Evening star., 1937-07-07
FRIENDSHIP URGED
BY YBADEN-POWELL
Founder of Scouts Tells
Jamboree to Learn WAYS
of Others.


world, Lord Robert Baden-PoWell,
founder of the Boy Scouts and chief
Scout of the world, told the $4,000
jamboree Scouts in a radio address
from London last night at the OPEN
ing of the evening cavalcade of scout
Ing In the jamboree arena.
The main object of a jamboree, he
reminded the Scouts. is to bring to-
gether boys from different countries
as means of promoting international
friendships. The address was broad
cast in the United States by the
National Broadcasting Co. and was
heard by the Scouts over their public
address system.
He appealed to all Scouts present
at the jamboree here to make friends
with the boys from other countries
and from other parts of their own
country.
'Do it Now" Advised.
Don't lose any time about it," he
said, don't stick to your own pals
In your troop; you can see them at
any old time, but get hold of some
fellows from other States and other
countries and compare notes with
them"
He urged the boys to keep up by
mail the acquaintances so made and,
when they grow older. to recognize
that there are other nations, all with
their good points and with their in
terests and ambitions. Up to now,
he said, nations for the most part have
been acting as total strangers, with
out knowledge or friendship for each
other. This, he said, does no good
to any one. but harm to all.
What we want in the world is
peace, happiness and prosperity for
ALL" he said, "and We can get 1t if
all men become friends instead Of
rivals"
The Scout law he reminded all
Scouts. says: "a Scout is friend to
all and brother to every other
Scout, no matter what class, creed or
country the other belongs to-"
Practice that idea now while you
are in camp" he urged. "and carry it
out later in your dealings as men.
Get to see the other fellows point Of
view as well as your own. Work in
cooperation rather than in rivalry.
BY doing this you will not only be
opening up better commerce, better
trade, better political relationships
with your fellowmen of other coun-
tries, but also you will be bringing
about that feeling of good will among
men which is the true foundation for
peace in the world
80 now, while you are yet boys to-
Fether In camp, you have this great
opportunity through making friends
with one another for carrying out the
highest duty that lies open to any
one, namely the duty of helping to
bring about Gods Kingdom of peace
and good will among men"
Scouting Trails to High Adventure"
was the theme Of last nights caval-
cade, presented by more than 1000
Scouts from Michigan. Wisconsin,
Illinois, Indiana. Minnesota. Montana
and North and South Dakota.
Impressive Indian Pageant.
The pageant opened with a parade
OF the participating States. with hun
dreds of the boys in historical costumes
representing the development Of a
great section Of the West. Entirely
different in character than previous
cavalcades, 1t included one Of the
most impressive Of the many Indian
pageants yet undertaken; the erection
Of block-house fort, construction of
q model lumber logging camp, pioneer
ing events, Paul Bunyan" parade
and mass games.
The Indian pageant, prepared under
direction Of Ralph Hubbard, national
authority on the American Indian and
his customs, opened with q solemn
dance in invocation to the gods of the
sky and closed with highly symbolic
eagle dance.
The Bunyan parade was based on
legends of the fabulous giant lumber
man of Wisconsin,, whose axes, lum-
Der hook, pipe, rife and other gear,
all suitable to the use of a 50-footer,
were carried by the Wisconsin Scouts.
There were precision demonstrations
by the Superior and Racine drum and
bugle corps. The Racine group is
four-time winner of the national
Junior championship for musical Or
ganiZations of the kind.
Although the American Indian is
held to be one of the finest types of
hunter and tracker the world has
known, Washington streets proved too
much for one Indian Scout, Johnny
Peyton, of Pocatello, Idaho. Johnny,
who speaks no English, set out in the
morning to visit the Capitol and at
supper time was still missing. An ap-
peal to all Scouts to assist in getting
Johnny back to his troop was made at
the opening of the arena show, but a
little while later it was announced
that Johnny had been found, fed and
forgiven. His sign language, it seems,
was not enough to gain him directions
back to camp.
Tonight's cavalcade, in the JAM
boree arena, will be given by 5000
Scouts from Wyoming, Kansas, Ne
braska, Texas. Colorado, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illi-
nois and Iowa. It promises to be one
OF the most colorful OF the series, it
was said. Tickets for the $4,000
grandstand seats in the arena may be
obtained at the grounds, just north
of the Washington Monument, or re-
served seats may be secured by tele-
phoning Metropolitan 26l2.