The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-15

NN 7 Ho goes there7s w Youth.
 ' v What is the uniform he wearsT Khalki--U. s. A.
 Whither away?
 To American lake, to the forts on tne sound, to Palo Alto or Charlotte or across the seas--to the uttermost enos of the earth, this youth in khaki goes' or may go, as duty calls him, to serve his country.
 Whence halls he?
 From patriotic, liberty loving homes youth comes, and comes gladly to loiio~ Old Glory where Old Glory leads, even into the jaws of death. God bless youth!
 Keep his soul clean aAd his heart strong and bring him back, body un- broken. a soldier tried and true, ever to fight for the right in peace as he will have fought for the right in war! Go with him and be with him, please God. and watch over this youth in khaKl' whatever the sanguinary path cut out for him to tread. And bring him safely home, God, unmaimed! But yonder-slinking around the cor ner. vet furtively watching youth-who goes there? Itp Why. stacker is it's bad name. It., too. hears the country's call, but needs Eff not. It cringes at sight of Old Glory. If shuns the khaki. It trembles at I sound of war. It's teeth chatter. It's blood runs cold. It is seized with a craven manic as 1t sinks around the cor ner.
 l So. stacker is it's name? l Yes. stacker, given name and surname combined, but set down without capitali- zation. A twin brother of cowardice, or l the progeny of sneak, is slacker--a thing without country
 1 And that anaemic figure over there' eyes uplifted, turning back upon youth in khaki and now skulking in the shadow who or what may he or 1t be? ] That? Why, that's conscientious oo- I iector. It's not it's brothers keeper
 It's scruples won't let it fight. It had rather see autocracy rule the earth It's conscience is sick. Its ailment IS chronic. 1 It's very being is hypochondriacal. II prays alphabetically and scatters seditious pamphlets when the law isn't looking. If would save the soul of heathens, but condemns the government for raising its hands to save the lives of nations. It
 spurns even the though of driving an ambulance. It worships at the shrine of 1 I.aFolletta, pays obeisance to Cum shoe Bill," sings in tho peoples council for peace with Herr Lochner and Berger svmpathizes with sedition and treason
 and feels deep sensa of compassion for the Kaiser.
 Why are stacker and conscientious ob- Hector allowed at large, keeping company with sedition and treason?
 Already Uncle Sam Is reaching out and grabbing stacker by the scruff of the neck. and soon enough. no doubt, con scientious objector will be set to peeiing potatoes or doing some other job befit- ting sick conscience for the coun. try's sake.
 1 As for sedition and treason-woe! woe l Did you not hear the Flag Day warningi But youth-brave youth in khaki-how
 much better to think and talk of hin
 than of besetting things about him.
 How proudly he marches!
 How firm his step!
 How clear his eye!
 How good to look upon, this youth 1T
 khaki. He falters not and is unafraid \ Old glory inspires him. Youth lovel
 his country. What would life be tt 1 youth without ? country? What SC
 glorious as Old Glory? See the em blazoned banner rippling in the sunlight
 How bright the stars! How they shin, and scintillate.
 Youth--brave youth in khaki-will figh for Old Glory. Aye, unto the last ditcl and trench will he fight and count him self blessed of heaven for the privileg
 t to fight in a cause so glorious!
 lighting for flag and country, he wil fight autocrncy and it's kindred foes Q