The Boy Scouts.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 65, 17 November 1913, Page 5

The Boy Scouts.

LETTER FROM THE LEADER

OBJECTION TO SOLDIERING. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] 1 [United Press Association.] (Received 9.10 a.m.) London, November 16. \ General Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell, in a letter to the Press, says; “The Boy Scouts movement is unable to, conscientiously participate in Sir Lucas Tooth’s fund, it is not thought de-j sirable to inculcate ideas of soldiering), beyond self-defence into boys before I they are a%e to see things in their proper proportions. Cadet equipment | is too expensive for the poorest, to j whom the Scout movement specially ] devotes attention. Drill tends to des-j troy boys’ individuality and make them part of a machine and depend-1 ent from others.”