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Show MESSAGE TO THE SCOUTS Surely the world bus been nflre. The I big principles nt stake have brought out the very best thought and most effective ef-fective efforts of those who have heen , fighting for the principles of democ- I nicy and humanity, says Chief Scout Kxecutlve James K. West. Scouts certainly approached th f'hrlstmns season with Joyous hearts. We must, however, hear In mind that the end Is not jet. New responsibilities responsibili-ties face the clvlllr.ed world. Our own country has been recognized recog-nized ns the lender In the development of a new understanding among men. It will take months, and Indeed years, to work out the new order of things. The need of men of character to nuet the responsibilities which we will have, both here and abroad, makes more Important than ever before tho acoutlng program. Our motto Is "Be l'repnred." Tour scout leaders will tell yon much about this In the weeks nnd months to come. Let you and I, one and nil. as members mem-bers of the world brotherhood of scouts, make a part of our dally endeavors en-deavors a rededlcntlon of ourselves to the principles for which scouting stands. Let us make the scout outh and the scout law more vital In our dally lives nnd be prepared to do our share in meeting the resHinslbllltles of today nnd tomorrow. |
