The Glenwood post., 1919-10-04
UacIe Tets Bed Tine StsrieS
Current Events For the Chdldren
and 0rown-ups, Too
JACK MEETS HERMAN soHwAHFz

JACK MEETS HERMAN SCHWARTZ
Uncle Ted was busy in the front
yard cutting the grass when he heard
IN awful noise, screaming and yelling
and the patter Of feet running down
the street. As he turned around he
.w jack running as hard as he could
ahd right in front of him was a blond
haired boy running to keep just as far
away as possible. Both boys were
yelling and both were very much out
Il brssth.
"Jack, you little rascal called
Uncle Ted, "what in the world Is the
trouble this time. You come right in
here and tell me all about It."
Jack loved his uncle very much 30
he stopped the chase and turned up
the front steps. The blond haired boy
kept on going.
"You know who that boy is, don t
your" asked Jack, as though his uncle
should know everything. "He is Her
mann Schwartz and his father runs a
hatcher shop on Main street. Well,
Mother sent me down there for some
meat and the first thing he said was,
your uncle was soldier in the war
against Germany and he helped fight
to stop Germany from having such
large army. Now that it's over Presi-
dent Wilson wants to have an army
just about as large as Germany had
before she started fighting in 1914.
That's fine way to do Well, 1
just got mad and told him it was none
Of his business and started after him
and he ran down the street."
"Well, jack" said his uncle as be
pulled up a big chair on the front
porch, Hermann was just about stat
ing the truth You see, in order for
You to understand this matter I will
60 back few years and tell you about
the way our army has been run and
what it means to have a large army
all the time. In 1915, before we en-
tered the war with Germany, he had
less than 100000 men in our army and
the law at that time stated that the
numpe: Of men should not exceed that
total at any time. The very next year
on the 9th day of April, 1917, the
United States declared war on Germany
and We found ourselves under a new
army law with less than 200, 900 men
In the army when we needed many
times that number. But what hap
psnedi We were able by voluntary
enlistments, men joining the army OF
their own accord, and by the draft
law that selected certain men, to raise
an army Of nearly 100000 by No
vember II, 1918, the day Germany
quit. At that time 100000 Of those
men were in France. The war was
won and now everyone wants to get
back to business as quickly as possible
but President Wilson and Newton
Baker, secretary of war, want congr -,
to vote for standing army of 10000
mcn.'
What is a standing army asked
Ruth.
"a standing army is sometimes
called Peace army because it means
the army that remains scattered at the
many camps and forts in the country at
all times, when the United States il
not ct war with any other country. As
] have said, the president and secre.
tary of war want a standing army of
100000 which would be only about
100000 less than the great German
army when they started fighting in
1914. And the funny part of it is that
President Wilson is sure the world
club plan will be formed with the
United States member and he says
If that 10 30 there will be no more
wars and We won't have to send any
more soldiers across the ocean,
"Then what does he want such big
army fori' asked Jack.
"Well, Jack, that is what lot of
people want to know. Major General
Leonard Wood, an old and tried soldier,
who was great friend of Theodore
Roosevelt, has said that we do not need
more than 250,0OO men in our standing
army to protect the United States.
Since this is true and we are not try
ing to start another war the only an
swer can see is that President Will
son must feel down in his heart that If
we join the world club we WILL have
to send lots of men across the ocean
and help fight the battles of other