The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-08
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Five
Jimmie and a German Boy Clash
Must Do Three Things to Save
Country.
Number Five

spreading branches Of the great tree
that suggested the farms name of Oak
Hill. Billie and Jimmie had been lay
tnglfor him, SO Uncle Dan was cap
tured by the boys on short order.
Say, Uncle Dan,7 Billie began. "We
{ had q red-hot argument at school yes
nferday with Carl Newman. Carl said
that German schools were miles ahead
of our schools and that no one could
come up to the educated German. Well,
Jimmie got hot under the collar and
handed 1t back to him good and plenty.
Jimmie said IL their education taught
them to torpedo Lusitanias, sink. hos
pital ships, murder hundreds OF wom-
en- and children, make slaves Of
the Belgians, poison wells, destroy fruit
trees and commit all sorts of crimes,
then we did not want that kind of
education here. What do you think
about 1t, Uncle Dan7 I told Jimmie
you spent lot of time I'm Europe and
knew all about schools, so give us your
opinion"
WELL" replied Uncle Dan, deliber-
ately, "the German schools are very
thorough; they furnish exceedingly val
liable and practical instruction. The
industrial training given there is prob
ably the best to be found. The schools
as a whole, however, In my opinion,
appeal to the head only, and never TO
i the heart. The aim and trend Is to
make the individual bliHdly submits
sive to the Prussian plan of world do
,nK. &T.~< t. Hoe
tipX Of Germany w, Eule-the world, and
vfEAt tO the glory and advance of Ger
many, In this plan, all things must give
, way; that the kaiser as head of the
state, can do no wrong Ii he carries
forward the plan of world control.
Some Of the greatest teachers and
preachers even defend and justify her
heartless crushing of Belgians and the
many other atrocious crimes she has
committed In this war; Thank God,
our American education reaches both
the head and the heart. 1t is an edu-
cation with a soul, and we must main
tain the high ideals we have fixed. In
a word, in Germany, the people are
taught that they exist for the govern
ment, while here the government ex-
lists to serve the people"
@Just wait a minute" interrupted
Billie. Say that over again slowly, so
can write 1t down."
lI6ncle Dan, smIIingly, complied.
y Billie exclaimed "Now, we viii hand
that nut out for Carl to crack.
Carl, you know" continued Billie,
shas q very smart father who keeps
him posted on the German arguments.
Carl said our government was only
an experiment anyway; that it would
not last twenty years, and that It
might burst up any old time. Jimmie
asked him IF Germany was so mighty
good, why they did not go back there
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sour government will 60 on forever,
won't II, Uncle DAMP"
SNOW" said Uncle Dan, "you are
raising q big question, and one that
has troubled me for years Our gov,
eminent In still in the experimental
stage; In fact, IL is the greatest ex-
pertinent ever undertaken, and Ii pop
uIar government is to be successful,
few things must be done, otherwise, to
paraphrase the great Lincoln, the gov
eminent OF the people, by the people
mg1d for the people, will perish. 1t Is
my firm conviction" said Uncle Dan,
in a very impressive manner, "that II
/, our country is to go on. as we hope
and pray, we must very quickly do
at least three things, and will name
them In the order Of Importance as 1t
appears to me:
ssFirst, adopt compulsory universal
military training OF all young men
physically fit before they reach the
age OF twenty years.
''Next, require that every foreigner
who comes here to live must, within a
reasonable time, say a. year, declare
his intention Of becoming an American
citizen and take the necessary steps to
do so, thereby, from that moment, as
Stunning all the obligations of citizen
ship Of our country, and that means he
must defend our flag upon equal terms
with our native born, and If he is not
willing to do this, he should be sent
back from whence he came"
sThat's the stuff" exclaimed Billie.
aAnd, finally, enact such legislation
as viii make voting compulsory. Pop
ular government Is based upon the
participation of all and the rule Of
the majority, and democracy cannot
continue and be successful unless we
live up to the spirit of the institu-
don.
saThe first step. however, is the pass
ing of the Chamberlain bill for univer-
sal military training. If you win get
the leading citizen, and especially the
editor of your paper, to write personal
letters to your congressman and both
senator's, urging their support, IL will
help enormously.
81 see by the morning papers" said
Uncle Dan, s'that the Rotary clubs Of
the entire country, the livest, most eff
Gent organization to be found. have
unanimously decided to get back of
the Chamberlain bin and give 1t loyal
and enthusiastic support. They viii
work with the Universal Military
Training league to accomplish this inn
g 7-x-.n - Ioo3cIoff which will