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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 4 February 1914, Page 4

MEN OJ' NKIIVJ.; AND I/LUCX It was entirely riictoristie of General IJadeis I>o\vell to utterance to Hie sentiment*, recorded in a recent cubic, rclati ve In the imperative need, both in the army and navy, of men of self-control and indomitable courage. Xaturally he took advantage of the opportunity to pill, in a few words of praise for the Hoy .Scout movement, which he has done so much to evolve and foster. \o one. can gainsay the conclusions lie lias arrived at. for it is patent even to the most casual observer that, the complete alteration in the equipments of modern armies and niWHs renders it absolutely necessary that th" men comprising these forces shall nosS's-; a t.ir greater intelligence, sani:ii'oid and resourcefulness tlian was reHa.i'eii ::i;i!er tlie conditions of a of a, t-iil>ir.v bach. Science has made riles ",u annanientH so that modi v.anare has become not merely s

miestion of numbers and good genera »hip, but a supreme tost of mLelligcin nil self-control, coupled with that coui ge which enables men to l>e calm an estmrceful when faced with almost cei ain death, in times of peace as well a 11 times of war. That the Boy Ncuu novement will be a factor of consider ble import in the evolution of th ten of the future, who are called upoi o serve their ceuntry, must be eviden o anyone that takes an intelligent in crest in the aft'airs of eVeryday lift 'lie training is on the right lines, ain he general rules are all that can 1) lesired to produce clean and health; Hinds ami bodies having a co-ordina ion of purpose, in which quieknoss o ibservation, promptitude of action ain desire to be of use to the eoininunit; .11 Jielp to mould character and improv lie race. So far as the world's hi.ory can be traced, it is noticeable tha nen have, always exhibited pluck and rc ourcefulneas. In the earliest days the.[luilities were indispensable to exist nee. It is customary- to refer to tli Spartans as affording an object lessoi n all that makes a race self-reliant an< 'irile, and so they were in their din Hit conditions have altered vastly sine hen, yet the essential.principles rema:i ipplicable just as much to-day as twi housand years back. There is n< lountry in. wilich the need of brainy irawny, self-controlled men are require' uore than in New Zealand, and couui ions of life here are pre-eminently fav irable to the production, of the fines ,ype of humanity. It does not at a! ollow that encouragement of physica ,raining, cadets, territorials or bo, icouts means militancy.. On the con •rary, these and . similar, organisation ;end to the upbuilding- of the race » ;hat mentally, morally and physical!; t will improve year by year, and be ih neans of making the oonditions of lit nore in accord with the enlarged oppoi .unities and privileges that ollow in the wake of the larger intel eotual capacity which' must result iron '. 'higher standard of education, (lunera Jaden-Powell wisely remarked that Eng and could not afford to waste a singl nan. We would go. u, step further thai hat and say that the Empire canno ll'ord to. have, the standard of. Its pco lie remain as it; was-,, but must do it iest to. ensure that every one of it itizens shall, possess nerve, pluck, sell ontrol and alertness, not for pittin; -heir wits one agiwnst anotlier, but ii urtheranee of the welfare and safetj if their country, and by such mean? fill be. attained a more complete luippiess, and enjoyment of that social life without which bo country can be called reat. It is the union of the bundle f twigs that makes its strength.