Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-12-07
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Flight Hard or Germany
May Wln-Nseesslty for Mill
tary Training.

Uncle n 10 coming t0mOrxoW 10
spend q week with us on the farm. and
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 q whoop that he
wakened the baby, but what could you
expect Of q lftecn-year-old boy who IL
Q living interrogation point and wants
to know about war;
Uncle Dan arrived in due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity. II
came that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted a cigar and
taken q seat on the porch.
"Tm mighty glad you came, Unc's
DAN l want to talk to you about the
var. We have Just put military train
Ing in u township high school. but
we had n hard time to do II. The
Joneses and the Greggs objected. They
said the war wouldn't come over here.
Grandma Jones said; They amt no
use to worrit. II 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 20 to Il, Ger
many may yet win, and II she does, she
will take over the great British feet as
q 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 a part
OF what he earns; that he could make
the farmers pay rent for their own
farms, etc. New, Uncle, what do yea
think OF thatp
"Well my hoy" said Uncle Dan,
Hall that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless we go
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
the niles to keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. As matters
stand today, our greatest need IL
trained men. If we had had several
millions of men with military training
In u Industries and ON our fnims
when the war came, who could
have been called at once for service, 7
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon us. IA II was, he
had no respect for us. and now we are
In II and must go through With II. But
never again must we be caught so
wholly u~nprepared.
There is only one safe way," said
Uncle Dan, 'and that IL to adopt per
mnnently universal military training,
apply 1t 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-
tabiished for training men called by
the selectlve draft. As o o as these
men vacate these stations, they should
be hlled ny younger men, and this
should be made the permanent policy
Of the country"
Billle's 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 II is as bad ns that, IL
Is high time for us to wake up and do
something about IT,"
Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. 1T
Is better TO wnke up now than 10 be
rudely awakened later. We may as
well understand, sister, that this is our
war and we must win II or God help
America. Everything that we have
or hope TO have-our liberties, cur
blessings, u opportunities are all In
yolyed In the great issue before US.
Nothing must stand between US and
winning this war. II is a question
whether the peoples right or the kai.
ser's might shall dominate the world.
Il there ever was a holy war. this is
Il. We are fighting for world liberty.
We are lighting for thu freedom OF