The Nevada County picayune., 1917-11-08
WAR TALKS By UNCLE DAN
 Number One
America Must Fight hard or Germany May Win--k eessity for MiA-
 tary Training.
Number One

Uncle Dan Is coming tomorrow to spend n week with us on the farm, and If you want to know about the war, here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan Is probably one of the best-informcd men fin the country" Billie clapped his hands and gave such q wh0op that he wakened the baby but what could you expect of Il fifteen-ycar-old boy who is living interrogation point and wants to know about war?
 Uncle Dan arrived in due time ann Billie watched for an opportunity. II came that evening after dinner when Uncle Dan had lighted Il cigar and taken seat on the porch.
 "I'm mighty glad you came, Uncle Dan. I want to talk to you about the war We have just put military train ing in our township high school, but We had hard time to do 1t. The Joneses and the Greggs objected. They said the war wouldn't come over here. Grandma Jones said: They ain't no l. We'll, we put the training in just the same. You orter heard Judge Brow nell the president of the school board, do the slackers up. He said unless We take off our coats and go to it. Ger many may yet win. and if she does, she will take over the great British fleet as I war trophy and compel Us to do what
 I. NrI,. To Hs pay all the cost of the war the ;aiser could tax us as he pleased and hat we couldn't help ourselves. He .ould make every one pay over part f what he earns; that lie could make
 he farmers pay rent for their own arms, etc Now, Uncle, what do you
 hink Of that?a
 "Wen. my boy" said Uncle Dan, 'al that Judge BrowneH says might aasly come true and may unless we 20 quickly to the aid of the allies with arge numbers of men and help them lrcak the German line. Unless we can 1eat the submarines, they may pre-
 .ent us from getting enough food to l h. allies 10 keep them going. In that
 ase Germany would win. As matters tand today. our greatest need is
 rained men. If we had had several millions of men with military training
 n our industries and on our farms when the war came, who could taye been called at once for service, 1
 lo not believe the kaiser would have breed the war upon us. As 1t was, he lad no respect for us, and now we are
 1t and must 20 through with it. But never again must We be caught so
 wholly unprepared.
 "Fhere k only enc safe way" said Uncle Dan. "and that is to adopt per
 uaneutly universal military training, tpply 1t to every young man who is
 physically fl, say in his nineteenth or Wentieth year. The training can he arricd forward in the United States tuining cmrps that are now being es-
 ahliS's ! fer training men called by
 he sylecfve draft As soon as these uen Vacate these stations, they should
 ,e filed hy youpger men. and this
 .hoHll be made the permanent policy If the country"
 Billio'S mother Mrs. Graham. had
 overheard the conversation. She came ut and said: "Really, Brother Dan.
 ire you serious as to the dangers of
 'ur country? If it Is as bad as that, 1t high time for us to wake up and do something about It."
 Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. "It hp+ I'm fn
 'udely awakened later. We may as we'll understand. sister, that this is our
 var and we must win 1t or God help
 America. Everything that we have
 IT hope to have-our liberties our blessings, our opportunities are all in- soived In the great issue before us. Nothing must stand between us and winning lhls war. It is question whether the peoples right or the ksI. ser's might shall dominate the world. If there ever was holy war, this is II. We are fighting for world liberty. We are fighting for the freedom of humanity. We are fighting for the right of mon 10 govern themselves in. stead of being governed against their win by n war-mad overlord. Pcrllous
 tines are ahead of us. We must he prepared to make any sacrifice, to per. form any service that may be required If us."
 "oh, Uncle Dan," exclaimed Billie, may l bring my chum. Jimmie Col
 ins, when we have our next talk? He E bug on this war business and just :razy to see you"
 "Certainly.n said Uncle Dan, with a hearty laugh. If we are to have more
 alks, I shall be glad to have Jimmie oin us.'
 Billie elapped DIS hands and rau to ithe phone and told Jimmie to be over tat seven o'clock the next evening.