The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-02
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win-Necessity for Mill
tary Training.
Number One

Spellu II WEN Will Us vi Tie uIli, anu
if 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 he
wakened the baby, but what could you
expect of q ffteen-year-old boy who Is
Il n.ing interrogation point and wants
to know about war?
Uncle Dan arrived in due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity. Il
came that evening after dinner whei
Uncle Dan had lighted a cigar an
taken a seat on the porch.
"Tm mighty glad you came, Uncle
Dan. 1 want to talk to you about the
war. We have just put military train.
ing in our township high school, but
we had q hard time to do 1t. The
Joneses and the Greggs objected. They
said the war wouldn't come owe 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 go to ii, Ger
many may yet win, and If she does. she
Will take owe the great British fleet as
a war trophy and compel us to do what
ever she wants to; hat she could, make
us pay all the cost OF the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased anG
that we couldn't help ourselves. He
could make every one pay over q part
of what he earns that he could maxi
the farmers pay rent for their OWL
farms, etc. Now, Uncle, what do you
think Of that?"
well, my boy" said Uncle pan.
"all that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless Wa, 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 saay pre-
vent us from getting enough fbed 20
tn allies to keep them going. In that
tbHV huh NOulu WILL AS UlhtttEN
sand today, our greatest need is
trained men. If we had had several
millions of men with military training
I'm our Industries and on our farms
when the war came. who could
have been called ut once for service. |
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon us. As II was. he
had no respect for us. and now we are
in II and must 20 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 Is TO adopa per,
mancntly universal military training,
apply IL 10 every young mar who IL
physically fit, say I'm his nineteenth ~
twentieth year. The training can h
catrlcd forward In the United State,
training camps that are now being es
tnhllshed for training men eallcd b,
the selective draft, As o us ID as,
men vacate these stations they SIN )ult
be filled by younger men, and thl,
should be made the permanent Eolic,
Of the country"
Blllie's mother. Mrs. Graham. hat
overheard the conversation. She cam
o. said Really, Brother Dan
are you serious as tn the danprrs n
our country7 IL IL Is as had. as that. +
is high time for us TO waketup and n,
something about it"
Exactly" replied Cncle Dan. az
is better TO wax up now than to b.
rudely awakened later. We may a,
well understand. sister. that this is ON
war and we must win IL or God bei,
America. Everything that we bnv,
or hope 10 have-0ur liberties on
blessings, Il opportunities are nh IN
yolyeQ In the great issue before -
Nothing u stand between us IN,
winning this war. Ii Is a uueStinl
whether the peoples right or the ksi
sers might shall dominate the world
II there ever was a holy war. MS i,
il. We are fighting for world lihertv
We are fighting for the free,i0m, O
humanity. We are fighting for IN,
right of men TO govern themselves in
stead of being governed against thei,
will by a war-mad overload. PeriIou.
times are ahead of us. We must b,
prepared 10 make any sacrifice. 10 per
form any service that may be required
of u.s."
"Oh, Uncle Dan," exclaimed Billie
"may l bring my chum. Jimmie Col
Inns, when we have our next talk? H.
is a bug on this war business and jus
crazy TO see YOU"
Certainly" said Uncle Dan, with ,
hearty laugh. If We are to have NOR,
talks, l shall be glad to have Jimmi,
join u.s."
i Billie clapped his hands and ran te
the phone and told Jimmie TO be eved