The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-02-01
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Three
How War Methods Have Changed
Everybody Must Help.
Number Three

She said II a girl spoke TO me would
blush 10 my hair roots. Well, I re-
minded her OF the time your father
FIRST came to see her and the joke we
played on them, ~ I guess that will
hold her Tor n while"
Continuing. Uncle Dan said; "You
want 20 talk more about the war, do
your Wen. war methods have under
gone many changes and they are stlll
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 size and strength
were the great warriors. The lnyen.
ton Of gunpowder. however. has
changed all this. II has enabled men
10 kill n another nc n considerable
distance. and do u wholesale. The
war, ~ we know II now. In q comblna.
ton Of chemicals. machinery. mnthe-
NAUTICAL calculations and highly trained
men. Just think OF iti Alrplnnes.
submarines. armored tanks. or cater.
pillars, poison gases, and curtains Of
IRE are all used for the irst time In
this n and they are destructive be-
yond anything heretofore known.
"The methods followed by the kali
ser and his allies are simply deyillsh.
He must answer In history 10 the MI.
Ing Of thousands Of innocent women
and children. He has broken every
international law and every rule Of
warfare; he has bombnrded hospitals
and undefended cities. sunk Red Cross
ships on errnnds Of mercy he has de-
stroyed cathedrals and priceless trens-
ures Of art that ran never be replaced;
he has made slaves of his prisoners;
he has tried 10 get Us into war with
japan his emmlssaries have blown up
u ships, burned our factories and
fired our forests. He knows no mercy
or honor. The most charitable view
TO take OF this blood.thlrsty tyrnnt
Is that he Is crazy.
zone thing II certain" continued Tn.
Gle Dan. with great emphasis. "Our
liberty. the safety Of our homes and
our country. and the security Of the
world demand the speedy and ALSO
lutte overthrow Of the kaiser and
crushing out once and forever the
reign Of Prusslhn brutality"
"How about the German people"
said Billie.
Uncle Dan replied; 'rhe splendid
German people were happy, thrifty,
prosperous and contented. They have
been tricked into val aud made to
suffer the ,ortures OF the damned ;
they have been cruelty and systematic.
ally deceived. God grant that the real
facts may get to them. and II they do,
Lord help the kalserr"
"Of course the allies will win" said
Mrs. Graham.
probably So" said Uncle Dan. "But
n we are 10 win, we must so the limit.
We must check the awful destruction to
shipping by the German submarines,
or We may not be able to get food and
supplies 20 our own men and 10 our nj
lies; we must also put hundreds OF
thousands, aud perhaps millions, OF
frst.class soldiers In the battle line.
Food Is the FIRST consideration" I'm
Gle Dan continued. "No army can hold
out against hunger. II has been said
that food viii win the war, aud this II
largely true. Hence the Importance
Of the farm In the war plans Of our
country"
Mrs. Graham interrupted by saying (;
"In view OF the Importance Of farming.
don't you think. Daniel, that the farm
ers ought to be exempted from war
servicef"
"No, a thousand times no." said Tn
Gle Dan, striking the table 30 hard to
emphasize his protest that he tipped
over a vase OF flowers. "We must
have no class legislation. The duty to
serve Is the common duty OF oil, and
no class must be relieved OF this OBJ
legation. THE question Of exemption
must he a personal one ana decided by
the facts surrounding each case. In
no other way can we have a square
deal. and TO Insure this, II Is the duty
Of congress TO pass Immediately tho
Chamberlain bill, or some such meas
ure. which is fair TO all classes. II
would settle all these questions and
do II fairly. Safety now and safety
hereafter demands such legislation
and let me suggest that you and ynuI
friends get busy with your congress
mai and senators and urge them Il
prompt action.
ut IL time for us to realize that vi
are not living In a fools paradise
that this great country Of ours cos
oceans OF blood aud treasure aud II Il
only due to the loyalty, sacrifice ant
service Of our %forefuthers that we havI
a country, aud II IA our highest dut!
to preserve Il unimpalred and pass .
on TO posterity, no matter what tn
cost may be. Our citizenship and thelI
ancestors came from all parts OF tn
world to make this country a homI
ana enjoy It's blessings and opportu
mites; hence, In the crisis before u'
II Is the duty OF everyone to stanI