The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-11-23
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Five
Jimmie and a German Boy Clash
Must Do Three Things to Save
Country.
Number Five

It was a warm evening, so Uncle
Dan went out to lawn seat under 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 Dam" Billie began. I'VE
had red-hOt argument at school yes
terday with Carl Newman. Carl SAID
that German schools were miles ahead
of our schools and that no one cou'd
come up to the educated German. Well
Jimmie got hot under the collar ana
handed it back to him good and plenty.
Jimmie said if their education taught
them to torpedo Lusitanias, sink hes
pital ships, murder hundreds OF WON"
IN and children, make slaves or
the Relgians, poison wells, destroy frult
trees and commit all sorts OF crimes.
then we did not want that kind or
education here. What do you think
obout it, Uncle Dan? l told Jimmie
YOU spent lot of time in Europe ana
I-nc,v all about schools, so give us your
opinion"
"Well." replied Uncle Dan, deliber-
ntelv. "the German schools :are very
thorough: they furnish exceedingly val
u?hle and practical instruction. the
Industrial training given there is PROB
rblv thn best to be found. The Schools
rs n whole, however, in my opinion
rnncal to the head only, and never TO
the heart. The aim and trend IS TO
make the individual blindy suhmls-
sive to the Prussian plan of world 40
ninior: they teach that it is the des-
t;nv of Germany to rule the world, ana
that TO the glory and advance OF yer
many, in this plan. all things must give
r.av: that the kaiser as head or Tie
STATE. can do no wrong if he carries
forward the plan of world coi'roi.
| Some of the greatest feAch"FS ;lfu
preachers even defend and justify h"r
hcortless crushing OF Religions and ~"
many other atrocious crimes she mas
| committed in this war. ThanE God'
orr American education reaches Doth
the head and the heart. 1t is an edu-
c,tion with a soul, and we must MAIN
tain the high ideals we have fixed. In
q word. in Germany, the people are
taught that they exist for the govern
mont, while here the government ca
lists to serve the people"
"Just wait a minute" interrupted
Billie. Say that over again slowly so
can write it down"
Uncle Dan, smilingly, complied.
Billie exclaimed: "Now, we will hand
that nut out for Carl to crack
Carl Won know" continued Billie
.rhas very smart father who keers
him rosted on the German arguments
Carl said our government was only
nn experiment anyway; that IL Woulu
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
to live"
sour government Will go Oh Iore'e''
won't it, Uncle DanT"
Snow" said Uncle Dan, you are
raising n big question, and one that
has troubled me for years. Our gov
eminent is still in the experimental
stage: in fact, it is the greatest ex-
periment ever undertaken, and II pop
ular government is to be SUCCESSFUL,
few things must be done, otherwise, to
paraphrase the great Lincoln, the gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people, will perish. 1t is
nv firm conviction" said Uncle Dan,
in a very impressive manner, that IL
our country is to go on, as we nope
and pray, we must very quickly do
ot least three things, and will name
them in the order of Importance as IL
appears to me:
"First, adopt compulsory universal
military training Of all young mer
physically fit before they reach the
age of twenty years.
Next, require that every foreigner
who comes here to live must, within
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