Arizona republican., 1919-06-09
Dean Scarlett' Gives I'm pressive Talk on Scouts And Their Need in Train ing American Boys to Be come Real American Men Scout Drive Starts To day

day
 To a congregation that filled the Cathedral house to capacity, in the sur roundings sacred 10 the worship ot the Creator, and as part of the impress sive Episcopal service, Dean Walliam Scarlett yesterday spoke of the Boy Scouts, Of what they have done. and of what it means to the boys and to the nation that every boy possible should be enrolled in this organization, ard that a million grown folks should bccomC associate members, the big brothers and the grown sisters of the boys of America.
 Today is the first day of Boy Scout | week." said the Dean. "set apart as such by our great president. It is a | formal recognition of the work they | have done for their country. It is to | ring before all the people the high . ideals, the splendid training for future l citizenship of the Boy Scouts.
 ITO secure a million members for his wonderful organization before the ninth rthday,-February 2, BEL shall have arrived, to enroll this week a million associate members among The best people in America, to help guide and finance them, and to enlist young men of high character and ideals 10 act as their leaders, chance where many men who have seen service can continue 10 put 10 use their own train ing and can continue to serve their country.
 The record of the Boy Scouts dur ing the war. few in number as they were, is one of achievement, one of service. They furnished patrols for the navy, they planted gardens and shipped untold food to our soldiers, they found and surveyed and estimated our supply of black walnut needed for the army, furnished or collected the material for 50O,0 900 gas masks, and in the Liberty loans sold more than s3O0,- 900, 900 of these securities.
 Troop ?, of this church, alone sold Victory notes in the fifth loan to the value of $51 $50. right here in Phoenix. As the result of their work during the war the Boy Scouts now feel a greater responsibility. they see a great CT field. The war is over but their work is not done They feel now that they are really part of the government, that they have been asked into part nership with Uncle Sam. They feel, not only an individual responsibility, but a responsibility as an organization, toward the future problems of America.
 Strengthen America With Boys
 For our greatest problem now seems to be the strengthening of America. It is too early to judge accurately, but we get the impression that the Peace Conference is the same old kind of peace conference as peace conferences have always been.
 America and American ideals seem to have been defeated in the confer ence. The treaty, after all. may be- come a. breeders of wars. The league of nations may become a preventative. we hope so, but we cannot tell as yet America and Americans are con- ing away from the peace conference with clean hands, but they realize that after all our ideals have not become the ideals of the rest of the world. and that the problem now is to make / stronger America, that We may live up to the enjoyment of our ideals undis- turbed. Because she has these high standards she must work the harder
 Where is there a better place to be- gin with the building up of America than with her boys? Where is there a bigger problem than the boy problem. the problem of the proper training and discipline of our millions of boys?
 Eight Million Boys For Training
 We have 5000. 900 boys in America between the ages of 12 and l9. Four million of them are unable to go to school between the ages of IA and 19. over 66 per cent of them are what might be called "underprivileged boys boys who have not the proper education, training and discipline.
 Tn one reform school that I know about. there are $50 boys. The state- ment has been made, and I believe it is true that if these boys had all had the advantages sf Boy Scout training more than 800 of them would never have been there.
 The Boy Scouts organization is ar resting the drift of boyhood it is giving 10 them definite direction and purpose lt reaches but four per cent now, it is the purpose of this drive to lay the foundation for the enrolment of many more.
 T once visited a school in Brooklyn that was preparing for real citizen ship. IL was governed as the United States are governed. There was a house of representatives and a senate Each room was a state, with its state legislature. This was real training in citizenship. training for an interest m how the country the state, the city is run. Training that will make every one of those students an active par ticipant in the affairs of government and a respectOr of the law. For as one Of those students said to me, We ho make the law must obey it.
 Train Boys For Responsibility
 This training in responsibility is what the Scouts are receiving. They arc taught that their honor is theii most precious possession. The Scout knows that nothing stands between him and his God but his honor, that il goes with him everywhere that h, must not loose it. must not violate it He is taught patriotism, love of hi: country, respect and love for her flag
 He learns 10 do by doing. the fines form of instruction. The trouble witt most boys is that they feel that they dc