Jimmie and a German Boy Clash—
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 farm’s 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. “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 one 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 if their education taught
them to torpedo Lusitanias, sink hos
pital ships, murdar hundreds of wom
en and children, make slaves of
the Belgians, poison wells, destroy fruit
trees and commit all sorts of crimes,
then wo did nf wont thot Irind nf
Carl, you know,” continued Billie
‘‘has a very smart father who keeps
him posted on the German arguments
Carl said our government was only
an experiment anyway; that it would
not last twenty years, and that it
might burst up any old time. Jimmit
asked him if Germany was so mighty
goo^, why they did not go back there
to live.”
‘‘Our government will go on forever,
won’t it, Uncle Dan?”
“Now,” said Uncle Dan, “you are
raising a big question, and one that
has troubled me for years. Our gov
ernment is still in the experimental
stage; in fact, it is the greatest ex
periment ever undertaken, and if pop
ular government is to be successful, a
few things must be done, otherwise, to
paraphrase the great Lincoln, the gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people, will perish. It is
my firm conviction,” said Uncle Dan,
in a very impressive manner, “that if
our country is to go on, as we hope
and pray, we must very quickly do
at least three things, and I will name
them in the order of importance as it
appears to me:
“First, adopt compulsory universal
military training of all young men
physically fit before they reach the
age of twenty years.
“Next, require that every foreigner
nrVirt horo livo rnn«jt within n
education here. What do you think
about it, 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
uable 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 lv^id 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
.that to the glory and advance of Ger
many, in this plan, all things must give
reasonable time, say a year, declare
his intention of becoming an American
citizen and take the necessary steps to
do so, thereby, from that moment, as
suming all the obligations of citizen
ship of our country, and that moans he
must defend our flag upon equal terms
with our native born, and if he is not
willing to do this, he should be sent
hack from whence he came.”
“That’s the stuff,” exclaimed Billie.
“And, finally, enact such legislation
'as will make voting compulsory. Pop
ular government i? based upon the
participation of all and the rule of
Lhe majority, and democracy cannot
continue and be successful unless we
live up to the spirit of the institu
tion.
“The first step, however, is the pass
ing of the Chamberlain bill for univer
sal military training. If you will get
the leading citizen, and especially the
editor of your paper, to write personal
letters to your congressman and both
senators, urging their support, it will
help enormously.
“I see by the morning papers,” said
Uncle Dan, “that the Iiotary clubs of
the entire country, the livest, most effi
cient organization to be found, have
unanimously decided to get back of
the Chamberlain bill and give it loyal
and enthusiastic support. They will
work with the Universal Military
Training league to accomplish this im
portant piece of legislation, which will
do more than 'anything else to make us
a re*d nation with a common view
point, bring us back to sane living, and
teach ue the patriotism of service.”
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way; that the kaiser as hena or tne
state, can do no wrong if he carries
forward the plan of world control.
Some of the greatest teachers and
preachers even defend and justify her
heartless crushing of Belgians and the
many other atrocious crimes she lias
committed in this war. Thank God.
our American education reaches both
the head and the heart. It is an edu
cation with a soul, and we must main
rain 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
ists to serve the people.”
‘Must wait a minute,” interrupted
Billie. Say that over again slowly, so
I can write it down.”
Uncle Dan, smilingly, complied.
Billie exclaimed: ‘‘Now, we will hand
that nut out for Carl to crack.
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