The Holt County sentinel., 1917-11-23
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Five
Jimmie and q German Boy Clash
Must % Three Things to Save
Country.
Number Five


that suggested the farms name Of Oak
tIlii. Billie and Jimmie had been lny.
ing for him. SO Uncle Dan was cap
turcd by the boys on short order.
"Say. Uncle Dam" Billie began. I'VE
had a red.hot argument ut school yes
| ter,iay with Carl Newman. Carl said
that German schools were miles ahead
Of our schools md that no one could
come M to the educated German. Well.
Jimmie got hot under the collar and
handed II bnck 20 him good md plenty.
Jimmie said II their education tnueht
them to torpedo Lusitnnins, sink hos
p',nI Ships. murder hundreds OF wOtn-
en and children. make slaves or
the Re,ginns. poison wells. destroy fruit
trees and commit nil sorts Of crimes,
then We did not want that kind OF
education here. What do you think
about II. Uncle Dnn1 ] told Jimmie
you spent n lot n time In Europe ana
knew nii about schools, 80 give MS your
opinion"
SWELL" replied Uncle Dan, dciiber-
| ntcly. "the German schools nre very
thorough +; they furnish exceedingly val
unbIe mud practical instruction. The
Industrial training given there is prob
nbly the hes, to he found. The schools
ns n whole. however. In my opinion.
npp,ni 10 the head only. nnd never TO
the hcnrt. The aim and trend In 10
make the Individual bllndly submits
sivc 10 the Prussian plan of world do
mlnion; they teach that II IN the des-
tiny of Germany to rule the world. and
TINT 10 tho glory and advance Of Ger
many. In this plan. nil things must give
wny; TINT the kaiser NJ head OF tho
.,n,c. cnn do no wrong II he cnrries
forward the p,nn of world control.
Some ~ tho greatest teachers ana
pr,nchcrs even defend and Justify her
hnnr,l.ss crushing ~ Belslnns md tho
mnny other nirocious crimes she ms
committed In this war. Thank 0od.
our American education reaches both
the hrnd nnd the heart. II II nm cdu'
cation with soul. and we must mnin-
tain the high ideals we hnve fixed. In
n word. In Germnny. the people are
tnurht TINT they exist for the govern
mcnt. while here the government ex-
| lists so serve the people"
"Just wait n minute" interrupted
Rl,lic. Sny that over again slowly. %
I cnn write II down."
Uncle Dan. smiiinsiy. complied.
RIiiic exclaimed: snow. We VIII hano
that nut out for Carl to crack.
Carl. you know" continued Billie.
"bns n very smnrt father who keeps
him pos,cd on the German arguments.
Car, snId our government was only
nm experiment anyway; that u would
not last twenty ycnrs, md that u
nigh, hurst IN any old time. Jimmi"
nskc,i him II Germany was 10 mighty
good. why they did not 10 back there
to live"
.Our government will go on forever.
won't II. Uncle Dnnf'
.Now," said Uncle Dan. "you are
raising a big question. and, one thnt
. has troubled me for years. Our gov
ernment II stlll In the experimental
stnge; In fact. II is the greatest ex-
pertinent ever undertaken. and u pop
u,nr government is 70 be successful.
J few things must be done. otherwise. TO
pnrnphrnse the grsnt Lincoln. the gov
} ernment Of tho people. by the people
. and for the people. will perish. II IN
. my Arm conviction" said Uncle Dan.
In q very impressive manner, shat II
Q our country In to 20 on. as we hope
\. and pray, We must very quickly 90
A at least three things, and ! will name
!. them In the order Of importance a. II
!. appears 70 me:
, "First, adopt compulsory universal