The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-05
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win-Necessity for Mill
tary Training.
Number One

Uncle Dan is coming tomorrow to
spend a week with us on the farm, and
IL you want to know about the war,
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan is
probably one of the best-informed men
In the country" Billie clapped his
hands and gave such a whoop that he
Weakened the baby, but what could you
expect of fifteen-year-old boy who is
a living Interrogation point and wants
to know about war?
Uncle Dan arrived in due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity. 1t
came that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted cigar and
taken seat on the porch.
I'm mighty glad you came, Uncle
Dan. / want to talk to you about the
war. We have just put military train
/ ing in our township high school, but
we had a hard time to do it. The
Joneses and the Greggs objected. They
| said the war wouldn't come over here.
Grandma Jones said: They amt no
| use to worrit, it will soon blow over.
Well, we put the training in just the
same. You orter heard Judge Brow
1 nell. the president of the school board, |
do the sIackers 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 feet as
a war trophy and compel us TO do what
ever she wants to; that she could make
us pay all the cost of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
) that we couldn't help ourselves. He
could make every one pay over part
! of what he earns; that he could make
S the farmers pay rent for their own
farms, etc Now, Uncle, what do you
think of that?"
f "Well, my boy" said Uncle Dan,
: "all that Judge Brownell says might
t easily come true and may unless we go
e quickly to the aid of the allies with
e large numbers of men and help them
). break the German line. Unless we can
beat the submarines, they may pre-
s vent us from getting enough food to
i the allies to keep them going. In that
!, case Germany would win. AS matters
n stand today, our greatest need is
= trained men, If we had had several
a millions of men with military training
u in our industries and on our farms
. when the war came, who could
!. have been called at once for service,
= do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon US. As it was, he
had no respect for US, and now we are
~ in 1t and must go through with it. But
never again must we be caught sc
- wholly unprepared.
T. g.
Uncle Dan, "and that is to adopt per
manentIy universal military training
:. apply it to every young man who Il
III physically fit, say in his nineteenth o.
at twentieth year. The training can b.
is carried forward in the United State
ne training camps that are now being es
10 tablished for training men called b,
We the selective draft AS soon as thes
to men vacate these stations, they shoul
In be filled Dy younger men, and thi
to should be made the permanent polio
is OF the country.
Ito Billie's mother, Mrs Graham, ha
Ike overheard the conversation. She cam
no out and said: Really, Brother DaI
we are you serious as to the dangers @
ms our country? If it is as bad as that,
we is high time for us to wake up and
clip something about ttp
III Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. '1
is better to wake up now than to b
rudely awakened later. We may q
Sei well understand, sister, that this is OF
are war and we must win it or God bel
America. Everything that we hay
or hope to haye-our liberties, OF
req blessings, our opportunities are all Il
Cne volved in the great issue before u
q Nothing must stand between US an
any winning this war. 1t is a questiC
to whether the peoples right or the ks
uke sor,s ,,iob+ shall dominate the vVorI
to Tf +bara ever was holy war. this
IT. We are fighting for world hbert
We are. fighting for the freedom
the humanity. We are fighting for Il
Gus right of men to govern themselves
hat stead of being governed against the
hir- will by a war-mad overload. Perilo
ach times are ahead OF US. We must
eat prepared to make any sacrifice, to pt
of form any service that may be requir
that of US"
'oon sob. Uncle Dan,'' exclaimed Bill
Cd "may [ bring my chum, Jimmie G
for - r,,t,or, We hava our next talk?
Inns, Wnen We AAfV oHA
A. is bug on this war business and il
Mrs crazy to see you"
sei' Certainly said Uncle Dan, with
hearty laugh. IF we are to have me
talks. / shall be glad to have Jimn
pop 80 CO ns
iday JON cd r
and Billie clappeu ms nan0a 'nN -"n
ciaI- The phone and, told Jimmie to be o'
aod AT seven O'Clock the next evening.