The Hickman courier., 1918-07-11
WHAT VIII YorR ANSWER BE-


war is over histories win be written
telling the next generations how the
United States made so many sacrifices
and thereby brought universal peace
ro the whole world. and every nation
in every part ol the world. will b.
singing praises Of our Government
These histories viii then be taught
from the primary departments 20 the
Universities of our Country ana no
doubt thc little fof. after listening %
bis teacher explain how ali these won
drrs were accomplished bv the bravery
and sacrihcinl spirit Of the people of
the United States. will so home after
Dis srhool hours are over and crawl
upon hi- fathers knee. the father who /
/ boz has always lowed and whose
I thoughts and actions De- has always |
/ thought were right. and viii ask this
question Papa. what did you DO a.
I help win that wurs Some fathers. !
ana glad to say can answer. Il went
when my country called or 4 vol |
unteered and went to fight although
I was uot compelled to ~. bec7iuse Of
my age
But the answers of others must b.
something like this The thlrfy-one
wear odd man who had uo dependents
I -rhe draft iaw didn't touch me and I
WAS NOT foolish enough to volunteer,
SON. lct those foolish IS and ~ year
ODD boys do an that"
The Stacker within the draft age
must say 81 got up q cracker jack
afiidavit about dependency and got by
ou TO. and didn't have Co CO.
The husband Of the society woman
viii probably say this -You know.
son. wc had no children before the
war hut you were born about year
latter 30 started So ] bad To- stay at
home and play with YOU while your
tmother caught up with her social "du
ties" that she MISSED while you were
little
The farmer n had to stay at home
and farm. SON. aud ] sold hogs for IGc
. % pound wheat for S22J aud ! really
think I should have gotten $3.50. /
sold ms corn for $50 to 500. and
i
say o. the Government man when h.
came around that ! was in debt and
did not have any money 20 buy Gov
erument bonds"
The mnn who refuses % buy War
Savings Stamps Il had just bonehf a
new automobile when thew IA hegan
ami / had % use my money to buy gas
oline. 80 / couldn't buy Government
bonds or War Savings Stamps Then
l we went 90 the picture show right Of
I ten and IL seemed that when l bought
4 All this. I didn't have anything EFT O.
buy bonds with but anyway = -.rI
s women and men of Bondurant bought
over their share So / claimed my ex-
emption through them
1 The County office holder: ~Under
4 Crowder's ruling. I didn't have 10 20.
There was no Howell King blood IN me
consider him foolish to resign the
sherin-s office for a Si0O0 a month
Il job and take "a chance Of getting shot
besides
\ The lawyer. 1t took al my time to
keep bootleggcrs. pistol toters and hell
D raiSers out Of the penitentiary but
made patriotic four minute speeches
= and advised the voters. on the side.
\ that / would De- candidate at the
= next election and don't you know that
= after doing this during the entire Pc
= riod of the war. one of those one leg
q eed soldiers came back here and the
-
= him 90 the office / was after b. ac-
Y climafion. n was a pity for me that
y he didn't die on the operating table
u in France.
Z The Government office hol,ier: Al
= ter holding a good fat position for
Z years and years before the war and
= during the war, my COngres sma n
= didn't have the nerve TO re-appoint
= me and appointed the wife of a soldier
2 boy who was killed In the trenches
= and said that public sentiment de
y manded IT, The reason ! cidn'f vol
\ unteer you see son. is because / had
\ 10 hold that office"
= But the doctors. we think In most
Y cases will be- able to answer this inno-
Il cent question and say. Abiding by
Z the teachings Of my profession. when
y the call was made. | volunteered be
= cause l considered IL my duty 10 my
? country as well as TO humanity and
= went forward and administered 10
= the sick and wounded soldier BOYS
\ and stayed with them until the last"
n And We think too. when the dear
2 little son or daughter crawls upon the
mothers knee and asks her thls ques-
: tion the answer viii be something like
this; The young able bodied girl
will say. Il worked in the box facto-
ries making boxes to carry the ammu-
Z milton 10 the battle field tc kin the