The daily sentinel., 1911-12-21
OTTO DEFENDS
BOY SCOUT
MOVEMENT
In Communication Takes Fling at 0p-
ponents of Movement.-"Pray for
Protection from Tin Soldier
but Sell Guns to Anyone"

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TO THE DAILY SENTINEL:
The way of the world is to do the
square thing. In a recent issue of
The Daily News, Local No. 244 Car
penters and Joiners of America con
demned the movement to form COM
pany of Boy Scouts in Grand June
tion. For their reason they gave
that it would lead to the corrupting
of the morals of the boys"
For instance: An elderly lady was
walking down the street carrying
heavy package, Boy Scout spied her
and hurried to her aid. Politely lift
ing his hat he approached her and
said: Madam, let me carry it for
YOU" Simply an act of kindness it
was; the boy helped. where help was
needed
Our friends the Carpenters may say
that it was well enough as far as an
elderly lady is concerned; but might
it be wholesome" for a boy to ap-
proach a young girl on the street. to
do her a favor, Bad manners cor
rupt good morals There is no need
of any carpenter fearing that his boy
or his neighbor's boy will go to the
bad in joining the Boy Scouts of
Treat everybody's sister as you
wish your own sister treated"
A Boy Scout of Fruita went out to
the Red Apple spring in Monument
canon and watered the trees this
summer while | was away and could
not attend to them myself. sincere
ly hope that a company of Boy Scouts
of America will be formed in Grand
Junction
Two big driveways are laid out
across the river from the city; one
from the Main street bridge to Mon
ument canon; the other on the right
side of No Thoroughfare to the top
of the rim rocks. Trees are to be
planted on both sides. Everybody in
Grand Junction can have tree
along these driveways and do a little
scout duty, to get the trees to grow
ing.
Then besides. there are our friends
the lightweights-the socialists, who
condemn the Boy Scout movement on
the grounds that it creates in them
the military spirit.
Last June the Boy Scouts of Fruita
| came out camping over night close to
the trail camp in Monument canon.
II
the whole bunch and no rocks did
they throw at birds or squirrels eth
er. Be kind TO animals is one of the
rules in their code One wonders in
what manner the socialists propose
to bring up the boys after the reyo-
luton be he carpenter or chief of
police. We can picture them all
red necFtied kids" sons of evolution
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Why should anyone fear that be
cause Boy Scout wears uniform
he will get the soldier idea in his
head, any more than a trained nurse
with her costume might become a
sister of war
War and the military spirit, we are
trying TO outlive Every Sunday we
get half page of the Ideal Goods"
and the socialist repeats his prayer.
20, deliver us from the Tin Sol
der, at the same time our radical
friend on Main street deals in guns
no questions asked, just so you have
the cash. A gun. however, doesn't
go with the Boy Scouts uniform.
Besides. our dear Blue-Coat chief of
woodpile fame. who for a long time
has denounced the methods of the
man with the Brass Buttons and the
gun. now parades in Brass Buttons
himself as to packing a gun, | don't
know take it for granted for |
saw the bulge under the coat.l
Let the dear comrades tell us what
difference there is between a mem
ber of the National Guard and chief
of police in one of the leading cities
of the state. If you denounce the
Oue-nOt bpcanSp he wears hraGs hltt
tens and packs a gun-but condemn
the methods he pursues, or might pur-
sue-how can you uphold the other.
Many Cheers for the Boy Scouts of
America-but very few words for the
gang that opposes them.
Truly yours,