El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-29


/ A TTENTlON. Boy scoutsi The Boys
l n Red Blood club endorse every
phase OF your ritual. with one excep-
! ton We insist that every boy who
has attained the age necessary 10 be-
come a member Of the Boy Scouts has
sufficient intelligence and good judg-
ment. IS mentally and physically fitted
TO be taught the use and handling OF
Z firearms-abandoning the staff. and
Z occurring d knowledge which Will
later eliminate the element Of danger
/ from ineXperience TO comrades and
I friends when a field or at practice on
I the range Substitute a gun Tor the
staff. then teach the Scouts 70 cor
rectly handle and accurately shoot.
Shooting is one Of the most infatual-
I ing and manly sports extanL There
I there IS less liability Of accident or
loss OF life than shooting.
For over 40 years ] have been a
devotee Of trap and field shooting,
{ present when many million shots
/ have been fired; as yet ! have never
! been present when an accident oc-
CURED The element OF chance or
good luck is not factor, neither does
: the folk lore that Children and IN
1ortunaIes are cared Tor and protect
ed by wise Providence" explain this
absence Of accidents Care caution.
s experience and education, with The in
PRODUCTION OF all safety first re-
Z quiremeuts are the answer.
When a member OF the riEinE
generation answers the ~enli OF
the wild, > which, beckOnInE nfield,
! is most seductive, IL ~ the part OF
y good Judgment that he should be
possessed Of a Knowledge Of IRE
arms. he should know how 10
execute ana be conVerEant with
every detail OF the aDOA'r."
ThLs will make eFery Boy scout
n desirable field companion and
welcome shooting guest on eFery
occasion Our American soldiers
are men OF recognized ah0otnE
ability which has been the cause
OF success perehInE upon their
banners IN the past. Their shoot
ing education tFus an asset rFiien
accuracy was necessary for de-
ciHive victory.
The wars Of lz76 and 1912 were sue
cessfuily negotiated because our sol
Qiers had been inlensiveiy trained to
accurately shoot and handle guns,
Irrespective OF calibre. The Worlu 8
war features repeated instances
where tide OF battle was turned and
the enemy forced 10 shout the pa
the1lc -kamerad." by the accurate
barrage OF bullets. = solid wall
OF hurting lead. laid down BY the
kanuck and dough boys whose train
ING Tor shooting accuracy had been
acquired afield and in the open OF
their native lands.
Discuss the Police.
Governing bodies in the United
States and Canada are discussing the
magnitude OF their national police de-
partment or regular standing army.
Gen Pershing says this organization
should be based upon the minimum.
Just large enough to provide against
sudden attack. Every enlisted soldier
is eliminated, as a necessary integral
part from our Industrial or business
world Expense for maintenance OF
al army bears down upon the dear
people with burdensome taxation IL
is always easy 70 tear down without
offering suggestions or substitutes
for reconstruction or betterment To
my criticism Of an excessive standing
army. We offer an organization who
are Efficient willing competent and
aggressive.
The Boy Scouts, who now compose
Americas rising generation. are the
Intelligent answer. Universal train
ing, in moderation. with intensive in
sruction In accurate shooting and
handling OF fire arms places the Boy
Scouts on a 20 percent soldier eff
cheney with consequent physical ben
efits and manliness after short per-
iod Of training and experience. A
limited reserve Of seasoned veterans
should be stationed where they would
be available upon s moments notice.
The government should E-ive the
Boy scouts substantial encOur-
uEement. Instructors. guns, uni
forms and ammunition for IeEit-
Innate practice, should be Eener-
ously supplied By Uncle sam. who,
In return would have, in q few
yearE, an annual release Of post
graduate boy Scouts finished IN
der the immedinte EupervialOn Of
competent commanding officers, de-
pendnble. rs q trained army upon
call, thus eliminating the unne-
ceHBary overhead expense. We
are not threatened with war. Men
have returned 20 their homes and
civilian life, imbued with n Hplrif
Of peace and anxious TO avoid rep
etitlon Of wars carnage. The
penae dove hOFers over the world
anxious to Hight and become
chumny, when the eann0ns Ok