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Show I WHY I AM A SCOUT H Tlio following statement, written by H i hoy scout, appeared In n Chicago H jrrijpnper In connection with n cam- H prign for scout funds: H TmiKi lioy ficotit because I bcllcvo H So tlio doctrine of the Hoy Scouts of H AMerlca America llrst. I believe In H " the service to others which tlio hoy H meats linvn inndo the preinlur Issue, H wd I bcllcvo tlint tlio future of this H prrcrnment, If not of tlio world, rests H In tno hands of tlio boy scouts of to- H "But what lntvo tlio boy scouts ilono H ami why should they ho helped? Dur- H fag the war they were ready to un- H mner tlio summons of their country at H y time. Helng too young to shouiucr H a eun, thoy set to work at home to H ralso money for tlio Red Cross, to Hell H Utterly bonds and war savings stamps, H enly In tlio last few days of the cum- H palgn. to the few who were not H leached before. Thoy were ready to H respond to their country In Riving first H aid, carrying messages, or doing any- H thing they wcro called upon to do. I'or H this they received only a word of H cratlflcatlou from their government, H tat they were not after prnlso. H "Tlie boy scout Is trained to rescuo H a person In danger, and to apply llrst H aid to his wounds until the doctor H eumen. Tlio doctrine of service Is ever H BTomlncnt, for the 'good turn dally' Is H srat Into prsctlco nil over. A scout H can bo trusted and will never break H" lfl word or commit a theft. A scout H Is loyal and obedient to the right, kind H to dumb nnlmals, of sorvleo to man, H friendly toward others and cheerful ta bis actions. Ho hns to pass certain H tests which give hlin a greater knowl-H knowl-H adgo and a broader view. H Tou are now being asked to con- H tttbuto some money to the hoy scouts H ki order that they may continue their Eood work. What Is your return? A H rar government for your children, H foscd on the principles of love, un-H un-H aclflslmess aud common sense. There H nted be no fear for the futuro of America If placed In the hands of tlio boy scouts." |