El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-28
SEE AMERICA
FIRST" URGED
Secretary Lane Calls Atten-
ton to Home Wonders
Americans Neglect.
BY VICTOR ELIOTT.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 2S.-To mo-
mentize an old saying. it's an i'll war
wind that brings no peace good While
the whirI Of woe sweeps through Eu-
rome we watch and wonderland plan.
ont Of many suggested plans have
come two definite IDEAS which have
taken the form OF slogans. one is,
Made in America" and the other IS
see America First"
The first slogan, summed up. means
this. Our merchants hope TO make the
limited states the foremost exporting
country Of the world in practically ev-
erv line Of trade Not only during the
war but for many years afterward, our
manufacturers believe, foreign nations
viii look for the Made in America"
brand when they want the best goods
at the fairest prices
The second Slogan IS a mixture OF
natrfotisn and commercialism- one OF
the arguments on the material side is
that money should be spent in the
country in which II is made. American
TRANSFORMATION companies and hotels
rIsa American products and employ
American labor and they should have
the preference over foreigners
old world wonders ExeeIled.
Again. why should Americans rave
over old world wonders before they
have done justice 20 the marvels Of the
new world? Have the ruined castles OF
the Rhine anything on the Palisades
OF the Hudson? VINO can prove that
the Sphinx is Older than the mounds
in Ohio and adjacent states2 Who will
boast OF the rugged beauty OF the Alps
after exploring the canyons OF the
ROcI-fes2 Who will say there Is more
than one Niagara Falls2 Where may
the supergiant trees Of California be
found in Europe2 There is only one
Mammoth cave, and that is in Ken
lucky.
Americans caught in the war-swept
countries OF Europe viii be the most
appreciative Of all the tourists who
travel over the United States next year.
This IS the opinion Of Franklin X Lane,
secretary OF the interior department OF
the United States. Discussing the SUD
ject recently. he said:
See America First.
There are a certain number Of peo-
pie who want to enjoy some novel
scenes every year-people who have no
fixed place in which 10 spend their va
cations. The most Of these people have
been in the habit OF going to Europe.
Europe this year IS closed and next
year will be a Waste-a scene OF desc
latiOn. And these people who have been
overlooking the attractions OF the
United States viii realize next year
the opportunities BY way OF entertain
ing those who love travel, beauty and
scenic grandeur.
"Of course. the United States cannot
offer the art galleries and Gothic ca
thedrals and the atmosphere Of age
that one gets in the older civilization,
but Il can offer beauties OF nature that
surpass those that Europe offers Be
sides, u IS a patriotic duty for every
American to see and learn about his
own country. We have too many peo-
pie in the United States who have made
frequent trips 10 all parts OF Europe,
but who have never Travelled west Of
Chicago in the United States
An Ideal Vacation Trip.
Think OF the ease and relatively
small expense OF an ideal vacation trip
in our own country Within six weeks
for an expenditure Of less than $500,
one can leave New York. go to Nj
aEara Falls and Buffalo. take the
equivalent Of an ocean trip by sailing
through the Great lakes. see the yell
lowstone Park. the Rocky mountains
/ Glacier National park. Puget sound
the inland waterways Of Alaska with
I its glaciers. mountains and unequaleu
/ bit OF sea. Mt. Rainier, National park,
/ the beautiful Columbia river. the great
! forests OF Oregon and Washington, MI
Shasta. san Francisco. the Yosemite
I National park. the orange groves OF
| southern California and the Grand can
/ yon OF the Colorado
| "I have left out OF this six weeks
/ itinerary such interesting places as the
/ petrified forests OF Arizona. the cliff
| dwellings. the national forests and the
Il indian ervatiOns- These side trips
I require more time. OF course In sucn
1 an itinerary as that YOU can hit the
I high places in every section Of the
] great west. northwest and southwest
In every 500 miles there is some
/ different attraction on which trip
man would see more national wonders,
more things Of beauty than he can see
! anywhere else in the whole world in
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