Message from Sir Robert Badea-
"Powell The message front Sir Robeeb Baden-Powsll published below waa this week handed to the Commis. sioner of the Boy Scouts Associa tion of Shanghai by LieutCol. J. by Sleeman, CaMGy Cin MLV. County. Commissioner for Here. ford shire, who is at present on wsit to the Far East:—
The Boy Scouts Association, 25 Buckingham Palace Road, London, W., Junuary,3, 1929, My dear Sleeman,—I am greatly ted to hear that you are visiting the Far East and especially Gelighted that you propose to look up the scouts in those parts.
1 should be very grateful index you" would give them my per~ sonal greeting and cordial good wishes and offer them any advice oF suggestion that you may think desirable, and at the same time invite them to send to me any point on which they may wish enlightentaent oF suggestion.
Tell them that 1 am deeply imtorested in thei progress. and would gladly do anything T possibly ould to help their development the right lines.
1 look upon our brotherhood og having an unique opportunity of development a spirit of mutual amity among all the nations which is x0 greatly needed at the present time.
Universal goodwill and peace cannot be achieved. by instructions from the League of Nations unions the spirit of the various peoples is 4 spirit of mutual goodwill and give find take, And this is what we are helping bring toa very considerable extent in the next generation rough the worldicide brotherhood of the Seo Tell them also that on this unique occasion of our all meeting together celebrate the 2tst birthday of the movement T sincerely hope tha they will all make special efforts to England to be ps will be warmly welcomed by ain and will have this unique opportunity of meeting thei Invothers from 42 different countries Thecomins personally acquainted with them. And this T look upon a matter of exceptional value, far eyend anything that can be secured by correspondence or knowledge of each other through cold print, It ig the personal touch throug which mutual sympathy and understanding can be developed, and this should be the best guarantee of peace and goodwill throughout the world, {coviially wish you a most happy and interesting journey, a success ful time, and a safe return, With kindest regards.
Yours faithfully, ned) Renee Banes-Powstt. in many eases, They need a factory inspectorate to handle the situ A Very Important Consideration But outside of the reason already stated, there is one that ought te be taken account of by the rates payers ut their next meeting, viz that there is not now any constitute: ed authority in this Model Settloment to which complaints relative to conditions in factories can be made. As a consequence all complaints upbear in the press. Wo advertise our shortcomings to the world and people take us at owe word, Visitors also come here who ave seeking just such material as sat hard and as there If there was a factory Complaints there, and doubt the complaints would be attenaled to, Now what is everybody's' Iwusiness is nobody's business. This feature of this Model Settlement ly out of Keeping with the cleaneeat manner in which the whol Settlement Is van, and can be easily,
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