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by Mark Towfiq
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Arohanui: Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand
Pages 88-89
 

SCOUTING (81)
 
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As to the Scout movement, they afford a great disciplinary lesson to the young boys and girls provided they are not prepared directly for the army. In some towns here we have in some of the schools Scout troops who are also students of the Colleges and it has proved to be a great educational scheme for helping the development of the children but they are never taught to carry arms or even the use of firearms. And furthermore they are often taught the evils of war rather than encourage them to become in future active soldiers with imperialistic designs. This of course is my own personal view.

 
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(Extract, letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, December 30th, 1925)