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In the years before [[World War I]], [[pacifism]] and [[patriotism]] often came into conflict, and the BSA was sometimes in the middle. Some thought that the BSA was too militaristic, especially as characterized by their military style uniforms and discipline, while others felt that the BSA was unpatriotic in their stance against military training. In 1912, a member of another organization, the [[American Boy Scouts]], shot another boy by accident. West quickly distanced the BSA from the American Boy Scout program and any military training or discipline. He refused to allow the BSA Supply group to sell the [[Remington Arms|Remington rifle]] endorsed by the ABS and de-emphasized the Marksmanship merit badge. The [[National Rifle Association]] lobbied the Executive Board to issue the badge. In 1914, Colonel [[Leonard Wood]] resigned from the board after a pacifistic article was published in ''Boys' Life'' that he considered to be "almost treasonable". After Theodore Roosevelt admonished West, he toned down the rhetoric and later began to issue the Marksmanship merit badge. | In the years before [[World War I]], [[pacifism]] and [[patriotism]] often came into conflict, and the BSA was sometimes in the middle. Some thought that the BSA was too militaristic, especially as characterized by their military style uniforms and discipline, while others felt that the BSA was unpatriotic in their stance against military training. In 1912, a member of another organization, the [[American Boy Scouts]], shot another boy by accident. West quickly distanced the BSA from the American Boy Scout program and any military training or discipline. He refused to allow the BSA Supply group to sell the [[Remington Arms|Remington rifle]] endorsed by the ABS and de-emphasized the Marksmanship merit badge. The [[National Rifle Association]] lobbied the Executive Board to issue the badge. In 1914, Colonel [[Leonard Wood]] resigned from the board after a pacifistic article was published in ''Boys' Life'' that he considered to be "almost treasonable". After Theodore Roosevelt admonished West, he toned down the rhetoric and later began to issue the Marksmanship merit badge. | ||
West fiercely defended the use of the term ''Scout'' and the right to market Scouting merchandise. By 1930, West claimed to have stopped 435 groups from unauthorized use of ''Scouting''; both as part of an organizational name and in the use of commercial products. When the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]] started, West discouraged the program. In 1911, West worked with Luther Gulick when the [[Camp Fire USA|Camp Fire Girls]] were established and always considered them to be the sister program of the BSA. When the Girl Scouts refused to give up their name in 1918, West appealed to Baden-Powell with no results. | West fiercely defended the use of the term ''Scout'' and the right to market Scouting merchandise. By 1930, West claimed to have stopped 435 groups from unauthorized use of ''Scouting''; both as part of an organizational name and in the use of commercial products. When the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]] started, West discouraged the program. In 1911, West worked with Luther Gulick when the [[Camp Fire USA|Camp Fire Girls]] were established and always considered them to be the sister program of the BSA. When the Girl Scouts refused to give up their name in 1918, West appealed to Baden-Powell with no results. Lou Henry Hoover became the president of the Girl Scouts in 1922 and [[First Lady]] in 1929; West stopped his campaign to rename the Girl Scouts. | ||
West negotiated the purchase of ''[[Boys' Life]]'' in 1912, making it the official magazine of the BSA. He began a campaign against [[Pulp magazine|pulp fiction]] and introduced a library of recommended books. | West negotiated the purchase of ''[[Boys' Life]]'' in 1912, making it the official magazine of the BSA. He began a campaign against [[Pulp magazine|pulp fiction]] and introduced a library of recommended books. | ||
