El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-27
Robert Neil Says FL Paso
Has Location For One
of Four Big Posts.

Now is she time for FL Psso to start
TO work for the big southern army
post which the war departments plans
viii call for if the new IDEA Of concen-
tration Of troops advocated by military
experts is adopted. Robert 7. Neil de-
clares
Mr. Neill, who has been here as a
special government attorney in the
United States court. is now attorney in
the court Of claims in Washington and
is closely in touch with affairs there.
a Z the same time having the interest
Of FL PasO-his home-clOsely at heart
Mr. Neill says the prevailing idea
among army men in Washington is TO
have the army concentrated in four big
army posts in the north south. east
and west These posts viii be suffi-
GENTLY large to maneuver a division al
one time. as il is the opinion of the
army men that small reEimental posts
are not desirable and should be a5an-
doned In favor Of the central posts COW
ering several hundred acres Of land
and sufficiently large TO permit Of
great war problems being worked out.
FL PasO Has Location.
Ell Paso is strategicalIy located for
such a post. either the western or
southern one" said Mr.. Neill Having
the ground necessary for the location
on the border where il is and having
proved its value as a strategic point
during the Mexican trouble. FL PasO
would be considered one Of the desira-
bic places for the location Of such
post" he declares.
Gen. Scott is just as big in Wash
ington as he was in Fl PasO and be is
one Of the big men al the capital Be
fore j left Gen Scott told me to take
a message TO the people of FL Paso
that 9 Hhnrrn-rH of r1rn~rn 0fFam nd -
GREETED that he could not come through
Fl Paso on his return from the Piute
country after pacifyinE the indians. He
is one Of the most democratic of men,
in spite OF his position. and he is the
easiest man to see at his office when
ever anything is 70 be taken M with
him. especially anything pertaining to
Fl Paso.
Prohibition Can Pass.
Prohibition can pass the house at
any time il is offered in the form Of
a bill" Mr.. Nein said, but as to its
passing the senate. I cannot say, as
there is so much business before the
senate that the members seem to think
that discussion Of national prohibit
tiou at this time would be taking time
needed for other measures. Senator
Sheppard seems to think il can pass
the senate. as he is working hard for
the measure He is very strong with
the administration and stands Wen in =
for FL Paso TO interest in the plan for
obtaining the division fort here, as he
is most friendly TO this city and is
anxious TO please all OF the people Of
his state.
Suffrage Is Coming.
suffrage seems 10 he coming and
almost due Judging from the senti-
ment in Washington. 7 saw our own :
Gen Arson Mills march in a suffrage
parade with Mrs. Mills and il is such {
prominent people as that who are Civ Z
ing the suffrage cause such prominence I
throughout the east. I base my opin- |
ion on the sweep this movement has /
and the prominence Of the people who
are supporting it
President Wilson's administration
OF foreign affairs is making him strong
among the eastern people. who are
afraid that the United States viii be- 1
come involved in the European strug- I
gle and everything that is being done Z
20 maintain neutrality and keen out Of 4
it is proving popular throughout the I
east His war policy is approved by {
almost everyone in the east who is not !
directly aligned with one or the other /
factions and, for the same reason, his /