El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-16

I and their families the best that we
can, declared Gen. Scott.
The fears on the part of the health
oIIlcerS and city council as to the
spreading of disease, or the scatter
ing of the refugees over the city, were
a1layed by Gen. Scott ReQuisitiOn
for both smallpox and typhoid vaccine
had been made. Gen Scott said, and
as soon as the refugees had been
placed in camp, those who had not
been vaccinated would undergo the
operation at once. At all times there
viii be an army doctor in attendance
the discovery Of any contagious dis
ease, it viii be handled.
Women Free to Leave.
While Gen. Scott stated that the
federal soldiers would be kept in camp
he could not answer for the women
and children, stating that he did not
believe that the army had any legal
right to hold them. mo permit Is
necessary for these to leave the camp
and visit town, but I do not think
that you need have any fear on the
score that the women will come to
town to live when they can live for
nothing at the camp" Gen. Scott said
to the council IF the women want to
60 to Mexico we will say, God bless
you, goodbye, and don't come back"
I do not envy you your job looking
after and feeding all those people"
alderman W. S. Clayton said to Gen.
IT would trade my Job for yellow
dog" replied Gen. Scott smiling.
DO you think there is any probe-
bility. say after two months, OF the
government turing those people loose
on the town" alderman C. H Leaven
asked.
Il do not regard that as probable"
replied Gen. Scott.
If any such thing should occur"
said alderman Leavell, I'VE would like
to know it in time, so that we could
take steps to take care Of the situa-
ton.
'I would be glad to let you know if
any such step is about to take place."
Gen. Scott said. "They viii not bother
the city as long as they are under our
control The women suppose, as
they did last year. will come to the
city. On these trips they bought candy
and fruit, and / am sorry to say some
purchased whisky. You have no idea.
The methods they reSOrted to to get
it into camp. When some of the men
got a little whisky they would want
to get a knife and stick some one"
Mexico Must Pay.
VIII the government be reimbursed
for all this expense?" asked alderman
Ben Levy.
TT is the usual thing" replied Gen.
Scott During the FrancO-Prussian
war about $1,000 Frenchmen crossed
over into Switzerland and the Swiss
government took care of them France
paid the bill"
DR.. Hugh White, city health physi-
clan expressed some concern over
smallpox. I'VE have not had a case
here DR.. White said, since last
June"
sFWhen we went into Cuba" said
Gen. Scott, there were 1000 cases of
smallpox in that country. When we
left there in 1902 there was not a sin
gle case"
You have heard a great deal about
tSe brutal soldier, but they are not
so brutal after all" Gen. Scott de-
clared. In Cuba we instituted the
writ Of habeas corpus. Persons were
found in prison over there that had
been there for Il years and no one
knew why. These were liberated.
was chief Of staff of Gen. Wood and
the orders I issued were enfOrcible
in the courts. Some of the laws were
genus Of those people, that while we
left there several years ago, do not
think that more than a half dozen of
those laws have been altered.
May Be Good Example.
There IS a soldier in the Juarez
jail 1 think he has been in there
about 10 days He wants me to get
him out. I believe one should obey
the laws of foreign country. That
soldier had no business over there
Let them see what will happen to him
Ov er there and what will happen when
he comes back. Might do some good
suppose" asked alderman levy. (
the federals should take Juarez and {
drive the rebels over here, what would 4
you do? Put them out in the same I
camp with the federals?'
we would do what we were told 1
10 DO" replied Gen. Scott.
Gen Scott stated that so far l. 200, 900 /
rounds of ammunition intended for /
Mexico had been seized. He did not /
know the number of rifles.