Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-23
FORMER susJEcT OF KAISER
THINKS MILITANT SERVICE
BENEFICIAL.
MIGHT TAKE SOME OF
pEvlLTRY OUT OF YOUTHS
Traveller Concludes German 10 Right
Whom Idle Young Men Refuse to Ae-
eept Employment Driving Rural
Routs-Farmer's income Less Than
pre.smaksr's.

The farmer who talked had come to
this country from Germany when he
was a very young man. He believed
the kaiser's armies would eventually
triumph in the great war now in prog
ress and was giving his reasons for the
faith that was his. Told how every
young fellow in the country received
his two years Of military drill and
discipline and added: 1t may seem
that this two years given to the gov
eminent is time wasted to the giver,
but believe that if the same thing was
compulsory here IT. would be good
thing for the people Of this country
one an all. It would steady down some
'of these young men and put a little
more respect for law and order into
them. know Of a lot of boys that are
in for some hard shedding later on in
life all because Of the habits they are
forming these days"
The above was brought to the mind
of the listeners few days afterward
in small northern Iowa town. "A
liveryman wanted q man to sit In
sled and drive a team from O'Clock
until noon and from p. m. till evening.
He would receive assistance in UNI
hitching and hitching the team at the
noon hour; his dinner, usually bet
ter one than his town home could al
ford, was furnished him free. He
never would be required to open gate
during the days drive-the other man
attends to that part OF the work. A
boy of 16 or a man of Go can easily
c,y Sc lyorvYnQn
tried" various young fellows lounging
around, out of a job. What was there
in it? o, he thought he could stand
1925 per day. Nothing doing" didn't
propose to sit out in the cold for moth
ing. Had worked last fall for SO a
day and had q Job on farm for next
season at $40 a month. Had enough
money left to keep him going till
spring without freezing round like
that for nothing. Then the liveryman
tried another plan. He knew two or
three of, the boys who had teams OF
their own and he would hire one of
them for couple of days, team and
,au. He went to phone and called
a number. Here is one-half the con-
yersation. "Hello, John, could you
drive a man for me today? He wants
Ito go round a mail route. That's
pretty strong isn't it? All right, good
bye" Then recital Of what John said
over the phone, "Says he wouldn't
think Of going out this chilly weather
for less than IS day, and he hasn't
a thing else to do either, there's
nothing nothing else to do" he added
disgustedly. They Just don't want to
do anything unless they get enough
for 1t SO they can lie around idle for
the next week. Now it is easy to find
these. lads Of leisure in the evening.
They congregate in the restaurant and
facilitate the peanut and pop business
amazingly. The pool hall man gets
his share and picture show proprietors
get theirs. No need Of driving out In
the chill days of the latter part OF
March for nothing" too. They've
got money yet that they made in corn
picking time and a good job for next
year at $40 month and no milking.
An exception" walked rapidly into
and from q restaurant and when ne
had gone out one lounger said to an
other, 'SHe is at something all the
time: he is the kind that keeps wages
down., too; he ought to be run out OF
town. Not a very congenial COM,
munity evidently for the young man
who wants to be "at something all the
time It is generally agreed that the
average man of the future is to find 1t
a serious enough matter to pull thru
this life in q way satisfactory to him.
self and society even tho he avail him
self Of all opportunities that happen
along and it is not exactly clear what
later years may have in store for these
seekers of Snaps" that infest many
of the towns and occasionally a neigh
borhood in the country
The township assessor was doing
his duty by young farmer in small
town restaurant the other day. When
he came to the total income for the
year. question the farmer answered,
mot a cent, I'm just where was
year ago." yes" insisted the ques-
toner, but you made living didn't
you?" well" said the other.s SAY
$3.50" Then the assessor interviews a
village dressmaker on the income sub
tect and marks down an amount two
or three times as large and this with
the full consent Of the Individual. The
idea, c. z. WILSON.