Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-12-21
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Three
How War Methods Have Changed
Everybody Must Help.
Number Three

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Uncle Dan. "Your mother has been
telling me how bashful l used TO be.
She snid II a girl spoke 10 me ! would
blush TO my hair roots. Well, l re-
minded her OF the time your father
first came to see her and the Joke we
played on them, no l guess that will
aold her for a while"
Continuing, Uncle Dan said: "You
want to talk more about the war, do
your Well, war methods have under
gone many changes and they are still
changing. No two wars are fought
alike. In early times, the weapons were
stones, clubs, spears, bows and arrows,
swords, etc. In this kind Of warfare,
victory was with the strong right arm.
Men OF enormous size and strength
we're the great warriors. The inven-
ton OF gunpowder, however. has
changed all this. II has enabled men
to kill ora another at n considerable
distance, and do II wholesale. The
war, as we know II now, is n comblna-
ton of chemicals, machinery, mathe-
matical calculations and highly trnlned
men. Just think Of III Airplanes,
submarines, armored tanks, or cater
pillars, poison gases, and curtains Of
fire are all used for the first time in
this war and they are destructive be-
yond anything heretofore known.
"The methods followed by the kai.
ser and his allies are simply devllish.
He must answer In history to the kill
Ing OF thousands OF innocent women
and children. He has broken every
international law and every rule OF
warfare; he has bombarded hospitals
and undefended cities, sunk Red Cross
ships on errands Of mercy he has de-
stroyed cathedrals and priceless trens-
ures Of art that can never be replaced;
he has made slaves of his prisoners;
he has tried TO get us into war with
Japan his emmlssarles have blown up
our ships, burned "A factories and
fired our forests. He knows no mercy
or honor. The most charitable view
to take Of this bloOd-thlrsty tyrant
is that he is crazy.
"One thing Is certain" continued I'm
Gle Dan, with great emphasis, "Our
liberty, the safety Of our homes and
u country, and the security OF the
world demand the speedy and abso-
lutte overthrow OF the kaiser and
crushing out once and forever the
reign of Prusslan brutality"
Elbow about the German people,"
said Billie.
Uncle Dan replied: "The splendid
German people were happy, thrifty,
prosperous and contented. They have
been tricked into war and made to
suffer the tortures OF the damned (;
they have been cruelty and systematic
ally deceived. God grant that the real
facts may get TO them, and II they do,
Lord help the kaiseri"
"of course the allies win vim" said
Mrs. Graham.
"Probably So" said Uncle Dan. "But
n we are TO win, we must go the limit.
We must check the awful destruction to
shipping by the German submarines,
or we may moi be able TO get food and
supplies to our Own men and 20 our al
lies we must also put hundreds OF
thousands, and perhaps millions, Of
hrst-class soldiers In the battle line.
Food Is the FIRST consideration" I'm
Gle Dan continued. mo army can hold
out against hunger. II has been said
that food will win the war, and this IL
largely true. Hence the Importance
of the farm in the war plans Of our
country"
Mrs. Graham interrupted by saying
"1n view of the importance of farming,
don't you think, Daniel, that the farm
ers ought TO be exempted from war
servlce7"
mo, a thousand times no" said I'm
Gle Dan, striking the table so hard To
emphasize his protest that he tipped
over Il vase of flowers. "We must
have no class legislation. The duty ia
serve is the common duty OF all, and
no class must he relieved OF this oh
ligntion The question of exemption
must be Il personal n and decided by
the facts surrounding each case. In
no other way can we have a square
deal, and TO Insure this, II IN the duty
Of congress 10 pass Immediately the
Chamberlain bill. or some such meas
ure, which is fair to all classes. II
would settle Nll these questions and
do Il fairly. Safety now and safety
hereafter demands such legislation
and let me suggest that you and your
friends get busy with your congress