Scouting, Volume 6, Number 8, April 15, 1918 Page: 21
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REPORT OF
CHIEF SCOUT EXECUTIVE
Help Win the War!
OINCE our last annual meeting, the full resources and strength of the
^ Boy Scouts of America have been vigorous and devoted to service to
our Government with whole hearted enthusiasm! To have an opportunity to
"Help Win the War" has been the desire of every scout and scout official!
Because of the underlying principles of Scouting, the definiteness of
the Scout's obligation to help his country at all times, the practical value of
the program of activities, and the form and mobility of organization of
the Boy Scouts of America, every one of the 210,464 scouts and 60,603
scout officials naturally looked to the National organization for definite
leadership in giving him an opportunity to take a vital part in the war
program of our country. This group of 271,067 men and boys was made
immediately available as a potential asset beyond the realization of the
American people, and indeed, as subsequent events have proved, beyond
any estimate which has been placed upon the value of the movement by
any of us.
The men and boys, thoroughly organized, uniformed and well dis-
ciplined under strong leadership, were mobilized within 24 hours after the
declaration of war. In almost all communities where the Boy Scouts of
America were organized, in accordance with the plans which had been
carefully worked out, the Scouts with their leaders formally tendered their
services for any emergency in which, because of their training, they might
be of value.
In order that there might be no misunderstanding or undue apprehen-
sion on the part of the public or the parents of the boys, as to the nature
of our war program, the following carefully prepared statement was made
in every instance:
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