El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
Ell PASO GIVES
MARTINEZ OVATION
Luncheon in His Honor Be
comes Demonstration
Of Esteem; Urges
Golden Rule.

Three cheers and d tiger We're given
FeliX Martinez by the business men
Thursday. as a farewell for Mr.. Mar
tinez before he leaves for latin
America, as president of the commits
sion to establish friendly relations with
the latin-American countries.
The demonstration was a spontaneous
recognition OF the value Mr. Martinez
has been to the community, and was led
BY A COurchesne, dean of commercial
FL Paso, who stood on a chair and led
the cheers like a college yell leader
The demonstration of regard for Mr.
Martinez was the climax Of d series Of
incidents which were static with fine
feeling and regard for the man who
has been selected by the president TO
head the iatln-Ame rlcan commission.
he was introduced by Zach Lamar
Cobb. who said that the appointment of
M. Martinez as president of this com
mission, was an honor which had given
him as much pleasure, as the dear
friend OF the recipient as had his own
appointment by the president to be
collector of customs at this port. Mr.
Cobb'S speech was brilliant with refer
ences TO Mr.. Martinez. Mr.. Cobb said
that as Mr. Martinez went on his mis-
sion to latin-America the heart of the
people OF FL PaSO would be with him
every minute while he was away as an
accredited ambassador to all the cOun-
tries Of latin-America, and that united
FL PasO would give him the glad hand
OF fellow snip when he returned to his
home and his own people
Urges Golden Rule.
Mr.. Martinez was almost overcome
with the tribute he received from his
friends and business associates, and
for more than a minute could not speak
without his voice breaking His sub
5ect was; United America" His theme
in speaking Of the relations of the
United States to the countries Of Satin
America was that of the practical ap-
plicatien Of the golden rule, which he
urged to be applied to Mexico in its
INF r1czfr no Il H7nr he fTrr0
countries would again be united. as
IN the past by common tie OF friend
ship,
honor, that was not what induced me to
accept after declining it twice" Mr..
Martinez said THE main reason for
accepting is that L am an American,
and II is duty Of an American to do
his work (Applause.) The theme upon
which / am TO talk is so great that It
stuns me, yet the word thrills me
United America-sO great, so powerful,
Yet 50 good We are now IN great
crisis. Not the United States, not South
America, not Europe, not Mexico but
the world is in crisis today. You
task that has been set for you. pre-
dict and I know that you will As a
natural consequence, the Panama canal
will revOlutionize the world
Think what the Panama canal means
and see the duty OF the Americans, the
Anglo Saxons, the MeXicans, and see
the meaning of union The unity of
purpose is the secret Of success in the
United States today. That is what
makes US great Think what II means
when you start from Canada TO Cape
Horn and all get together to stand by
the hemisphere. That is the obligation
v hich 1 have undertaken and 1 feel the
consciousness in my heart, the psychol-
Ogy Of IL all, and I feel the strength
with which can meet every country
and congregation, great or small If
did not have il ] would not succeed,
and the source of that power is. in the
sympathy, the friendship and the good
will which L take with me from you,
my friends.
.Stand TOgetEe1Ss'
"As for my friends in FL Paso I take
il that you viii meet the trials your
selves There viii be great industrial
questions TO come to the city and the
Valley They viii tax your metal and
your patisnce- Rise to meet them and
stand together, and the prize IS
yours. Get separated into factions and
all is lost That spirit never made FL
Paso as it has never made any city OF
the country.
The community is now on the brink
Of a crisis. I did not want TO so away
for that reason. 1 saw clouds and
would rather stay here But you have
your Water Users association with J.
A Smith at its head. you have the
chamber Of commerce and the business
organizations. and / beg Of you that