The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-04

IL ouIdlO Dill once upon time
rode out across the plains and came
upon a. band of Indians attacking a
settlers cabin and went dashing up
with his scouts and killed a few red
!, skins, is there any boy in the world
who would go back on Buffalo Bill
and pick out some quiet, elderly real
estate dealer as a substitute hero?
It's too foolish TO talk about.
Suppose we say it is not wrong to
fight. Then we remove all blame from
the Indians that Buffalo Bill killed
and we find ourselves so mixed up
that probably we had better back up
and take new stsrt.
In answer to the question, SIS It
wrong to fight" there can be but one
sensible reply, as follows: SIT all de.
pends."
Suppose a boy of fourteen walkin,,
along the street with his sister and the
neighborhood bully swaggers around
the corner and pushes the boy up
against 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 humili-
ated 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, 81
hnI in
you do to me, I won't strike back"
Then he would get few more cuffs
for good measure, and his sister would
be ashamed of him and the little
rowdy who attacked him would call
himself cock of the walk and be q
greater nuisance than ever before
The United States of America is in
volved In hideous war because Presi-
dent Wilson and congress and all per-
sons who are warmed by red blood in
stead of being chilled by sarsaparilla
pop had to make the same decision
that every boy is called upon to make
when he is jumped upon by tough
customer.
Another question (boys only): Did
you ever let boy up before he yelled
Enough" and then have the whole
fight over again2
If so, you might go around in your
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 basket of things to eat
and the other crowd had a basket and
some TOUCHES came along and stole
the basket belonging to the other
crowd, would you give them some
thing TO eat out of your basket or let
them sit over by themselves, hungry
md miserable, and watch you stuff
You'd play fair, of course, even if
you had to go little hungry.
Mr.. Hoover is now asking every boy
md girl in America to play fair and
livide up with the hungry youngsters
# France and Belgium and Great
Britain.
There isn't enough food in the world
o go around if we are selfish and
lain more than our share.
How can a boy or girl under high
chool age really help to win the war;
First join the Junior Red Cross.
Then keep on saying, II know Uncle
'am is right and 1 will pull for him
ntil he wins.
Believe what you say.
Root for tie U. S. A. as you would
DOT for your baseball nine or your
five.
Stand out on the edge of the side.
7alk and cheer the soldiers as they
wing by.
Probably the children to whom we
re now talking are better posted re.
arding United States history than
re some of the people who talB
bout 1t.
They know that our boys now in tho
aiming camps or on their way to
rance are getting ready to fight
yainst the expressions of cruel des.
ot, just as some other American boys
nee fought at Bunker Hill.
By the way, If you can find man
: woman who does not understand
)w the rights of democracy are to
; preserved when kings go on the
mpage, you might loan this ignorant
srson your school history. Mark the
lges relating to the Boston tea party,
e Liberty bell, Lexington, Valley
orge and Yorktown.
See if you can find any favorable
sntlon Of the pacillsts Of 1776I