The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-18
His Struggle Against Odds in Movement Undue
Youth With Principles of True Citizenship Reveals
the Same characteristics That Marked His
Notable Career as Soldier in South Africa
-Honors Bestowed by His King

dolph Spencer Churchill and ciftei
with such vitriolic speech that when
captured by the besieging Beers in at
tempting to carry messages through
their lines they declined to hold her az
prisoner and sent her back into
Mafeking because Of their inability to
submit any longer to the terrible
tongue flashing with which she
excoriated them.
When the siege OF Mafeking was
finally raised. after a period of In
tense anxiety at home, the London
populace went SO wild with enthusiasm
about the matter as to get entirely
beyond the control of the police and TO
initiate what became subsequently,
unfavorably known as ito Mafeking"
Certain of Baden-Powells near rela
tlves lost their heads altogether IN
connection with the affair, and address
ing the cheering crowds from the win
dows of his mothers house. near
Hyde Park Gate. delivered themselves
of some exceedingly indiscreet re-
marks Not only did they seem TO as
sumo that the defence of MafekIns
was the sole feature and success Of
the South African war, which had been
characterized by so many disasters
but they are also said to have init
mated that high honors from the crown
were in store for their distingui'hed
, kinsman.
A Foolish IndiAcretion.
Then. 20 make matters worse, Il was
ascertained that while the siege O!
Mafeking was in progress Tadr.-
Powell had allowed his profile to ''
printed on the postage stamps ari
paper currency OF the beleaguered town
in lieu OF that of Queen Victoria. TIL
late Queen was very sensitive ahoI,
I her sovereign prerogatives in such A.
fairs ard gave way to signs Of i'm
tation. The military authorities took
| advantage thereof TO infiict Nerr
harsh reprimand upon Baden. Powell
for what they denounced as a pie
OF intolerahle usurpation and pre-
sumption. They exploited the incident
to such an extent that no official q.
count was taken OF the resouICefl.-
| ness, the ingenuity and tn sG,-
lantry which Baden Powell dispal't
during the siege OF MafeknG a"d
| when the time came for tho War l'
partment to submit to the crown { 10
nomination for the rewards fo~ those
who had particularly disrnGu'stod
themselves in the South African COW
fiict his name was conspicuous ON
by It's omission. They could rot Fo-7
! him from his promotion to The ra,k
OF Major-General that came q lm
at the close OF the war by virtue -
seniority. But had 1t not been for L.
great popularity with his fellow -C"a-
trymen the War Departmcn. IN .0J-.-
eddy would have taken advau,aEc -
/ the carefully famed irritation AZ
court against him to place him on t.f
retired list.
Like a good and clever soldier.
Baden-Powell submitted I'm silence 70
tho injustice TO which he had herA
| subjected. He wisely rcfrailel from
appealing to the public for sympathy
and from assuming the role uf % We
tim. He appreciated the fact 'rt a
man with a grievance-cspcCia.ly d. IA
happens to be a soldiers apt 30 o'i
by becoming nuisance, oven 60 0'
friends. He made no complaint 'AI
set to work with uudim.ushoj i
| and courage al the tasks assigned %
| him until Lord Roberts. just IL, .o"e
being tockeyed out OF his position =
Commander In Chief OF all tho I'-,''Nl
forces at home and abroad, fms
upon his appointment to tho 's' x
Inspector General Of Cavalry
Gen. Sir Robert Baden Pow "9o
| claims collateral descent from 't.'
John Smith. the founder ~ = l0''-
town. Va. and who. as clever "-'. :
chisel as no Is with his htts ara
with his pen, has prcscr'Dt On '''
State OF Virginia bust Of '''
band OF Pocahontas, SOUP
| himself, married seven years nr' ''
daughter OF Harold Soamcs - !.-'
| put, Dorset. by whom he has '"V
daughters and a son. lie has ..'"' q,
see the Boy Scout movement al i''
IN we'll nigh every country In ~.
America, in South Africa, IN a -,i"'
| la, Japan, and even in CH.uN
where has II been taken Up w..
much enthusiasm and success
the United States, which u" Is
visiting In connection with III" ".'',
ment and where he is being We .'''
BY the title by which he il "."',,
known IN all parts Of the w"r. .
of which he is more proud than ',
his other distinctions. namely, '...- 10
the Grand Scout Master.