The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-12

tween the ages OF and i6.
tNote-This II the second OF series
Of seven articles on Helping 10 Win the
War prepared by George AdeJ
Assuming that this letter In now be-
ing read by some boy or girl old enough
TO go TO school but still young enough
10 be called kid" Cby those who don't
know any bettcrl let us begin by asking
the question, lis II wrong TO fght?"
Every boy or girl with civilized par
ents can answer that question.
II is not 20 pc answered ny yes" or
mo"
II we say YES" we admit at once
that our old friends George Washing
ton and U. \. Grant We're depraved
characters. because they fought and
then kept on fighting.
II Buffalo Bill one. upon "A time rode
out across the plains and came upon
band OF Indians attacking a settlers
cabin and went dashing up with his
scouts and killed "A few redskins. Is
there any boy In the world who would
go back on Buffalo Bin and pick out
some quiet. elderly real estate dealer
a. substitute hero7
It's too foolish TO talk about.
Suppose we say II Is not wrong 10
fight. Then We remove all blame from
the Indians that Buffalo Bin killed and
we find ourselves 80 mixed up that prob
ably we had better back up and take n
new start.
In answer 10 the question. lis IL
wrong 10 fight" there can be but one
sensible reply a. follows. 1T all de-
pends."
Suppose boy Of II Is walking along
the street with his sister and the
neighborhood bully swaggers around
the corner and pushes the boy up
against n fence and cuffs him along
side the head and then tries some in.
sulting familiarities on the sister. and
suppose the boy who is thus humiliat-
ed and whose sister Is in tears. sud.
denly remembers that he has been told
TO keep out of fights"
What shall he do?
Retreat TO an alley. or stand up in
defense of his own self-respect and try
TO protect his sister?
Suppose he says to the bully. II be-
lieve in peace and no matter what you
do TO me, won't strike back"
Then he would get a few more cuffs
for good measure. and his sister would
be ashamed of him and he would be
ashamed OF himself and the little
rowdy who attacked him would call
himself cock of the walk and be a
greater nuisance than ever before.
The United States of America is in.
volved in hideous war because President
Wilson and congress and all persons
who are warmed by red blood instead
of being chilled by sarsaparilla pop had
to make the same decision that every
boy IL called upon to make when he is
jumped upon by "A tough customer.
Another question (boys only: Did
you ever let a boy up before he yelled
Enough" and then have the whole
fight over again?
If so. you might go around in your
neighborhood and give some valuable
information to people older than your
self
If you this is for both boys and girls
went out into the woods for picnic
with another bunch" of young people
You knew and liked, and if your crowd
had "A basket Of things TO eat and the
other crowd had a basket and some
toughies came along and stole the bas.
ket belonging TO the other crowd, would
you give them something 20 eat out of
your basket. or let them sit over by
themselves, hungry and miserable. and
watch you stuff yourselves?
You'd play fair, Of course, even if
you had TO go a little hungry.
Mr.. Hoover is now asking every boy
and girl in America to play fair and
divide up with the hungry youngsters
Of France and Belgium and Great Brit
ain.
There isn't enough food in the world
to go around if we are selfish and claim
more than our share.
How can a boy or girl under high.
school age really help to win the war?
First join the Junior Red Cross.
Then keep on saying, Il know Uncle
Sam is right and will pull for him un-
I'll he wins
Believe what you say.
Root for the L. s a. as you would
root for your baseball nine or your
five.
Stand out on the edge of the side
walk and cheer the soldiers as they
swing by.
If you get a chance to hold yarn for