South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-25
SAYS ENGLISH
MILITARISM IS
PASSING PHASE
Many After-War Problems to
Surround Present
Generation.
Br w. orion Tcw-on.

international News Service
LONDON. Aug. 25-Gen. Sir Rob
ert Baden Powell the hero OF MAIZE
king and the creator Of the univer-
sal boy scout movement. who was
specially interviewed by the Inter-
national News Service. stated that in
his opinion the Germans had passed
the summit OF their military power.
which was definitely on the decline
The war. declared the general.
lis one Of those things upon which
can only speculate and conjecture.
7 viii not make prophecies or fore
cast events. as at present ] am de-
pendent upon newspaper reports II
is true ] was at the front three
months ago and passed through the
experience OF some 'strahng' but
otherwise / am without actual first
hand knowledge. OF course, the
Franco British offensive movement
which is now taking place with such
vigor. was all planned months ago.
The Germans cannot hold their ex-
listing frontiers forever
Asked whether he shared Lord
Beresford's view that the Germans
would begin 70 show signs OF col
lapse by the end OF the year, Sir
Robert declined to express an opin-
ion. 1T belongs 20 the realm Of
conjecture" ne explained, and for
that reason / can say absolutely
nothing. 1 do believe. however. that
the situation 81 the allies on the
western front is growing daily more
favorable and that it is likely 10 con-
tinue TO do so. / can offer no opin-
ION as TO the comparative eNpendi-
ture OF life on the part of the Ger
mans and the Franco British"
Discipline "A Product of Education.
What really occupies my atten-
ton most fully at present is the
question OF the after-War conditions
surrounding the rising generations.
Militarism in England is a passing
phase In the past il took two or
three years TO make "a soldier. That
was because discipline meant repres-
sion. The right sort of discipline is
the product of education father
than instruction
Before men did right because
they were afraid 20 do wrong The
idea / have is for man i'm their
youth TO acquire the habit OF doing
right because il is right. Under the
conditions which apply in the army
nowadays. things are distinctly bet
ter than they used TO be.
In our scout scheme for turning
slum boys into useful men. of d.
verting them from the evil paths
which lie easy Of access before them,
we aim at giving them a sound
groundwork. Admiral Jellico. Ad-
miral Beatty and the late Admiral
Hood who lost his life in the battle
OF Jutland. have testified TO the eff
cheney Of our methods through their
experience of the ex-boy scouts in
the royal navy The influence Of
these boys has told enormusly in
the fleet. according TO Admiral Hood.
Generals in the army have said the
same thing concerning eN-boy scouts
VINO have served under them. There
are 100. 900 eN-scOuts in the British
army today
Arc Trained for Peace Work.
"Our boys are trained for peace
work for good citizenship. which is
the basis for success in whatever
career they may ultimately adopt
To train them solely for soldering
would make them too much part
OF a great machine. We try to make
a boy more OF less dependent on him
self i'm a word. self reliant I be-
heve IN trusting him and in giving
him q sense of responsibility
I'm the past the slum boy was
waste product One Of the objects of
the scout movement Is 10 take him