The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-11-23
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number FIVE
Jimmie and a German Boy S'asn-
Must Do Three Things to save
Country.
Number FIVE

Must Do Three Things to save
Country.
/ II was warm evening, so Uncle
Dan went out to lawn seat unuer the
spreading branches of the great Tree
, that suggested the FARMS name OF oak
Hill. Billie and Jimmie had been lay
ing for him. so Uncle Dan was cap
tured by the boys on short order.
"Say, Uncle Dan," Billie began. I'VE [
had q red-hot argument at school yes
terday with Carl Newman. Carl saiu
that German schools were miles aheau
of orr schools and that no one couiu
come up to the educated German wen,
Jimmie got hot under the collar ana
handed It back to him good and plenty.
J,m,-ie said If their education taught
them to torpedo Lusta as, sink nos
nitol ships, murder hundreds OF WON.
en- and children, make slaves: 81
the Belgians, poison wells, destroy frnit
troes and commit all sorts Of crimes,
, then we did not want that KIND Oh
education here. What do you thlnk
about It, Uncle Dan? / told Jimmie
YOU spent a lot of time in Europe anu
fnew all about schools, so give US your
opinion" .ou,.
; "Well" replied Uncle Dan, delioer-
ately, 1.-THE German schools are very
thorough; they furnish exceedingly val.
/, uable and practical instruction. Inc
Industrial training given there is PROD
ablv the best to be found. The schools
AZ a whole, however, in my oplnlon'
appeal to the head only, ana never "
y the heart. The aim and trend IS 10
e make the individual blindly submis'
y siye to the Prussian plan of world ao-
# minion; they teach that 1t Is tne ues,
!. t,nv of Germany to rule the world, ana
y that "a the glory and advance OF Ger
), MANY in this plan. all things must give
u way: that the kaiser as head Oh u .
If stote can do no wrong II ne carries
is forward the plan of world controi:
ID Some of the greatest teachers anu
nc nrpachers even defend and JUSTIFY ner
- heortless crushing of Belgians ana inc
~ MANY other atrocious crimes she mas
committed in this war. Ihahk oou'
d, our American education reaches Dotn
by tho head and the heart. 1t Is an edu-
D. cotton with soul, and we must main
h toin the high ideals we have fixed. In
~ . word, in Germany, the people are
fought that they exist for the govern
VI ment. while here the government eA-
ne lists to serve the people"
Die "Just wait minute" interrupted
a., Biuie. Saw that over again slowly, SO
he I can write it down"
W. Uncle Dan, smilingly, complied.
, Billie exclaimed: "Now, we will nano
ny +bat nut out for Carl to crack
mt Carl, you know" continued Biille
sh, .has a very smart father who keeps
the him posted on the German arguments
a Carl said our government was Only
- nm experiment anyway; that 1t Woule
not last twenty years. ana yhat y
VI might burst up any old time. JIMMY
OF asked him if Germany was 80 might!
led good. why they did not 60 back theF'
UGH TO live"
,ar "Our government will 60 on forever
+ho went it, Uncle Dan"
Wv snow" said Uncle Dan, you ar
de- raising a big question, and one tina
has troubled me for years. Our gov
led eminent is still in the experiments
7ied stage: in fact, 1t is the greatest e.
m neriment ever undertaken. and II pol
a. mar government is to be successful
w few things must be done, otherwise,
rlsh naraphrase the great Lincoln, the go
de- eminent Of the people, by the peopl
pro- and for the people, will perish. 1t
and nv firm conviction" said Uncle Da'
in a very impressive manner, that
our country is to go on, as we mol
neu' and pray, we must very quickly
Vieo ut least three things, and l will nan
lary them in the order Of Importance %
t at appears to me:
an "First, adopt compulsory univers
military training of all young mn
physically fit before they reach &
age Of twenty years:
"Next, require that every foreign
who comes here to live must, within
reasonable time, say year, decla
or his intention Of becoming an Americ
1917 citizen and take the necessary steps
~ M do 50. thereby, from that moment,
49, suming all the obligations of citizt
zo.oV ship of our country, and that means
O0.OO must defend our flag upon equal ter
with our native born, and if he is
willing to do this, he should be 81
back from whence he came"
"That's the stuff" exclaimed BIZ
sand, finally, enact such legislati
as will make voting compulsory. p
with ular government is based upon
ham participation of all and the rrle
elped the majority, and democracy can
n his continue and be successful unless
ckou live up to the spirit of the inst
:, boc ton.
n" 1.-THE first step, however, is the pa
goou Ing of the Chamberlain bill for uniN
N by uo1 military training. If you will
1t is the leading citizen, and especially
editor Of your paper, TO write perso
letters to your congressman and b
senator's, urging their support, it
IVY help enormously.
81 see by the morning papers,"
Trncle Dan. "that the Rotary clubs