The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-16


that Canada will be visited on a re-
turn trip before he is again in Eng
land.
General Baden-Powell has reviewed
about twenty sections of the Boy
Scouts since his arrival in the United
States and he has a pleasing enthus-
iasm for the lads themselves and for
the growth of the movement in this
country.
American Boys Quicker.
"Of course" he said, the Scouts
are an older organization in England
than they are in America, and results
can be judged better there for that
reason, but the boys in this country
are quicker than they are in England
Their intelligence seems to develop
more rapidly. English boys are
slower"
On the other hand, he feels that the
English boys are more familiar with
the honor system than the boys of
this land. Being put ION his honor"
is not quite so easy to impress upon
the average American boy.
Development of individualism is the
keynote of the Scouts movement as
interpreted by it's founder
1--WE teach them three things" he
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opment of their own powers of self
reliance of initiative, of honor, of self
respect; then handicraftsmanship, us
ing their hands to tie all kinds of
knots, to make fires in the open, first
aid work, finally wood carving, iron
work and so on; thirdly, we teach
them the sense of duty, to love their
neighbors and their country, to aid
others in every way"
Soldiers Needed Training.
For fifteen years or more before he
left the army, General Baden-Powell
developed individualism among his
soldiers and was a pioneer along those
lines.
"The soldier was helpless, he said,
except as to drill regulations. Put
them out in actual service and they
knew nothing of caring for them
selves. Scouting was unknown among
them. Give them flour for rations
and they didn't know what to do with
it; they use to stir it up in water and
drink it; they were useless in the
wilderness; they couldn't fight for
nuts. wrote a little book for them
Aids to Scouting When | get back
to England | found they were using it
in the schools. So | rewrote it for
boys. Then it seemed necessary to
start this movement, which | did
nearly five years ago"
Now all of his time is given up
to it,
Il am not the official head of the
world movement, he said with a
laugh, q refuse to acknowledge my
self as such. | just advise"
But there were letters awaiting him
/ here from all parts of the world, in
Guiding a letter of affectionate greet
/ ing and congratulation on his birth
day from the boys on the Scouts farm
maintained by the organization in
England Also from Japan came a
letter urging him to stop in Yokoha.
ma and review the scouts of that land
King Agreed With Him.
For two years after the scouts
were started | was in the army, you
see" he explained, and then this
grew so l felt l must resign. The king
heard | was going to leave the army
and he sent for me and wished me to
reconsider my resignation. / talked il
over with him and explained that
thought the work among the boys OF
more Importance, as far as | was
concerned. He thought it over and
agreed with me, so | resigned"
Militarism is not all a part of the
boy scouts training, and in fact drills
are condemned by General Baden
Powell as a waste of time.
1T is one of the strongest move
ments in the world really towards the
peace ideal" he said. The Boy
Scouts of the World is established
now, and it means acquaintanceship
between the boys of every nation.
Correspondence between Scouts of
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