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''For the murder exposed by Major Sir Francis Fletcher Vane, see [[Francis Sheehy-Skeffington]]'' | ''For the murder exposed by Major Sir Francis Fletcher Vane, see [[Francis Sheehy-Skeffington]]'' | ||
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By 1909, Vane was the [[The Scout Association|Boy Scouting Association]]'s (BSA) [[Scout Commissioner|London Commissioner]]. He felt that [[Scouting]] should be nonmilitary and reconciled through [[mediation]] the [[British Boy Scouts]] (BBS) with the Association by having BBS as an affiliated organisation of the BSA. The BBS split from the BSA over perceived militarisation and nondemocratic nature of the national headquarters. With Vane pushing for a more democratic BSA, his position was eliminated by Baden-Powell's BSA headquarter staff. In protest meeting, the London area Scoutmasters voted overwhelming in support of Sir Francis, however Baden-Powell never reinstated him. Members of the [[National Service League]], a pro-military group, were appointed to BSA headquarters. On 3 December 1909, Vane accepted the presidency of the British Boy Scouts taking most London area Troops with him. The Quakers' Birmingham and Midland Troops also followed as Vane was key in having Quakers sponsor Scouting Troops.<ref name="BBS">[http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page8/page9/page9.html The BBS Story] The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association. accessed 25 September 2008.</ref> | By 1909, Vane was the [[The Scout Association|Boy Scouting Association]]'s (BSA) [[Scout Commissioner|London Commissioner]]. He felt that [[Scouting]] should be nonmilitary and reconciled through [[mediation]] the [[British Boy Scouts]] (BBS) with the Association by having BBS as an affiliated organisation of the BSA. The BBS split from the BSA over perceived militarisation and nondemocratic nature of the national headquarters. With Vane pushing for a more democratic BSA, his position was eliminated by Baden-Powell's BSA headquarter staff. In protest meeting, the London area Scoutmasters voted overwhelming in support of Sir Francis, however Baden-Powell never reinstated him. Members of the [[National Service League]], a pro-military group, were appointed to BSA headquarters. On 3 December 1909, Vane accepted the presidency of the British Boy Scouts taking most London area Troops with him. The Quakers' Birmingham and Midland Troops also followed as Vane was key in having Quakers sponsor Scouting Troops.<ref name="BBS">[http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page8/page9/page9.html The BBS Story] The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association. accessed 25 September 2008.</ref> | ||
Vane got the [[Boy's Life Brigade]] (BLB) to join the British Boy Scouts in a loose federation called The National Peace Scouts in February 1910.<ref name="BBS"/><ref name="SOSSI">[http://www.sossi.org/others/others.htm Other Youth Programs] Author Victor M. Alexieff. SOSSI Journal. Vol. 37, No. 9, September 1982</ref> At the merger the BBS had 45,000 Scouts and BLB had 40,000 members. With Vane having an Italian summer home, he was able to launch the Scouting Movement in Italy with the [[Scouting in Italy|Ragazzi Esploratori Italiani]] in 1910.<ref name="wcml"/><ref name="BBS"/> In 1911, | Vane got the [[Boy's Life Brigade]] (BLB) to join the British Boy Scouts in a loose federation called The National Peace Scouts in February 1910.<ref name="BBS"/><ref name="SOSSI">[http://www.sossi.org/others/others.htm Other Youth Programs] Author Victor M. Alexieff. SOSSI Journal. Vol. 37, No. 9, September 1982</ref> At the merger the BBS had 45,000 Scouts and BLB had 40,000 members. With Vane having an Italian summer home, he was able to launch the Scouting Movement in Italy with the [[Scouting in Italy|Ragazzi Esploratori Italiani]] in 1910.<ref name="wcml"/><ref name="BBS"/> In 1911, Vane assisted Augustin Dufresne, a shipowner, to organise a French Scouting organisation.<ref name="hbu">[http://www.histclo.com/youth/youth/org/sco/int/sco-intows.htm Boy Scout Movement: Internationalism--Order of World Scouts] Historic Boys' Uniform website.</ref> | ||
With spread of the alternative British Boy Scouts programme throughout the world, Vane informally aligned the various groups as the Legion of World Scouts, the first international organisation, in 1911 then more formally as the [[Order of World Scouts]] on 11 November 1911.<ref name="SOSSI"/><ref name="hbu"/> Vane became the Grand Scout Master of the Order of World Scouts.<ref name="SOSSI"/> | With spread of the alternative British Boy Scouts programme throughout the world, Vane informally aligned the various groups as the Legion of World Scouts, the first international organisation, in 1911 then more formally as the [[Order of World Scouts]] on 11 November 1911.<ref name="SOSSI"/><ref name="hbu"/> Vane became the Grand Scout Master of the Order of World Scouts.<ref name="SOSSI"/> | ||
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