New-York tribune., 1919-06-06
Spread of Movement Will
Counteract Spirit of
Bomb Throwing, Says For
mer Treasury Secretary
Parade Plans Speeded
Champions Of Past, Pres.
ent and Future Ready
to March With Youths

Making Boy Scouts out of the ma
ton's boys is the surest method of
guaranteeing the country against the
production of bomb throwers and Grim
mails for the future, according to Will
lam G. McAdoo.
The former head Of the Treasury De-
partment, now leader of the member
ship drive of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, made this assertion yesterday in
the course of an address in which he
explained why he had interested him
self in the Scout movement. 1t was de-
llvered at a luncheon at the Bankers
Club, which was attended by leaders of
practically every branch of American n
athletics.
The purpose of the luncheon was to
discuss final arrangements for the ath-
letic parade of the Scouts next Wednes-
day. Men representative of baseball.
football, tennis and numerous other
sports heartily approved of the feat
ures OF the pageant already proposed
and added new suggestions that will
be carried into execution by the sports
committee
Big, Worthy Cause
"1n the course of my government SER
vice." said Mr.. McAdoo, II came to
realize that first and last, at all times,
| must be an American, and | will never
cease thinking that way. This Boy
Scout movement is great big, worthy
cause. If we take care of the boys of
to-day we will have no bomb throwers
tomorrow. If those poor ignorants Who
are responsible for these crimes had
been Boy Scouts in their younger days
there would be none of these criminal
acts to dcplore.
II always feel that we can get there
if there is real American movement
afoot - like the Boy Scouts for in
stance. / was never much of par
tisan. And when I got into the war
] became less Of a partisan than ever
over and above every good considera-
ton.
and so being in that attitude | am
for everything that makes for better
citizenship. That is the reason why
am in this movement.
Take Boys OFF Streets
Through it we can take the boys
of the streets and place them where
their advantages for becoming able
citizens some day are increased ten
fold. These boys running around on
the city streets have the best blood
in them that you will find anywhere.
Mould their character now or some day
they may be planting bombs. The
ballot, not the bomb, is what we want.
Through the Boy Scouts we can make
the best citizens that can be found
anywhere on the surface of the earth"
The Aero Club Of America sent word
that it would cooperate in every way
and have plane in the line of march
which will be hauled through the streets
by Boy Scouts. An effort will be made
to have Douglas Campbell American
ace, ride in the machine.
S. B. Brink" Thorne, formerly of
the Yale football team, who is in
charge of the work Of assembling foot
ball stars; "House" Janeway, formerly
of Princeton, and Matthew Halpin, of
the N. Y. A. c.; "Blondy" Wallace,
formerly of Pennsylvania, and
BUNNY" Booth, formerly of Prince
ton, were also present
One of the outstanding features of
the event besides the baseball. foot
ball and other stars will be an old fash
Toned backwoods swimming hole. 1t
Will be upon a float and number of
boys will be splashing about in it,
Champions in Line
The New York Athletic Club will
have a representation of at least six
hundred in the parade. The delegation
VIII be divided into three groups. At
the head of the Olympic and interna-