French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
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Number Efps
Jimmie and a German Boy Clash
Must DO Three Things to Save
Country.
Number FfVe

Must DO Three Things to Save
Country.
It was a warm evening, so Uncle
Dan went out to a lawn seat under the
spreading branches of the great tree
that suggested the farms name of Oak
Hill. Billie and Jimmie had been lay
ing for him, so Uncle Dan was cap
tured by the boys on short order.
"Say, Uncle Dan" Billie began. 1--WE
had a red-hot argument at school yes
terday with Carl Newman. Carl said
that German schools were miles ahead
of our schools and that no n could
/ come up to the educated German. Well,
Jimmie got hot under the collar and
handed it back to him good and plenty.
Jimmie said IL their education taught
them to torpedo Lusitanias, sink hos
pital ships, murder hundreds of wom-
en- and children, make slaves OF
the Belgians, poison wells, destroy fruit
trees and commit all sorts of crimes,
then we did not want that kind OF
education here. What do you think
about 1t, Uncle Dan? I told Jimmie
, you spent a lot of time in Europe and
knew all about schools, so give US your
opinion"
'Well,' replied Uncle Dan. deliber-
ately, "the German schools are very
: thorough they furnish exceedingly val
liable and practical instruction. The
industrial training given there is prob
ably, the best to be found. The schools
! as a whole, however, in my opinion,
appeal to the head only, and never to
the heart. The aim and trend is to
make the individual blindly submis-
sive to the Prussian plan of world do
minion; they teach that it is the des-
tiny of Germany to rule the world, and
hat to the glory and advance OF Ger
many, in this plan, all things must give
way; that the kaiser as head OF the
state, can do no wrong if he carries
forward the plan of world control.
Some of the greatest teachers n
preachers even defend and justify her
heartIess crushing of Belgians and the
many other %atrociOus crimes she a
committed in this war. Thank God,
our American education reaches both
the head and the heart. 1t is an edu-
cation with a soul, and we must main
tain the high ideals we have fixed. In
a word, in Germany, the people are
taught that they exist for the govern
ment, while here the government ex-
lists to serve the people"
"Just wait a minute" interrupted
Billie. Say that Over again slowly, so
I can write it down."
Uncle Dan. smilingly, complied.
Billie exclaimed : snow, we will hand
that nut out for Carl to crack.
Carl. YOU know" continued Billie,
shas a very smart father who keeps
him posted on the German arguments.
Carl said our government was only
an experiment anyway; that 1T would
not last twenty years, and that 1t
might burst up any old time. Jimmie
asked him if Germany was so mighty
good. why they did not go back there
to live"
t"Our government will go IN forever,
won't it, Uncle Dan?"
Snow" said Uncle Dan, you are
raising a big question, and n that
has troubled me for years. Our gov
errment is still in the experimental
stage: in fact, il is the greatest eX-
neriment ever undertaken, n II pop
ular government is to be successful, q
few things must be done, otherwise, TO
paraphrase the great Lincoln, the gov
eminent of the people, by the people
and for the people, will perish. 1t Is
nv firm conviction" said Uncle Dan,
in a very impressive manner, "that II
Lour country is to go on, as we hope
- -o poT1Sf worry nTiREiV nc
at least three things, and 1 will name
them in the order of Importance as II
appears to ne
'rFfrst, adopt compulsory universal
military training of all young men
physically fit before they reach the
age of twenty years.
"Next, require that every foreigner
who comes here to live must, within g
reasonable time, say a year, declare
his intention CT becoming an American
citizen and take the necessary steps tc
do so, thereby, from that moment, as
Stunning all the obligations of citizen
ship of our country, and that means he
must defend our flag upon equal terms
with our native born, and if he is no
willing to do this, he should be sem
back from whence he came"
'That's the stuff" exclaimed Billie
"And, finally, enact such Legislation
as will make voting compulsory. Pop
ular government is based upon tht
participation of all and the rule o.
the majority, and democracy canno
continue and be successful unless W.
live up to the spirit of the institu
ton.
sThe first step, however, is the pass
ing of the Chamberlain bill for univer
sal military training. If you will ge