The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-11-17
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win--Necessity for Mill
tary Training.
Number One

snow. Billie" said his mother. your
Uncle Dan Is coming tomorrow "
amend n 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 whoop that he
wakened the baby, but what could you
expect Of a fifteen-year-old boy who Is
1 living Interrogation point and wants
to know about war;
Uncle Dan arrived In due time ana
Billie watched for an opportunity. II
came that evening after dinner wnen
Uncle Dan had lighted a cigar and
taken q seat on the porch.
I'm mighty glad you came, uncle
Dan. I want to talk to you about the
war. We have just put military train
Ing IN our township high school. but
We had n hard time to do 1t. The
toneses and the Greggs objected. They
paid the war wouldn't come over here
Grandma Jones said: They Amt no
use 70 worrit, 1t 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 OF our coats and 60 to 1t, Ger
many may yet win, and Ii she does, she
will take over the great British fleet as
= war trophy and compel us to do what
ever she wants to: that she could make
~ pay all the cost of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
that we couldn't help ourselves. H.
could make every one pay over par
Of what he earns; that he could max
the farmers pay rent for their OWL
farms, etc. Now. Uncle, what do you
think Of thatr'
swell. my boy" said Uncle Dan.
"all that Judge Brownell says might
oasily 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 rs from getting enough food to
tho allies to keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. AS matters
stand today, our greatest need Is
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 II was, he
had no respect for US. and now we are
In Il and must 60 through with 1t. But
never again must we be caught 80
wholly unprepared.
There Is only one safe way" said
Uncle Dan, land that is to adopt per.
manently universal military training,
apply It to every young man who is
physically fit, say in his nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training can be
carried forward In the United States,
training camps that are now being e.
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
ef the country"
Billies mother, Mrs. Graham. had
overheard the conversation. She came
out and said: "Really, Brother Dan.
are you serious as to the dangers of
eur country3 II II Is as bad as that. II
q high time for us to wake up ana 10
something about it."
Exactly." replied Uncle Dan .rt
q better to wake up now than ia he
@rudely awakened later. We NAV -
weal understand, sister, that this ia orr
var and we must win It or God helm
America. Everything that we have
3 hope to have--our liberties. our
zoaesslngs. our opportunities are ali in
yolved 10 the great issue before M
NNothing must stand between us ana
Winning this war. It is a question
Nnetner the peoples right or the kai.
- might shall dominate the world
- snese ever was a holy war. this /.
= We are fighting for world llhertv
re ars nghting for the freedom :,
humanity We are fightIng for ths
e9lsht Of men to govern themselves ~ -
yesad Of being governed against their
Nill ~ Z war-mad overload perilors
nmes are ahead Of us. We mnst Ia
9tspared to make any sacrifice "a rs I.
sosn any service that may be REQUIRED
On. Uncle Dan." exclaimed B,l,,e
nay bring my chum, Jimmie chi.
~, when We have our NEXT tnlk, a.
- bAg % this war business nnd ,,,st
1Sy - ses you." 49,
Certainly" said Uncle Dan with
Aearty laugh. III we. are to have mora
anlkA shall be glad to have JImmle
5eln %" '''s
Mile elapped his hands and ran 70
~ paone and told Jimmie to be ovsr
- oeven o'clock the next evening.
sash, Blind and Door Factory, spe-
ciaf work Of al description.