El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-04

Anthony, n. IL, Dec. ?.
Editor FL Paso Herald:
As your worthy paper is just about
as impartial as may be found in the
United States, 1 ask permission to air
some Of my unimportant views on
WHIT might be called the question Of
the day.
We hyphenated Americans are ae-
euse5 of decrying preparedness be-
cause Of the hyphen. The hyphen is
something, which cannot be removed
like she appendix; it merely refers 70
q fact that cannot be aItere5-the fact
that citizen Of one country has been
born or born and reare5 in another
country. / support q good many loyal
Americans who fought III the war OF
independence were afflicted with II
] am not speaking Of those who became
hyphenated during or shortly after
that struggle as the pennsylvania
Hessians for instance / have been
a United States citizen proper for 80
years and have been a resident and
a United States citizen at heart, where
all good citizens as well as some other
good people are first made. ever since
Gen Grant was president OF the United
States.
an in favor Of preparedness" es-
pecially in the shape Of far-reaching
navy and a healthy bunch OF United
States marines. However, we are more
likely 10 need a little defensive sea
instrument like that 20 keep track OF
our friends than for any other puT-
pose II Great Britain wins this war
BY the help OF her allies, her 1rlends,
real or forced. and hs- big navy, then
YOU will see her use that big navy
ruthlessly and indiscriminately IN Sc
curing that for which shs entered the
Ear-Dominion- perhaps not she alone
sithsr.) World dominion simply means
tanning ii is Just like going out and
Getting something TO eat ana wear
besides laying up an honest penny
for the homefclks. in addition or e1-
.hanEe to and for what they grow ana
ma lxe At home Somebody will need
nat to recuperate after this exhaus-
tive struggle and they may imagine
mat they need II all, but we want 10
as prepared to get into the game also
What's good for Fido IS good Tor
Shep. II all comes under the head OF
our inalienable rights and privileges.
If Great Britain loses in spite OF her
allies her friends and her big navy
then II viii be up to the United
states TO uphold the racial balance Of
ncvver. The rooster. who represents the
English speaking race, VIII not be the
drsf one Of his tribe to quit Growing,
So long as he has place 10 crow over
&c IS more likely TO assert his right
10 be the last. All good game ROSTERS
80 that IT is as much expected as it
IS disputed. Hence the cockfights-
also the wars.
Yes we need to be prepared-but
not against invasion. An invasion Of
1ar borders BY any power on earth
s an incongruity--can be made to
tit We viii never see in our dailies
& headline like this Threatened Bonn
5srdment OF Roxy Mountain Towns
~ the Bulgarian Navy" or. "Bavarian
Submarine Discovered on the AIilWau-
kee River vis-a-vis Patgst Brewery, |
Attempting to Lay a Pipeline Even
1ur English cousins will overlook the
chance TO board us from the Cana
liam side
should the British lion ever stretch |
ais fierce snOut across the Atlantic, |
some foolish nation in Europe would
begin TO pull his tail and induce a
rotary movement at once 1t would I
tickle some people" over there and I
. few over here immensely to see him Z
ny it
But on the ses-on the sea that d.
rides lands from lands-upon whose 1
bosom ply the ships Of trade; upon
me boCy OF the ocean and the limbs /.
II bays and channels where lie the I
Dads OF commerce and Intercourse /
here il is, where the supremacy Of I