The Springdale news., 1917-12-21
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Five
Jimmie and German Boy Clash
Must Do Three Things to Save
Country
Number Five

1t was warm evening, so Uncle
Dan went out to Il lawn seat under the
spreading branches of the great tree
that suggested the farms name of Oak
Hill. Billie and Jimmie had been lay
ing for him. so Uncle Dan was cap
tured by the boys on short order.
Say, Uncle Dam" Billie began. 1--WE
had red-hot argument at school yes
terday with Carl Newman. Carl said
that German schools were miles ahead
of our schools and that no one could
come up to the educated German. Well,
Jimmie got hot under the collar and
handed it back to him good and plenty
Jimmie said If their education taught
them to torpedo Lusitanias, sink hos
pital ships, murder hundreds of wom-
en- and children, make slaves OF
the Belgians. poison wells, destroy fruit
trees and commit all sorts of crimes
then we did not want that kind of
education here What do you think
about il. Uncle Dan? ] told Jimmie
you spent a lot of time in Europe and
knew all about schools, so give US your
opinion
"Well,- replied Uncle Dan, deliber-
ately, 1.-THE German schools are very
thorough; they furnish exceedingly val
liable and practical instruction. The
industrial training given there is prob
ably the best to be found. The schools
as a whole, however, in my opinion,
appeal to the head only, and never to
the heart. The aim and trend is to
make the individual blindly submits
sive to the Prussian plan of world do
,, minion: they teach that it is the des-
tiny Of Germany to rule the world, and
that to the glory and advance of Ger
mauy, in this plan, all things must give
way; that the kaiser as head of the
state. can 90 no wrong if he carries
forward the plan of world control.
Some of the greatest teachers ana
preachers even defend and justify her
heartIess crushing of Belgians and the
many other atroeious crimes she has
committed in this war. Thank God,
our American education reaches both
the head and the heart. 1t is an edn-
cation with soul. and we must main
tain the high ideals we have fixed. In
a word. in Germany, the people are
taught that they exist for the govern
ment. while here the government ex=
lists to serve the people"
Just wait a minute" interrupted
Billie. Say that over again slowly. 81
/ can write II down"
Uncle Dan. smilinely. complied
Billie exclaimed Nov. we will hand
. that nut out for Carl to crack.
{ Carl. you know" continued Billie.
has a very smart father who keeps
him posted on the German arguments.
i Carl said our government was only
an experiment anyway: that ii would
not last twenty years. and that II
might burst up any old time. Jimmie
i asked him if Germany was so mighty
:, good, why they did not go back there
! 70 live"
"Our government will so On forever,
won't it, Uncle Dan?"
"Now," said Uncle Dan. you are
raising a big question. and one that
has troubled me for years. Our gov
eminent is still in the experimental
/ stage: in fact. It is the greatest ex-
t pertinent ever undertaken, and if pop
/ ular government is to be successful, a
+ few things must be done otherwise, 10
paraphrase the great Lincoln, the gov
eminent of the people, by the people
and for the people will perish. II is
my firm conviction" said Uncle Dan
in very impressive manner, that il
our country is to 90 on, as We nope