The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-11-30
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Flight Hard or Germany
May wIn-Nscesslty for MIL
tary Training.

Now, Billie" said bis mother, your
Uncle Dan In coming tomorrow 70
pend q week with us on the farm, and
" You want 10 know aboyt the war.
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan II
probable ono OF the bcst.infoTmed men
In tac country" Billie clapped his
hands and give such a whoop that he
wakenSd the baby. but what could you
qxpsct of a hftoon-year-old Dor who IL
living Interrogation point and wants
10 know about war;
Uncle Dan arrived In due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity. II
cnme that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted a cigar and
taken seat on the porch.
I'm mighty glhd you came, Uncle
Dan. ! want to talk to yon about the
war. We have Just put military train
ing In our township high school, but
we had a hard time TO do H.. The
Joncscs and the Greggs objected. They
said the war wouldn't come oyer here.
Grundna Jones snid: They amt no
use 10 worrit. n win soon blow over
Well. we put the training In Just the
same. You orter hoard Judge Prov.
nell. the president OF the school board
do the slackers up. lie said unless We
take on our oats and go 20 II, Ger
many may yet win. and II she does. she
viii take over the great British feet as
o war trophy and compel us TO do what
ever she wants 10; Tint She could make
IA pay oil the cost Of tho war; the
kalger could tar ms ~ he pleased and
that we couldn't help ourselves. He
eould make every one pay over n pnri
of what he earns; that he could make
the farmers pay rent Tor their own
farms, etc. Now, Uncle, what do you.
think Of thntf'
swell, my boy" said Uncle Dan.
"nll that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless we 20
quickly 10 tho aid Of the allies with
large numbers OF men and help them
break the German line. Unless We can
beat the submarines, theT mny pre-.
vent Ms from getting enough food TO
iha allies to keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. A. matters
stand today, our greatest need II
trained men. II W. had Ind several
millions Of men with military training
IN our Industries and on n farms
whom the war came. who could
have been called at once for service, I
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon us. As 4, was. ss.
had no-respect for us, and now we are
IN II and must go through with n. But
never ngaln must We he caught 30
wholly unprenared.
There IN only one safe way" snld
uncie Dan. "and that Is 10 adopt per.
mnnently universal military trimming.
Apply II 20 every Young man who IA
physically NJ, shy In his n~lnetecuth OF
twentieth yenr. The training can be
carried forward IN the United States
training camps TINT arc now being es-
tahlished for training men culled by
the seiective draft. A soon a. these
men vacnte these stations. they should
be Oiled ny younger men, and this
should be made the permanent policy
Of the country"
Blllle's mother. Mrs. Graham, had
overheard the conversation. She came
out and said; "neally, brother Dan.
are you serious rs 10 the dangers OF
our %countryi II II II m bad a. that, n
Is high time for us TO wake up and DO
something about a."
Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. .Tt
~ better 10 wake up now than 10 be
rudely awakened later. We may as
we'll understand. sister. that this IL a
war and We must win II or God help
America. Everything that we have
or hope to have-oUr liberties, a
blessings, u opportunities ARE oil I'm.
VOWED In the great issue before uS.
Nothing must stand between us aud
winning this war. II Is a question
whether the peoples right or the kali.
ser's might shall dominate tho world
II there ever wal n holy war, this IA
II. We are lighting for vorld liberty
We are Sighting for the freedom OF
humanity. We arc lighting tor the
right OF men to govern themselves In.
stead Of being governed agalnot their
viii by a war.mad overload. perIlous
times are ahead OF Us, We must be
prepared TO make any sacrifice "a per-
form any service that may be required
OF u.s." q
"Oh, Uncle DAN exclaimed Billie.
may I bring my chum. Jimmie Col.
Tins, when VIC have nj next talki He
Is a bug on this war business and just
crfzy 10 see you" d
Certainly" said Uncle Dan. with q
, hearty laugh. III We are 10 have more
talks, ! shall be slld to have Jimmie
loin Us"
Billie clapped his hunds Nad ran to