New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
BOY SCOUT CHIEFS
AT OUTS ON GUNS
Row in Rival Camps to
Come to Head at Benefit
in Century Theatre.

President Wilson will receive the
National Council Of the Boy Scouts OF
America at the White House Thurs
day. when the executive officers of the
movement meet for their fifth annual
session. The President is honorary
president of the organization.
Colin H. Livingstone, Of Washington,
head of the body, was in this city yes
terday comforting with other officials
on plans for the meeting. He seemed
much disturbed by numerous inquiries
regarding the advertised benefit per-
Torrance for the United States Boy
Scouts al the Century Opera House to-
morrow night.
"The Boy Scouts Of America have
no connection with that proposed per
Torrance" he said. THE confusion IN
the public minds about this is especl-
ally embarrassing 70 US and harmful
TO the work we are doing with boys
because it is advertised that scouts
are to engage in military drill before
the audience.
Our movement does not permit its
little boys TO carry guns and does not
give them military drill; what we give
them is that something else which has
distinguished scouting from all other
forms Of character development work
with boys, and has brought TO it the
Endorsement of the leading educators,
welfare workers, pastors, and OF hum
dreds of thousands OF parents through
out the country.
"As officials Of the Boy Scouts of
America, we feel II our duty to let
, the public know that patronage Of this
proposed benefit will not in any way
assist the Boy Scouts Of America
President Wilson's further indorse-
mcnt Of the Boy Scouts of America was
received at the National Headquarters
Yesterday in the form of letter writ
ten TO DR.. Charles d. Hart, chairman Of
the Boy Scouts Of America, in Phils-
delphia.
Burr Mcintosh. whose plain talk
on THE United States and Its Mem
aces" is one Of the features Of the
Century performance tomorrow night,
Yesterday answered reflections on the
integrity of those responsible for the
benefit.
ION behalf Of the United States Boy
Scouts" he said, 81 shall be on that
platform prepared 20 reply to any
niger IN the woOdpIlc, and, since the
issue is forced, shall tell the people
OF the mica states why LIVING stone :
movement does not permit its boys 10
carry guns and does not give them mil
itsry drill At the same time, shall
tell why the United States Boy Scouts
arc taught to carry guns and to shoot
them
Major General Leonard Wood
knows what the United States Boy
Scouts stands for. His presence tells
its story. General Edwin A. McAlpin,
chief scout, will be there.
81 invite any niger in the woodpile
10 state his case next Monday night
Let those who would know come 20
our entertainment" said General Z. A.
McAlpir.
as there any one with a spark OF
patriotism who will com bat move
ment which has for its purpose tho de-
fence Of our nation? We take boys
and train them in army drills and
manpuvrcs. Some time these boys may
be the means OF saving our national
honor.
There are some ultra paciiclsts who
maintain 1t is wrong 20 let boys know
ANYTHING Of the methods of carrying on
warfare and that 1t Is only right 10 in
struct them in peaceful pursuits. This
could be true were there no danger OF
var or did the United States have n
large army or we'll trained citizen