The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-11-16
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number One

Number One

spend n week with us on the farm, ans
II you want to know about the wai
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan /
probably one Of the bestinformed mel
In the country" Billie clappcd hi
hands md gave such a whoop that b.
Weakened tho baby, but what could yol
expect OF a flfteen.year-old boy who 4
q living Interrogation point and want
to know about wnri
Uncle Dan arrived In due time ant
Billie watched for an opportunity. I
came that evening after dinner whei
Uncle Dan had lighted cigar ant
taken n seat on the porch.
"fm mighty glad you came, Uncl'
Dan. | want to talk to you about thu
war. We have Just put military train
Ing In our township high school, bu
we had n hard time to do H. Tn,
Joncses and the Greggs objected. ThcI
said the war wouldn't come over here
Grandma Jones said: They aln't n,
use 10 worrlt II will soon blow over,
Well, we put the training In Just thu
same. You orter heard Judge Brow
nell, the president OF the school board
do the slackors up. He said unless W,
take on our coats and 30 TO II, Ger
many may yet win, and II she does, sh,
will take over the great British fleet ai
a war trophyand compel US to do whni
ever she wants to that she could make
US pay oil the cost OF the war; N,
kaiser could tax us as he pleased ant
that we couldn't help ourselves. II,
could make every one pny over q par.
OF what he earns; that he could mnkt
the farmers pay rent FOR their owl
farms, etc. Now, Uncle, what do yot
think Of thatT
swell, my boy" said Uncle Dan
"all that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless we gt
quickly to the aid OF the allies with
large numbers of men and help then
break the German line, Unless we cnr
beat the submarines, they may pre-
vent rs from getting enough food Il
The allie TO keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. As mattcrs
stand today, our greatest need Il
trimmed men. II we had had several
millions OF men with military training
In our Industries and on our firm,
when the war came, who coulc
have been called at once for service. !
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon Ms. As II WINS, he
had no respect for us, and now we nrt
in It and must go through with ". But
never again must we be caught SC
wholly unprepared.
"There Is only one safe wny." said
Uncle Dan. "and that Is to adopt per
manontly universal military training
apply II to every young man who IL
physically NJ, say In biz nineteenth OF
twentieth year. The trimming can Ia
carried forward In the United States
training camps that are now being os
tabllshcd for training men called by
the sAcctive draft. As soon Ms these
men vacato these stations, they should
be filled by younger men. ind this
should be made the permanent policy
OF the country"
Bibles mother Mrs Graham, had
overheard the conversation. She came
out and said; "Really. Brother Dan,
are you serious us to the dangors Of
our country II II is as bad as that. II
is high time for us to wake up and do
something about H."
Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. III
ia better to wake up now than to be
rudely awakened later. We may as
we'll understand, sister, that this Is our
war and we mus. win It or God help
America. Everything TINT we have
or hope sto hays-our liberties. eur
blessings, our opportunities are MI In,
volved In the great Issue before US
Nothing must stand between us and
winning this war. II Is n question
whether tho peoples right or tho kal.
ser's might shnll donAnatc Me world
II there ever was 4 holy war, this r.
X. We are fighting Tor world nbary
We are fighting Tor the freedom Of
humanity We ace hghHns Tor the
right ofmrn to govern themselves 10.
stead Of being governed against iheit
.will'hy wrrmhd overload. .PerIlous
times are ahead OF US. We must be
prepared to make amy sacrifice. to per.
form any service that noy be required
81 us"
"Oh. Uncle Dan" exclaimed Bliile,
may | bring my chum, AnHnlc Col.
lms, whom We have our neat talk'l he
Is q bug on this war buslness and jssi
erAHy 70 see you-
"certalnly.- said Unelo Dan. with
hearty laugh. '1f W are 10 have more
,likA I shall ~ sisd.ts nave Enuas
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