The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-21
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Three
How war Methods Have Changed
Everybody Must Help
Number Three

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telling me how bashful | used to be.
She said u u girl spoke to me I would
blush Ia my hair roots. Well, | re
minded her Of the time your rather
first came to see her and the Joke we
played on them, so I guess that will
hold her for n while"
Continuing. Uncle Dan said "You
want tn talk more about the war. do ,
your Wen, war methods have under
gone many changes aud they are stiil
changing. No two wars are fought
alike. In early times, the weapons were
stones, clubs, spears. bows and arrows,
swords. etc. In this kind Of warfare. |
victory was with the strong right arm.
Men of enormous slze and strength
were the great warriors. The inven-
ton Of eunpowder, however, has
changed all this. II has enabled mel
to Mi n another at a considerable
distance, and do II wholesale. The
war, ms we know II now. Is n conbina-
tion of chemicals, machinery. mathe-
NAUTICAL calculations and highly trained
N'h Va nlAl VI " III lfiNhfHs
submarines. armorcd tanks. or cater
pillars, poison gases, and curtains ~
ERE are all used for the first time In
this war and they are destructive he
yond anything heretofore known.
1.-THE methods followed by the kali
scr and his allies sre simply dcyilish.
lie must answer In history 30 the kill
ing Of thousands of innocent women
aud children. lie has broken every
international law aud every rule ~
warfare hc has bombaried hospitals
and Undofcndcd cities. sunk Red Cross
ships on crrnuds Of mercy he hns de.
stroyed cnthcdrals aud priceless treas.
urcs ~ art that cnn never bee replaced
he has made slaves of his prisoners
he has tried 10 get us into war with
Japan his emmissarieS have blown up
our ships. burned our factories and
fired forests He knows NO mercy
or honor. The most charitable view
ia take Of this hlood.thirsty tyrant
Is that ne Is crazy.
cone thing Is certain" continued I'm.
Gle Dan. with great emphasis, our
liberty the safety of our hornes and
our country. and the security ~ the
world demand the speedy and ahso-
lutte overthrow Of the kaiser and
crushing on once and forever the
reign Of prusSian brutality"
"Iiow about the German people"
eaid Billie.
Uucl" Dan replied: 9TH" splendid
90 man people were happy, thrifty,
prosperous and cuutcnicd. They have
been tricicl into war and made to
suffer the fortunes of the damned
they have been cruelty aud systematic
ally deceived. God grant that the real
facts may get to them, ana II they do,
Lord help the kaiserl'
"Of course the allies win win," said
Mrs. Graham.
"Prnbnhly So" said Uncle Dan. "But
II We are To win. we must go the limit.
We must check the awful destruction 10
shipping by the German submarines
ar we may not be able tn get food and
supplies to our w men and tn our al
lies: we must also put hundreds Of
thousands, and perhaps millions. OF
frst-class soldiers In the battle line.
good is the FIRST consideration Tn.
clio Dan continued. NO army can hold
out against hunger. II has been snid
TINT food will win the war. and this *
largely true. Hence the importance
of the farm In the war plans OF our
country
Mrs. Graham interrupted by saying
TN view Of tho Importance NJ farming.
don't YOU think, Daniel, that the farm
crs ought 10 be exempted from war
scryiccl"
mo, n thousand times no." said I'm.
clc Dan, striking the table so hard 10
emphasize his protest that he tipped
over a vase OF flowers. I'VE must
have no class legislation. The duty tn
serve IL The ommon duty ~ all, and
ne cInss must hc relieved Of this OBJ
legation The question Of exemption
must be- II personal II and decided by
the facts surrounding each ease. In
no ether way can we have a square
deal, aud to insure this. 1t Is the duty
Of congress to pass immediately the
Chamberlain hill. or some such meas
urc. which Is fair 10 all classes. II
would settle all these questions and
do it fairly. Safety now and safety
hereafter demands such legislation
md let me suggest that YOU and youl
friends get busy with yonr congress
man and senators aud urge them {,
prompt action.
ct ~ time for us 10 realize that We
are not living tu u fools paradise
that this great country Of ours cos
oceans of blood aud treasure aud 10 h
only due 10 the loyalty sacrifice nm,
service of n forrrnthcrs that We hay,
u country aud 10 Is eur highest dut'
10 preserve 81 u|uimpnirrd and pass 1
on 10 postrrlty no matter what tn
cost may hc. our citizenship and thciI
ancestors came FROM ull parts ~ m,
world 10 make This rnuufr, % HON,
and enjoy its blessings and opp0rtI
mites: hence. iu the crisis before Ms
IL is the duty NJ everyone to stant