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Anti-Four Minute Men Speech

The four minute men are a joke. A few months ago they came to my the came to my town. They had the nerve to convince my brother to join the war. The first he was in he got shot and is now in intensive care. So what is the point of going to if its not our dispute. Its not even on United States soil! So what if the Germans sent a note to the mexicans to attack us. how do you know that they would have attack us if we didn't intercept the note. So, I was talk to my friend about a week ago. He told me I was over exagerrating. He said that 128 american deaths aboard a sinking ship was a good enough reason for him. But he must not forget it wasn't a U.S. ship. He even tried to tell me he felt my pain. Who can really fell someone elses pain unless they go through that same experience themselves. So this is a message to our government stop this before we dig ourselves a hole we can't get out of. And please bring our troops home.

Ten million soldiers to the war have gone, Who may never return again. Ten million mothers' hearts must break, For the ones who died in vain. Head bowed down in sorrowin her lonely years, I heard a mother murmur thro' her tears: //Chorus//: I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier, I brought him up to be my pride and joy, Who dares to put a musket on his shoulder, To shoot some other mother’s darling boy? Let nations arbitrate their future troubles, It’s time to lay the sword and gun away, Ten million soldiers to the war have gone, Who may never return again. Ten million mothers' hearts must break, For the ones who died in vain. Head bowed down in sorrowin her lonely years, I heard a mother murmur thro' her tears: //Chorus//: I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier, I brought him up to be my pride and joy, Who dares to put a musket on his shoulder, To shoot some other mother’s darling boy? Let nations arbitrate their future troubles, It’s time to lay the sword and gun away, There’d be no war today, If mothers all would say, I didn’t raise my boy to be a soldier. //(Chorus)// What victory can cheer a mother’s heart, When she looks at her blighted home? What victory can bring her back, All she cared to call her own? Let each mother answer in the year to be, Remember that my boy belongs to me! //(Chorus)// Source: Al Pianadosi and Alfred Bryan, “I Didn’t Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier.” Recording: Edison Collection, Library of Congress.

I belive that this song was created to let every mothers voice be heard. And to let all thier sons hear there pain. And let other people know everyone isn't all for the war. For example " Who dares to put a musket on his shoulder,To shoot some other mother’s darling boy?"on lines 9 and 10 just explains my point. Also I agree with them, I don't think war is the only answer I belive it to be a second resort. Moreover, I belive we should keep our nose out of other countries buisness. In conclusion I think these mothers would agree with me.

Bibliography: "America and World War 1" __Historical Learning Site__. 21 Dec. 2009  "Four Minute Men" __History Matters__. 21 Dec. 2009  "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Solider: Singing Against the War" __History Matters__. 18 Dec.2009 []