The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-08

The military nature of the Boy Scouts is now apparent to ErnesE Seton Thompson. When labor pa pers with unerring accuracy of pe- netration of the real purpose of the Scout Movement, declared that II was militarism, almost every official connected with the movement de- nied hotly and emphatically. that this was so. But the laborites per sisted and today when militaiism has become popular the leaders not cniy admit it, put confess that they glory in the fact that the Scouts furnish military nucleus invaiu- ahle to the establishment of an army system in the country. They admit that they cultivate the nli!i- . tary- ideal; they declare that they train the youthful minds to glory in war and what war stands for. aE : that the youths so trained are ready for service.
 Labor organizations and labor paper don't love militarism There is nn reason why they should. Militaristic organizations have been used by employing classes to bull doze strik- CTS demanding better conditions ot Livelihood, and have been and are without any doubt the strong and potentially violent arm of capital 5sm.
 And it was for that reason that the taking of the youths of the na- tion and under an insidious guise installing within their minds such 6 poisonous ideal as militarism thai directly places man against man aud nation against nation, was d is opposed by Labor Organiza- tions.
 The great objection to militaris,n is not So much in its use as it's abuse. None object to the militar- ism that intends to promote the de- fense of the country against un- warranted aggression; but when militarism is used for the purpose Of furthering the aggressive aims of capitalism either at home or abroad, as it almost always is, for few will deny the economic origin of all wars and the use of tho mill ffn o4 hny o1v sively for the purpose of crushing spirited efforts of the working classes to better their condition then, indeed, it is rightfully ana consistently denounced and opposed ny laborites
 Moreover, the movement which as- aumes to instill an abstract love of militarism, which is war, in the youthful mind, which affects en imi- tation of the ideals of militarism uniform, caste or rank distinctions. drill, discipline, and militaristic edu- cation in any lines has been and is vehemently and instinctively frown- ed upon by the working clasess.
 This was recognized early in the Boy Scout movement, and the offici- als of leading rank were at consid- erable pains to remove this idea from the minds of tho people so that they could the more incidiously carry out their plans to make the youthful minds warlike and war loving.
 Now when the nation hos been brought to stage when miiitarism has become quite Q popular cult, thoce game insincare officials throw aside the mask, and admit the true purpose of the Boy Scout move ment
 Much can be 0aid in favor'cf mi- litary defense It is almost a self evident proposition that capitalistie aggression in one country will soon CT or later run afoul. of capitalistic aggression in other countries, and the final test of supremacy will be by armies and nayies. America cannot hope to escape this any more than any other country; this is espc- ,cially painfully evident within the past year. And it is to be admit ted that since wars are possible anu probable under capitalism, the na- tion that is likely to be well pre- pared to fight is, as wcll as being more likely to get into fight, also moro likely to get out of the fight little better of the game.
 We cannot see how this is to be Cenicd But more important pre- mises are to be demanded in this