The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-02-01
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Fhas
Jimmie and a German Boy Clash
Must % Three Things 70 Save
Country.
Number Fh's


Dan went out to n lawn seat under the
spreading branches Of the rrcnt tree
that suggested the farms name Of Oak
I'M BILLIE and Jimmie had been lay
ing for him. ~ Uncle Dan was cap
turcd by the boys on short order.
"Sny. Uncle Dan" Billie began. 1--WE
had a red. hot argument nt school ycs
torday with Carl Newman. Carl said
that German schools were miles ahcnd
% our schools and that no one could
rome up o. the cducntcd German. Well
Jimmie got hot under the collar and
handed O. hack ~ him good aud plenty.
Jimmie said u their education taught
them % torpedo Lusitanlus sink hos
p,.al ships. murder hundreds ~ WON
COZ and children, make slaves "
tbp Bclginns, poison wells, destroy fruit
trees and commit al sorts ~ m
then We did not want that Kind of
education here. what do you think
about II. Uncle DBu7 told Jimmie
YOU spent n lot ~ time In Europe and
knew all about schools, 80 give Us your
opinion"
well" replied Uncle Dan. dellhcr.
ntcly. "thc German schools nrc very
thorough : they furnish exceedingly val.
liable and practical instruction. The
industrial trimming given there II prob
utlv 'ac best o. be fouUa The schools
MS a whole. however, In my opinion.
appeal 90 the head only and never 90
the heart. The aim and trend = ="
make the Individual hlindly suhml'
slvc 20 the Prussinn plan u world de-
mlnlon: they teach that 70 Is the de-,
tiny Of Germany 90 rule the world and
that 20 the glory and advance of Cor.
muny. IN this plan nh things must give
way: that the kaiser as head Of the
state. can do no wrong u he carries
forward the plan Of world control.
some ~ the greatest teachers ana
preachers even defend and Justify hoI
hcnrtlcss crushing ~ Bclclnns md ~"
many other ntrocious crimes she has
committed In this war. Thank God,
our American education reaches both
the head and the heart. II Is IN edu'
cation with = soul. and we must muin'
tain the high Ideals we have fixed. I'm
n word. ln Germany, the people ar"
taught that they exist for the govern
mcnt. while here tho government c1'
lists 10 serve the people"
"Iust wait n minute" interrupted
Billie. Say that over again slowly, 80
/ cnu write Il down"
Unclc Dan. smlllnrly, complied.
Billie exclaimed "Now, we will hand
that nut ont for Carl 10 cmcN
Cart. YOU know" continued Billie,
.has q very smart father who keeps
him r0s'Hl 1n the German arguments
carl sn.d our government was only
nn experiment anyway; TINT 1t would
u0t last twenty years, and that u
might hurst up any old time. Jimmie
rssed him n Germany was so mighty
good. why they dll o go back there
90 live"
''Our government will go on forever,
wont n. Uncle punf'
"Now." snld Uncle Dan, "you are
raising q big question. and one TINT
Inns troubled noe Tor years. our gov
yrum,nt ~ stlll IN the experimental
stusc; ,n iurt. 10 h. the greatest oN'
pertinent ever undertaken, and II pop
ulur government is % be successful, q
fcw things must Boz done otherwise, 10
parnphrusr the great Lincoln, the sov-
orumrnt Of the people, by the people
aud Tor the people. win perish. II II
my nrm conviction" said Uncle Dan.
In a very impressive manner, "thut "
our country is 90 ga on, as we hope
aud pray, We must very quickly do
900 least three things, and ! viii uamc
them In the order ~ Importance as t.
appears 90 me;
"Flrst. adopt compulsory universal
military training of all young mon
physically nc before they reach the
nge Of twenty years.
Next, require that every foreigner
who comes here 20 live must. within q
reasonable time, say "a year, declare
his intention of becoming un American
citizen and take the necessary steps 20
do 80. thereby, from that moment. u.s..
sumlng all the obligations ~ citizen.
ship ~ our country, and that means h.
must defend our nag upon equal term q
with our native born. aud n he Is not
willing TO do this, he should be sent
back from whence he came
THAT'S the stun" exclaimed BILLIE
"And, finally. ennct such legislation
as will make voting compulsory. Pop.
ular government Is based upon tho
participation OF all ard the rule OF
the majority, and democracy cannot
continue and be successful unless we
live up TO the spirit Of the instltu-
tlOn.
"The first step. however, Is the pass
ing OF the Chamberlain bin for univcr-
sal military training, II you win get
the leading citizen, and especially the
editor of your paper, O. write personal
letters 10 your congressman and both
senators, urging their support, Il viii
help enormously.
~ see by the morning papers" said
Uncle Dan. "that the Rotary clubs OF
the entire country, the llyest, most efi.
Client organization TO be found, have
unanimously decided to get back Of