in this 20-.l century.
First and foremost, it is thought
that the military training provided in
the schools will awaken interest in
the army at an carly age and thus
tend to facilitate the transformation
of raw recruits into perfect human
would seem that M one in Europe
questions the object Of the movement
as being to develop the war spirit in
lighting machines.
Hopes are also entertained that the
early awakening Of enthusiasm for
the army will ope,ate against the
spread Of seditious Socialism among
the youth of Russia
The Socialists throughout Europe,
as well as non-sociallsts who oppose
war, are strenIously contending
against this Boy Scout scheme. It
the boys.
Some of the more cautious and con-
servative monarchists have raised
warning voices 'fto remind the gov
eminent. that the juvenile militia thus
created may, unless proper precau-
lions be taken, develop into a revolu-
tionary army, so that instead Of being
a national asset the boy soldiers
would become a serious danger to the
safety of the empire" In the face Of
the well known Facts. published in
Europe and America, it would seem
that Commander G. deVidal Hundt
and others are presuming much on
the gross ,ignorancs Of their readers
when they claim thai the Boy Scouts
are organized to make little fun for
the youths and to teach the boys how
to cook, sew buttons on their gar
ments, and to excite the admiration of
their girl friends.
The solemn truth is that General
Baden-Powell. the monarchs OF
Europe, and the plutocrats of Amer
ice invented and are promoting
the scout organization for the purpose
of defeating the worldwide move
ment for peace and for international
courts OF arbitration and to raise up
an army with which to suppress all
efforts Of oppressed peoples. who
may make a. struggle to improve their
conditions Of living.
The scheme was adroitly planned,
and its real object hidden, while the
advantages accruing to the
youths are painted in brilliant colors.
The lads are told about the bright
uniforms, the grand picnics, the fun
and good times, but they will be
caught to implicitly obey the orders
/ their ofEicers.
{ Little do they suspect that they are
to have the killing instinct in their
hearts cultivated aad strengthened
until they can go forth with torch
and gun and bayonet, and mercilessly
wound and murder their fellowmen,
whom they do not know and who have
done them no harm, and who, like
are deludtd victims and
slaves Of designing. ambitious ty-
rants, or selfish mi lioaaires, who care
nothing for the common soldier ex-
cept to use him to burn, destroy and
murder.
The Boy Scout r,oyement was in
vented by professional man-killer. It
is wicked and un-Christian, and
hope that no boy who reads this viii
Join the cunningly devised plan to
convert innocent boys into fighting
machines General Sherman said
.sWar is hell"
NY advice to boys Is to think good
thoughts, do kindly deeds, speak
friendly words, stand up manfully for
peace and good fellowship. and II the
kings and nabobs Of Europe and the
grating monopolists Of America want
r mt M killing bees and wars and