El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
# WOMEN WANT
To VOTE, LET EN-
Congressan Smith Says if
Women of Texas Want
Ballot Is With Them.

4 have never expressed myself on
l the question Of suffrage for women"
said congressman W. r. Smith Of Colo
RADIO. Texas, who is visiting in FL Paso
I among his constituents but I feel that
/ if the women of Texas want the vote
I they are entitled TO it, I don't know
that they want It, but I rather think
I they do. l was not familiar with the
situation in New York, Massachusetts
( and Pennsylvania. so the defeat of suf-
] frage in those states in the Tuesday
: elections is an issue upon which 1 am
{ not prepared for cOmmittaL"
100000 Federal Building.
Mr. Smith stated that, while he would
| do all in his power to secure an addi-
tional appropriation from congress To
secure a $500, 600 postOffice and federal
building for IL Paso. based upon the
proposed federal census which is sched-
uled for December, he thought the bet
ter plan would be 20 accept the $500, 600
appropriation and not delay the matter
by waiting for placing the issue before
. another congress
Need New Census.
'Tf the population Of FL Paso is over
$4,000, as so many Of the leading bust
ness men state, / think it should be
presented to Washington There is al
so the fact that this city has become
an international one and that the fed
eral building here should be large
enough to take care of a great federal
office which must sooner or later be
established here"
Watching Project.
Congressman Smith stated that he
watched the development of the Rio
Grande project with considerable in
terest and that he did not believe so :
large sum as S5,0OO.OO0 would be re-
quired 10 complete the project There |
is now appropriated enough TO carry I!
on the work at the dam until July 1, I
he says, by which time a second ap- /
preparation viii be in order to install 4
the distributing system Of the lower I
valleys
Cost Reduction.
'The business Of a reduction in the /
cost Of the project TO the water users !
has never been presented to me in any
form. so I cannot say anything on that
point said judge smith. Nor have 4
1 heard anything as TO the outcome of 4
the board or cost review hearing II
ii is found that reduction is due the
water users. I shall certainly do my
part in presenting their cause at the
capitol"
To Enlarge Fort Bliss.
a third measure wnicn congressman
Smith spoke Of with enthusiasm was
the advisability Of making Fort Bliss
brigade headquarters, which he
thought was highly probable with the
proposed. increase in the strength in
the American army. At the present
day we are eXpending $3.50. 600, 900 an
nually for our army and navy The
proposed enlargement only seeks an
additional $50, 100000 I can't say that
I have a definite statement to make
in this connection for il is primarily
an issue for experts TO decide. When
I learn what is proposed and fssl con-
WINGED that the propositions VIII rem
der America better prepared than she
IS today 1 shall most certainly advO-
cate them
Praises President.
The congressman expressed a warm
for president Wilson saving
that he had demonstrated a capacity
TO meet all problems. as well as issues
wholly unexpected His best quality
IS great intelligence and an ability
to think out problems; while at the
same time having complete control OF
himself and never given over to i'm
pulses he said Il think he has the
best chance of reelection any president B
ever had if ne is disposed to run His
acts will be the more warmly appTe-
ciated as we view them with the per
spective OF years
4 look to see provision made FOR n ,
merchant marine along the lines sug-
gested in a speech recently made by
McAdoO at Indianapolis Per
nanent markets for our surplus pro-
ducts must be obtained and now ex-
lists an opportunity.
Farm Credits.
Our party is also pledged To a sys-
tenn OF farm credits and II We fail TO
provide such q system at the coming
session We shall lay ourselves open TO
q charge OF breach Of faith with the
great agricultural interests Of the cOun-
ny. Commercial banking is utterly in
TO meet the ness Of the farm
ne class. What is needed IS sys-
lem by which the investment capital
IF the country may be had by farmers
It long time interest and a low rate.
such a system exists in other countries
md there is no reason why we should
Tot provide one
Stop Usury.
Il also believe congress will do some
hing to pass a measure which viii put I
I'D end to the practice INDUCED by
.ome national banks Of usurious rates
# interest Recent disclosures on this
subject have been shocking. National
lanks are chartered on the assumption
hat their rate of interest Will be fair
md reasonable, that they Will be an
i'd to production and commerce Some :
lave abused their privilege and they
hould be made 10 conform 10 the pur-
lose OF their creation or their charters
orfeited.'