The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-11-30
WAR TALKS
BY UNCLE DAN
Number Four
Military Training Necessary for Safety
A and Defense.
Number Four

''"'" ''' III ''' war DelWeen Ter
many and France In 1S70-7I, Germany
lost in killed aud wounded $4,000 sol
diers while France lost about six fines
~ many, aud besides that. she lost
every battle. We asked Professor SIo-
cum why this was. He said that the
German army was highly trained and
ably commanded. while the French
soldiers were poorly trained aud that
their war department WIS honey
COmbcd with jealousy and politics I:
that the officers were not much good
uu1 that's why France lost the war
aud So many men. What do YOU think
about IL, Uncle DanW
"Wgll,' said Uncle Dan. Professor
S'orum Is right by iroHlc,pury France
lost that war, together with Utu of
her best pruyiucys--Alsucp and I.r-
ra.uc-and had 90 pay billion dol
lars indemnity money. France today
learned her lesson 10y that scd oNpp-
riyucH. 50 she put fro universal military
iruiiuur and as result her soldiers
now know how to night and how to
protect themselves. They are losing
igss men in the war than the Germans.
France also put politics out of her war
department, SO that expert authority.
instead of bureaucratic stupidity. now
directs the army. The result is.
France has one of the best and most
efficient armies every assembled, and
this shows what thorough training and
good leadership means in warfare.
This saved France In this crisis, as
well as the liberties of the world"
AS war Is now conducted, there Is
no place for an unframed man. a
body of 10000 well trained soldiers
properly handled could defeat five
times their number of raw recruits and
do IL every time with comparatively
small loss to themselves. Proper train
ing alone will reduce the death and
casualty rate one-third Of what IL 9th
.erwlse would be- aud right here is an
unanswerable argument for universal
military trimming.
"Our government has no moral right
to force her men into war service
without properly training them for II.
TO do so is simply murder, hence the
frantic effort that Is now being made
TO give her soldiers some training be-
fore they are sent to the front. If we
are 10 win this war, II will take trained
men TO do It, and il will take trained
men to win any other war that may
come upon Us In the future. II We
must fight. let us fight to win and not
To lose"
That's the stun. said Billie.
Continuing, Uncle Dan said: sour
government has expended about $780,
100000 To put up environments and
training stations In order TO train the
men called by the selective draft.
When these men are trained the train
ing stations should he Immediately
filled with younger men, say those in
their nineteenth year, to receive six
months of intensive military train
ing along the lines of the Chamberlain
bill. This will be of unreasonable
benefit to them individually. 1t will
do them more good than any other two
years OF their whole life; IL will make
them strong, manly. self-reliant, quick
To see and quick 10 act; II will equip
them for a successful life. In short,
IL will rebuild American manhood and
will also give the government body
of trained men to draw from In case
II is necessary TO defend our flag anu
country. We must settle this question
OF universal military training imme-
diately. otherwise these training camps
may be demolished. The adoption of
universal military training will be no
tice to the world that from then ON
we win be prepared to defend our
selves promptly and efficiently, and
this viii do more TO keep US out of
war In the future than anything else
we could do"
40 you think brother" said Mrs.
Graham, "that there will ever be an
other WARP"
81 have no doubt about H." said
Uncle Dan. $50 long as men are
selfish, so long as nations are ambi-
tiOus to acquire territory, so long as
population presses and demands more
room, so long as there remains a
scramble for world trade-so long wars
will be. When the time comes that
we reach the high plane for which we
hope and dream, when all will recog-
nize the fatherhOod of God and the
brotherhood of man, then, and then
only, will wars cease. When that day
comes doors will need no locks, banks
will need no vaults to protect their
treasures, but that day is long way
off.
"The only safe and sane plan Is to
be able to defend ourselves ut all
times. Therefore, every citizen should
insist that senators and congressman
shall provide for universal military
training, so that never again shall the
country be caught so completely I'M
ready as this war found us. For
tunately, In this case, our enemy has
been held back, so we have had few
months In which TO prepare. This ad-
vantage probably will never come
again. 1t is however our salvation
today.
"Racause she was ready, Switzerland