Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-26
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win---Necessity for Mill
tary Training.
Nufnbg Oao

Now bIliles ssta MS D9tASAf 3fa|
Uncle Dan Is coming tomorrow 70
spend q week with u GA the farm. aud
If you want to know about the war,
here's your opportunity, Uncle Dan Is
probably enc Of The bestlnformed men
IN the country" Dric elappcd bis
hands and gave such whoop that he
wakencd the baby. but what could you
expect Of fifteen-yearold boy Who is
living interrogation point and wants
Go know about war;
Uncle Dan arrived IN due time and
Rnle watched Tor an opportunity. II
came that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted cigar and
taken a seat on tie porch.
I'm mighty glad you cams, Uncle
Dan. l want % talk . yon about the
war. We have Just put military train
ing In cur township high school. bat
We had hard time 10 do Il. The
Joneses and the Greggs objeesed. They
said the war wouldn't eoine over hers.
Grandma Jones said They aln't 10
use 10 worrii. 1t win soon blow over
Woli. We put ths tsaiaing Ia Just the
same. You orter heard Judge Brow
nell, the president Of the school board,
do tie siackcrs M. IL sid unless We
take on our coats ene s. 10 Il. Ger
many may 81 vln. and II sic does. sile
VIII take over the great British fIsel ~
a war trophy aud compel ~ 70 do vA4i
eyer she wants 70 that abe could make
Us pay al the coet Of the war; The
kaiser could Tax us as he pleased ana
that sc couldn't help ourselves lie
could make every one pay oser part
Of wha, be Germs that he could make
tie farmers pas rent Tor fliesr own
FIRMS. cfe. Nov. Uncle. what DO yoa
think q thatr
"ggelL ny boy sald rncse pen.
~sH flsat Judge Bros nrli says might
cassly come trpe a9d may n1iesa - 70
quickly % tile aif of tie allies Nth
large numbers q men and help them
break ne German lies. unlese ee can
beat tie Submarines Ties nng pre-
vent u from getting enough food 70
the allies 70 keep them going. IN that
case Germany would win A. matters
stand today. cur greatest need Is
trslned men. II No had had several
millions Of men with military trimming
Ia onF industries and OF our farms
when the var came. who coald
have been called a. once Tor aerviee.
Do rot believe TIE kaiser would have
forced wnr upon Is. ~ X ~'as. be
had D. feet Ter ~. and COX We arc
50 It and must - through Nth II Eur
never Ggain must re be caught 80
wholly unpropared.
'~rhere Is only one safe way said
Uncle Dan. "and that Il 70 adopt per.
manenfly universal military Thinning.
apply Il 10 every young MAJ who Is
physically G. sag 10 his nineteenth or
twentieth year. Tie TRIMMING can be
carried forward IL the United Suites
training camps that afe bow being es-
fabllshed Tor training men called ty
The selectiYe druft As soon a. these
men yaeate these stations. they should
be flled ~ younger men. nod this
should be made The permanent policy
Of the country
BnlIc's mother. Mrs. Graham. had
overheard the conversation. She came
out and said: "Isenliy. Brother Dan.
arc you serious as TO the dangers 81
our country fit Il as bad as that, II
Il high time for Is 10 wake % and do
something about IT.
Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. ut
is better to wake up now than to be
fudely awakened Inter. We mny AS
well understand. sister, that this Is our
war and We must win II or Cod help
America. Everything thaf We have
or hope 70 have-our liberties. our
blessings our opportunities arc all In
VOWED ID the great issue before Is.
Nothing must stand between Us and
winning this war. II Is q question
whether the peoples' right or tho knl-
sers might shall domlnate the world
II there ever vas q holy war. this is
r. We are fighting for world liberty
we are fighting for the freedom OF
humanity. We are fighting for the
right Of men to govern Themselves In
stead Of being governed against their
will by wGr-mad overload. perilous
times are ahead OF US. We must be
prepared 70 make any sacrifice. to per
form any service that may be required
or u.s."
"Oh, Uncle DAM exclaimed Billie,
may ! bring mr. chum. Jimmie col
Sins. when we have our next talk7 he
is a hug on this war business and just
crazy 70 see YOU"
Certainly" said uncle Dan, With
hearty laugh. ''If We are to have more
sailEs. shall be glad to have jimmie
Join u.s.
Billie clapped MS hands and ran 70
khe phone ard tod Jimmie TO be our
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