The Washington times., 1935-02-08
NATIONAL CHIEF.
! HEAD Of j. s.
PAC|F|STS
Official Organ Prints Talk Of
EngIishWoman Who Repre-
Sented League

WaShingtonians woke up today
20 discover that League of Nations
propaganda not only has invaded
the public schools, but is being
actively circulated among Girl
Scouts of the Capital and through
out the United States through the
medium of their official publica-
tions, "The American Girl' and
''The Girl Scout Leader"
In the February issue of "The
Girl Scout Leader" just out, the
leading article is a reprint of an
address by Vera Britain, an
Englishwoman, delivered over Sta
ton WIZ in New York on De-
cember 13. at the conclusion of
q countrywide lecture tour in the
interest of the league. The article
is accompanied by an editors
note to the effect that the ad-
dress is reprinted through the
courtesy of the League of Nations
Association"
THE Girl Scout Leader" which,
In its February issue announces
the celebration of international
Month";" is circulated free to all
Girl Scout officials and council
members as the official voice of
the Girl Scout organization.
Leader Heads Pacifists
The national director of the
Girl Scouts is Miss Josephine
Schain, who is also national
chairman of the pacifist group
which meets annually in what is
called a Conference on the Cause
and Cure of War. The confer
ence held it's last sessions here
only two weeks ago, from Janu-
ary % to 25.
In the February issue of The
American Girl, Miss Schain her
self appeals in an article appear.
ing under the title, "A Message
to Our Readers" for closer CO.
operation between the United
States and the League of Ma
tionS, League Court, International
Labor Office, Disarmament Con.
ference, Economic Conference,
land like institutions and con-
ferenceS," which she declares
"are sounding a new note in the
world"
Her article is presented with the
explanation:
THE national director of the
Girl Scouts tells young people
how they can help to make the
dream of internatiOna1ism real"
Gives Impressions
In her article Vera Britain
wonders" whether, if another
war broke out tomorrow. the youth
of the present day would fling
themselves into it "as ardently and
senselessly as the youth of 1914
She goes on:
"That'S not quite the i'm
preston one gets from the fine
support given by the young
people from many student or.
ganizatiOns to the League of
Nations Association signature
campaign. And it is not the
impression I've had in this
lecture tour of the United
States. I shall never forget the
morning that spoke to 5000
students and faculty at the
| cOnvOcatiOn of the University
Of Minnesota, nor the groups of
students at Wellesley and at
the WOman's College of the
University of North Carolina:
nor the young men and women
who came to my lectures at
Columbus, Ohio; at the Ogontz
School. Pennsylvania: at Ma
son City, Iowa, and at Western
Reserve University, Cleveland.
IA the last of these cities
was asked a very interesting
question after the lecture:
What can your generation
do to help the present genera.
ttOn of boys and girls to prevent
another WARP"
And I am glad to say that I
2elt justified in answering:
II don't think they need our
help except in so far as we can
leave them records of those ter.
rible four years which thev
cane remember. They're far