The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-11-16
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Wln--Neeesslsy Tor s''s-
tary Training.
Nsssssber One

SNOW. Billie" said his mother. "your
Uncle Dan is coming tomorrow 10
spend q week with us on the farm, ana
II 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 ne
Weakened the baby, but what could you
expect Of O flfteen-year-old boy VINO IL
a living Interrogation point and wants
to know about war2
Uncle Dan arrived In due time ana
Billie watched for an opportunity. 1t
came that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted o cigar ana
taken q seat on the porch.
"Tm 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 1t. 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
nell, the president Of the school board.
do the slackers up. He said unless we
take off our coats and 60 to It. Ger
many may yet win, and II she does, she
will take over the great British feet as
a war trophy and compel rs to do what
ever she wants to; that she could make
us pay Gil 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
the farmers pay rent for their own
farms. etc. Now. Uncle, what do you
think Of thatT .... .:.-s. ....
"Well, my boy" said Uncle Dan.
"alI that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless we 30
quickly to the aid Of the allies with
large numbers Of men and help them
break the German line. Unless we can
beat the submarines, they may pre-
vent us from getting enough food to
tho allies to keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. Az matters
stand today. our greatest need 10
trained men. II we had had several
millions Of men with military training
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 It and must 60 through with It. But
never again must we be caught 20
wholly unprepared. .
''There 10 only one safe way" said
Uncle Dan. "and that IL to adopt per
manently universal military training,
apply II to every young man who Is
physically at, say In his nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training can be
carried forward In the United States
training camps that are now being es-
tabllshed for training men called BY
the selective draft. As soon as these
men vacate these stations. they should
be filled by younger men, and this
should be made the permanent policy
Of the country
~ Bibles mother. Mrs. Graham. had
overheard the conversation. She came
out and said: Really, Brother Dan.
are, you serious as to the dangers Of
our country II Il IL as bad as that. II
70 htgh time for rs TO wake up and do
about n"