Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-01
WAR TALKS.
BY UNCLE DAN i1s:.::'
!. As;z,Dsr 5hTae .ai 81,
tssus War Hesheds Have ChanDns
Essrybedy Aust Help: :: i
Mam6G IhTae

| : onenS, Unci6 DaE, JiIIHie snt
have been waiting for you."
"Sorry II ] have kept you ioas," said
Uncle Dan. "Your mother has been
telling ma how bashful 1 ased 70 be.
She said II a girl spoke 70 me would
blush to my hair roots. Well: re-
minded her OF the time Jour father
FIRST came to see her and thu JOKE we
played on them, SO I guess That Fill
hold her tor q while" w.
Continuing, Uncle Dan saids @You
want to talE more about the war. do
| you2 Well, wsp methods have under
gone many changes and they are still
changing. No. two ware ara Fought
alike. In early times, the weapons W ere
stones, clubs. spears, bcys and arrow:r
swords, &c. In this kind oS warfare.
victory wss Wifi the strong right aCn.
; Men of enormous size and strength
were the great warriors. The tnYen-
tion Of gunpoWder, however, haf
changed all this. 1t has enabled men
: TO Kill one another at o eonEldE7aGle
distance, and do It wholesale. ME
waz, as Te know It now. Is e coTaGlnE'
:ion CT chemicals, machinery. 1dlrhe.
NAUTICAL calculations a-id highly IralaeG
Ken. Just think o. Il. MrpiaaeS.
submarines, aTmored tanks, o. cater"
pillars, poison gases, and curthina of
dte are oil used for the first tiice il
this war; and they ara destructive 1a.
fond anything heretofore knoT,ls,
"The methods followed Dy tho Iai,
ser and his allies are simply deTiliak.
He must answer In history 60 tbs Eli"
ing Of thousands OF innocent Tonel
and children. He has broken sy2eE
international law and every S-ls Ct
! warfare; he has bombarded hosEttol.
and undeGended cities, sunk RED Gross
! ships or errands OF mercy: he hhs de-
ssroyed cathedrals and priceless treas.
ures Of art that can never be replaced;
he has made slaves OF hls prisoaeTs;
he has tried to get as into g7l~ eth
Japan; his emro,ssar,es haze nlaFc up
our ships. burned our factories and
fred our forests. He knows no Eaarc%
or honor. The most charitable 7ln"7
to take Of this bloo6.thirstT tyr5nt
IS that he ts crazy.
Zone thing Is certain continued Un'
Gle Dan, with great emphasis, Our
nbe=ty, the safety OF our homes ana
our country. and the security Of he
world demand the speedy and sDso~
iuta overthrow Of the kaiser and
crushing out once and forever the
! reign Of Prussian brutality
rEow about tha German people,"
| said Billie.
Uncle Dan replied: "The splendid
| German people were happy, thrifty.
prosperous ard contente6. They have
been tricked into war and made TO
suffer the tortures OF ths damned;
they have been cruelty and systematic
ally deceived. God grant that the zeal
facts may get to them, and Il they do.
Lord help the kaiser!'
"Of course the allies will gin" said
Mrs. Graham.
Probably So" said Uncle Dan sBut
| If we are 70 wip, re must go the 4naii.
! We must check the awful destruction to
shipping BIZ the German, submarines
or we may not be able TO get food and
supplies to our own men and TO our al
lies: we inust also put hundreds OF
/, thousands, and perhaps millions, or
drst-class soldiers In the battle line !
Food is the first consideration" 10
| Gle Dan continued. "No army can hold
out against hunger. 1t has heEn said
| that food will win the war, and this Is
largely ,true. Hence the importance
OF the farm in the war plans 81" our
country = -: So, -,
Mrs Graham interrupted by saying:
TN view Of rhe Importance Of forming,
don't you think, Daniel, that the farm.
CTS ought to be ezempteG fSon war
/ service?"
"No, a thousand times no. said In
Gle Dap. striking the table 80 hard TO
emphasize his protest that he tipped
| over q vase OF flowers. 'sWe must
have no class legislation. The duty TO
serve 81 the common duty OF all, ana
no class must be relieved of this ai'-
legation. The question Of. exemption
must be personal one and decided Oy
the facts surrounding each case. IN
no other way can we have 9 square
deal, and TO insure this. II Is the duty
Of congress to pass Immediately the
! Chamberlain bill, or some such meas
ure, which is fair to all classes. 1t
would settle all these questions. ana
do It fairly. Safety now and safery
hereafter demands such legislation.
and let me suggest that you and your
friends get busy with your congress-
man and senator's and urge them 90
prompt action.
'1t is time for US to realize that Ws
are not living in Il fools paradise;
! that this great country OF OURS COSY
oceans Of blood and treasure and II ID
only due to the loyalty, sacrifice and
service OF our forefathers that we have
| q country. and Il Is our highest duty