Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
BRITISH SCOUT CHIEF TALKS
Says Outdoor Activity Cures Over.
Civilization and Other Ills.
SPEAKS AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
English Gentleman Occupies Apart
ment I'm Hotel from which Re-
porters, Who give Him Pub
Iicity, Are Excluded.

The boy scout movement 10 advocated
as cure for GENERALIZATION. the evil
Of politics and Ills Of the body by Lieu
tenant General Sir Robert s. s. Baden
Powell, who addressed Omaha business
men at the Commercial club at noon.
The speaker was introduced by Matthew
A. Hall, British vice consul In Omaha.
following an address by James z. West.
chief scout executive Of the Boy Scouts
Of America.
Drug stores are driven out by the
boy scout movement" he said. because
boys learn TO shift for themselves. They
become backwoodsmen. scouts and grow
strong and healthy. over-civilisation
falls before the advance Of the boy scout
because the spirit Of manliness has been
insulied In the young fellows 80 thor
cughiy that when they become men they
are 'csfh, TO learn the inanities Of the
so-called civilization.
.nese boy scouts learn three things:
To SHIFT for themselves; TO become skilled
In some handicraft and their duty TO the
state. In England. he said. there had
been 100 medals awarded boys for heroic
actions In saving iiveA This medal dang
ling before the youngsters eyes he be-
lieved was much OF an attraction. be-
cause It stood for what the boy had
done.
You get out OF a boy exactly what you
expect concluded Sir Baden-Powell In
his animadversions on the vagaries Of
the boy. III you expect a good deal you
will get II. This boy scout movement
does not teach obedience for fear Of
being punished. II teaches nothing. The
boy is helped to find out for himself"
The details Of the boy scout movement
the distinguished visitor left for you to
figure out for yourselves"
Mr.. West In, his address was more
generous. and after asking support OF the
business men here, after a careful In
vestigation. he explained some Of the de-
tails Of the scout movement There are
now Soooo boys united in the movement
and 15.ooo men vitality interested In II.
Mayor Dahlman was In the receiving
line to greet Baden-Powell. and Cover
nor Aldrich arrived q few minutes later.
In time for the lunch in the club rooms.
General Powell and his party visited
the stock yards at South Omaha this
morning. spending all the forenoon at
South Omaha The general was greatly
interested In the working OF the yards,
as this was his first visit TO the big
industry since coming TO this country.
The party also went through the big
Armour plant and General Powell seemed
very much impressed with the enormity
OF the enterprise.
The General 10 Peeved.
: The lieutenant general arrived at mid
night tired and peeved He went direct
from the station TO bis suite Of five par
Tor rooms at the Hotel Rome. accom-
panied by his aides.
The press agents announcement de-
ciared he would be accompanied by James
C. West. chief scout executive Of the
Boy Scouts OF America, but whether he
brought anything with him besides
Crouch could not be learned by q re-
porter who occurred q concise interview
with him on his arrival.
The reporter knocked upon the gen
erals door few minutes after be had
gone TO his nice. big room.
Come IN, said the general gently and
kindly. probably thinking II was the bell
hop with a pitcher OF something or
other.
The reporter stepped in and began;
General. I'm reports1
"A reporter" bsrksd he Get right
out Of ere. don't want to talk TO you
The reporters fingers and heels mar
rowly escaped injury in the DORIAN