The Washington times., 1912-02-03
'BADEN-POWELL
/, TIRED OF fETES
\ CUTS PROGRAMS
Chief of Boy Scouts Revolts
Against Too Strenuous
Life in America.
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Lie III America.
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you are the nrst one rye met who
rave me the proper scout salute" he
remarked. The scout saiutation is
lett hand shaking.
An aide came from the train at this
moment and the party moved from
tne train platform to the station
room. Major General Baden-Powell
one was left sleeping in the Pullman.
rWhen young Fellows greeted Baden
POWELL in the Pullman he presented.
besides the letters of welcome. two
give receptions for the general.
Baden Powell tucked these in his
pocket without looking at them.
s Letters of Greeting.
The letter Of welcome from A. e.
Moses. head of the local council of
scouts, follows:
.,""A hearty greeting to, the internal
lpy sDecial pleasure to extend this scout
Scouts Of the District of Columbia, We
are particularly happy in having your
will hasten the development of the ideal
citizen in the next genera ton for every
country in the world participating in
the Boy Scout movement"
Commissioner Rudolph sent the fol-
son behalf Of the Board of Commits
siQners Of the District of Columbia.
who are the executives Of the govern
l,eorle. Its citizens, 1 have the, honor
20 extend you hearty welcome. 1 wish
70 express 70 you our interest in your
visit. and in the cause you represent.
hands. but hope that You viii fee, sGee fres
70 call uron US for whatever NAV CON-
tribute to your satisfaction and enjoy
Ment during. your stay"
Not Military In Purpose.
THE Boy Scout movement is not mil
itary in purpose. 1t is directed toward
developing the individual. When one
drills soldiers they must be handled
In a mass. We try to make a man
= out Of lad. cultivate his reliance. ini-
- ~ and senses Of responsibility. and
ftsvn Grill him as final polish. instead
~ uridng him first." said Baden Pow
AZ sl.S morning to the newspaper men
H9aQ met him at the Willard after he
AsS Gl.ished breakfast.
Hs aald the denunciation of the move
&nElN by labor organizations was wholly
xnlstaken. and that the labor leaders
tQefhipod their mistake when the real
nrpuse of the Boy Scout movement
sEas plsined
M wili 60 far toward establishins: uni
yeSbat peace. He thinks also that II
aHs en- important industrial phase.
England" he said. 1.-THE Boy
yct zoung fellows to learn handicrafts.
g3tay Hro given bars for their arms ia
ehow what work they have DONE Every
ar meAnS that the possessor has gained
PRACTICAL knowledge of come handi-
aEnergy ana the habit of doing things
have been cultivated. The lads that are
learning these things are from the
snms; srnna % ana the training keeps them
they viii continue to work. The spirit
Sf emulation exists among the boys and
they want e: many of these bars as
Baden-Powell laughed as he pro-
ceeded:
5 Vanity Stimulates Work.
"Of course, their work may be stin-
ulated by their spirit of vanity; every.
Que wants to get those bars sewed on
his coat. But men have done a great
DEAL" he said. "to get a little decora-
ton to pin on their breast. If vanity
aids. II is q good thing. We cannot
change human nature"
4 He said that 1S6.0OO of these handicraft
and that there are six technical schools
In London, maintained by the local
government. devoted to training Boy
-Baden-Powell explained the Boy Scout
movement In the beginning. three years
before Mafektng. was to build up raw
material for soldiers. This ideal has
been shelved.
In India. He built up a regiment COM
posed In large part Of young fellows
trained first as scouts. When the Boer
war was portended he was ordered to
South Africa and his scout regiment
stayed behind.
4 His affection for this boy scout" regi-
ment was shown when he asked, after
the siege Of Mafeking, for permission to
go back to India and his old regiment.
They asked me why I wanted to go
back. and asked them how they would
Jolly wen like to see some other COM
mander running away with their wife"
He constantly required during the in
terview to the Idea that the boy scout
culated only to make good citizens Of
boys.
i Would Make Good Soldiers.
"Of course. think boys trained az
scouts would, IL enlisted. make better
soldiers than r. unframed men," he
admitted.
The general snI!lc'i when asked II his
visit to America had not been rather
strenuous SO far.
"Yes. indeed, If this is continued I
will have to 60 to rest"
In q letter from James e. West, re-
lceived this morning by e. s. Martin,
there were related very decided protests
gbv Baden-Powell against the strenuous
life he had been forced to lead. He
suffered much from the opportunities of
newspaper men and photographers in
Boston and New York, and II was be-
cause of that experience that the inter-
view was arranged this morning.
I When Baden-Powell first entered the
red room OF the willard he met Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey. temporary editor
sof the American Monthly, the organ of
the D. A. R., who told him that Re
lwould speak tonight in building erected
Ito "our heroes by the descendants OF
the Revoiut'cr TT77-T9FlsEt "a
Y leFi r,iEe tpSf fsli sslls have even
1gNfs lrraas ia t,,is sanerltiun.s 10
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