Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-20


The suit Is brought by the national
council OF the Boy Scouts Of America
( thru It's executive board, In the
supreme court OF The state OF New
/ York against the organization known
Hs the United StateS Boy Scout Tor the
parpose of safeguarding the interests
OF the boy scout movement and pro-
tecting the hoyhood OF America and
the general public from being fnisled
The counsel OF the Boy Scouts OF
America Is former Justice Charles Il.
! Hughes. and the action Is brought by
his firm, Messrs. Hughes, Rounds,
Schurman d Dwight. This action has
been taken with reluctance because II
had been hoped that It woud not be
necessary. Recent activities, however,
have so seriously promoted confusion
and threatened such injury to the boy
scout movement that the Boy scouts
| OF America felt duty bound to take
this step to protect itself and the
public.
The object OF the suit is to restrain
tho defendant organization from the
! further use In its name OF the words
boy scout" scouting" or similar
words, and from doing specific acts
| leading to confusion of the defendant
with the BOY Scouts OF America il the
mind OF the public.
nv iOl NtbutN OI AfHtTlcb IL ODGI-
| ating under a charter granted by CON
yress June Is, 1916. and is the only
BOYS organization in the, united
states which In specifically auth orized
under section l25 of the army re-
| organization law of June 3, 1916, to
wear uniform any part OF which is
| similar to the uniform OF the United
States navy, army or marine corps.
The Boy Scouts OF America has ar
its honorary officers Presidsn Wood
row Wilson, eX-presldents Theodore
| Roosevelt and william II. Taft. and a
large number OF the governors of
various states Its executive board
and officers include President Colin
! IL. Livingstone. Mortimer l.. S.hiff,
John sherman Hoyt, Milton A. McRea,
| Prof jeremiah Il. jerks Judge
I Franklin G.. Hoyt, Frank pres3rey,
William u. Murray, Charles =. Neil.
George -. Pratt Daniel Carter Beard
| Is. l.. Dulaney Robert Garrett, DR.
Charles ID. Hart, Charles G. Jackson,
Ernest l.. Bicknell and James L.
| West
Largest Boys Club In the World
on July 2S, 257,i6S boys were en-
rolled as members in good standing
working under the leadership of over
| 72.00O men. carefully selected, serving
ters, members OF troop committees
and other officials. These 329,16S
men and boys are conscientiously de
| voting themselves to the program OF
scouting as IL is commonly understood
by Lieutenant Sir Robert s. $. Baden
Powell since 1907 In England The
Boy Scouts of America form part OF
the world brotherhood OF scouting,
the different members of which follow
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the Boy Scouts of America
The movement In this country was
Incorporated February 3, 1910, with
the patronage and support of General
Baden Powell, who has since main
tained close relationship to the off
GERS of the national council of the
Boy Scouts Of America.
The value of the boy scout move
ment as an educational agency for
boys in the development OF their char
acter and in training them for the re-
sponsibilities of citizenship is depend
cnt up on the ability of the organization
To maintain high standards and TO in
sure the carrying out of the program
in thOro fashion. 1t was because of
the importance of this fact that con-
gress saw the wisdom of granting a
federal charter, and 1t was because
of the responsibilities that this char
ter imposes that the Boy Scouts of
America have taken steps to compel
the United States Boy Scout to change
its name.
Causes Behind the Action.
The specific acts complained of by
the Boy Scouts of America are set
forth in the bill of complaint, and in
parts are as follows:
That the plaintiff is the successor
nf nnnf her finn ha nn .
which was Boy Scouts of America
which was Incorporated under the
laws of the District of Columbia on
February \, 1910: and that the !
plaintiff was authorized by act of cons
gress to acquire by way OF gift, all !
the assets of said Boy Scouts OF
America, and did so acquire said !
assets.
Upon information and belief. that
prior to the incorporation OF plaintiffs /.
predecessor. and since about the year |
1907. there had been in existence IN ]
the kindom of Great Britain an orga-
niZation known as THE Boy Scouts |
Association" the founder OF which |
was Lieutenant General Sir Robert s
:. Baden Powell, that the purpose OF |
said General Baden Powell to carry
out which said association was formed,
was the training OF boys under com
ptNtut leaders III the IQndan entail Z.
virtues OF patriotism. courage and
self-reliance, thru n program OF ac-
tlviues designated as Scouting" said
term. Scouting" signifying, as stated
by said General Baden Powell "the
practice OF soamanship, woodcraft,
camping, tracking, pioneering. and
scoutcraft;" that prior to the year
1910 similar organizations. promoted
by said General Baden Powell. were
formed in the republic of France, the
Argentine Republic, the Kingdom of
OF Belgium, the Empire of Russia, ana
elsewhere; that said organizations
were founded TO carry out. and have
carried out, the scouting idea Of said
General Baden Powell, as aforesaid;
that such associations in the Republic
of France, the Argentine Republic
the Kingdom of Belgium, the Empire
of Russia. and other countries In
which the English language was not
used, have carried on their work under
names containing the approximate
equivalent OF the words Boy Scouts.
in the languages respectively in use
In such countries; and that said words
boy Scouts and Scouting" had,
prior to the year 1910. acquired n
secondary meaning, signifying the /
work for the development OF the
charter of boys I'm aCcprdance with