Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-15
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win-keeessity for Mil.
tsry Training.
Number One

Uncle Dan IL coming tomorrow 10
tpend u week with us on the farm. and
u YOU want 10 know about the war,
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan IL
probably one Of the best-informed men
IN the country" Billie clappcd his
hands ana gave such n whoop that he
Hnkcncd the baby. but what could you
expect Of iif,ccnycar-old boy who IL
y living Interrogation point and wants
10 know about warl
Uncle Dan arrived In due time md
l.llic watched for an opportunity, II
game that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted cigar and
taken seat ON the porch.
I'm mighty glad you came, Uncle
ban. want to talk TO you nh0ut the
wor We have JUS, put military truin-
lng In our township high school, but
nc had hard time 10 do II. The
Joucscs aud the Grcsgs objected. They
kald the war wouldn't come over here.
Lrundmn Jones said: They amt no
use 10 worrlt, II viii soon blow over
Wcll, We put the trimming In just the
same You ortcr heard Judge Brow
nell the president Of the school board,
do the slackers up. lie said unless We
take on our coats and so to II. Ger
many may yet win, and II she does. she
viii take over the grcu, British fleet ns
u war trophy aud compel US 10 do what
ever she wants 20 that she could make
rs pay nll the cost Of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
that We couldn't help ourselves. lie
could make every one pay over a par,
jf what he earns. thnt he could make
'he farmers pny rent for their own
farms, etc. Now. Uncle. what do you
think Of thhtf'
'nll that Judge Browncll says might
EASILY come true and may unless We go
quickly to the aid ~ the allies with
large numbers Of men and help Them
NIfhh NV flHluu INV. 'hl'ro w 'Ab
beat the submarines, they may pre-.
vent us from getting enough food 10
th, allies 10 kccptlcm going. In that
ease Germany world win As matters
stand today, our greatest need T.
trained men. II We had had several
millions of men with military training
IN our Industries and on our farms
when the wsr came. who could
have been chilled nj once for service, I
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon US, As II was. he
had no respect for ne. aud now we nre
In II and must go through with II. But
never again must We be caught ~
wholly unprcparcd.
There II only one safe wny." snli
lnclc Dan. "hnd that il 10 adopt per
manen,ly universal military training
apply II 90 every young man who Is
physically III. say IN his nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training can b,
carried forward In the United Stntc,
training camps TINT TIRE now being 90
tnhllShcd for trimming men called l.,
The sclcciiyc draft. As soon ns ,hcs,
men yaoltc thcs, stations. they shout,
be flllcd by younger men. and thI,
should be made the permanent polio!
of the country"
Bllllc's mother. Mrs. Graham hat
overheard the conversation. She cam
out aud said "Rcaily. Brother pun
are you serious rs to the dangers o
orr country II II Is Gs bad us ,ln'. I
Is hlsh time for NJ to wake up and d
something about IT,"
Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. Il
~ better 20 wake up now ihun to b
rudcly awakened later. We may %
well understand, sister, that this Is ou
war mud We must win Il or God hcl
America. Everything that We hay
ar .uuc 90 hJyc-our liberties, ou
blessings, our opportunities nrc Oll ir
volycd IN the great issue before u,
Nothing must stand between us an
winning this war II IL n .qucstlo
whether the peoples right or the kn
scr's might shall dominate the worl,
n there ever was u holy war. ts!s
II. We nrc fighting foe world llhcrt!
We are fighting for the freedom ,
humanity. We nre nghting for IN
right Of men 10 govern themselves II
stead of being governed against the
win by wur.mad oycrlord. pcrllou
times nre ahead Of u.s. We must
prepared to make any sacrifice, 10 &c
forin any service that may be require
u u.s."
"oh, Uncle Dan" exclaimed pilli
''may I bring my chum, Jimmie Co
klas, when we have our next tals, Il
is hug on this war business aud ju
crazy TO see you"
Certainly" said Uncle Dan. w.Sh
hearty lnugh. III we are to have mo,
talks, I shall he glad 10 have jMin
DIN u.s."
Billie clappcd nis hands aud run
he phone und told Jimmie 10 be ov,
srycn o'clock the next evening.