The Detroit times., 1915-01-21
Means Discipline, Courage, Self
Reliance, Patriotism as Well
as Preparedness
LEADER TELLS MEANING
OF GREAT MOVEMENT
Comedies With Americanism as
Defined by President
Wilson
BY. LESLIE e. TRlMM.
Maio and Quartermaster, Uni
Statea Rov Scouts

Major and Quartermaster, United
States Boy Scouts
We must depend IL every time OF
national peril on a citiZenry trained
and accustomed in arms" says Presi-
dent Wilson.
The United States Boy Scout, for.
,merly "the American Boy Scout,
oldest organization OF boy scouts in
the United States, was founded in
April, 1909, by prominent business
men In this city. In moulding this
national movement these men looked
to the future, realizing that in the
course of the next 10 or 20 years the
boy scouts would be potent factors in
the AFFAIRS OF the nation. They re-
allied that the preservation OF the
United States would I'm measure be
dependent upon this generation.
Therefore we can readily see the Inn
portance OF the United States boy
scout movement.
The military spirit is not the sole
aim that prompts the United States
boy scout. But il was adopted as a
means toward better things in teach
ing the boy better discipline, COM
mand over himself. self reliance. cour-
for building him up In proper moral
fibre SO that his courage should al
ways be subservient TO right intel
ligence.
IL Is true we want TO make little
soldiers out OF every one OF them, but
not for the purpose OF going to war
but to preserve peace with honor by
being ''semper paratus always pre-
pared-which is the United States
boy scouts motto.
The bringing up OF q city boy as a
problem that has puzzled thousands
OF parents and educators. The crowd
ed streets. the lack OF play ground
space, and the enormous population
hedging the boy in, have combined TO
make il peculiarly serious question.
In walking through the busy thorough
fares today one will hear no less than
twenty foreign languages spoken. In
founding the United States Boy Scout
organization the directors had in
mind not only the American boy. but
the boy born OF foreign parents and
destined TO develop into full hedged
American later on. We aim To teach
both or them thrift punctuality,
obedience, courtesy, self-reliance and
helpfulness. qualities which 90 long
way toward making better sons, more
self.respecting men and public spirit
ed citizens Also we teach loyalty
and patriotism 10 the AmericanN lag
and its pledge. and 10 be OF practical
use To this country in time of need.
Ii must be conceded that in this age
the spirit OF patriotism is useless
without the ability To back it up
Army Of Emergency
Mai Gen. Leonard Wood. u. =. A.,
. says: Our standing army is only
large enough To meet the needs OF the
hour the real army TO defend the
country In the hour OF sudden emer-
gency must come .rom our citizen
body, and this body should know how
TO discharge it's soldier duty"
/, Our organization attempts in
voluntary way and a patriotic spirit
10 supply In some degree this de-
hciency. The object OF this organiza-
tlon is TO produce a race OF young
men not only loyal enough 10 serve
their country promptly, but to do it
intelligently and effectively in case OF
need--an emergency We earnestly
hope will never arise.
In Washingtons time existed what
we're known as Minute Men" IL
cannot be said that these men were
soldiers before leaving their plows in
: the field to answer their country's
call They acquired their military
training by manoeuvring on rude
country roads. AT first sound OF the