El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-13
PREDICTS 10000.
WITHIN 20 YEARS
Gen. Arson Mills, Who Laid
Out Ell Paso Townsite So
Years Ago, Entertains.

10 get up Off four legs and walk on
two legs was stoned TO DEATH" said
Gen. Arson Mills, referring to the hui
man falling Of resisting innovations
however desirable. he was talking
about the League 70 Enforce Peace and
the efforts being made by many Anne
ricaus Of brains and influence TO lay
the foundations for some form OF in
tornatoual compact that may do away
with wars or greatly reduce their
number. Tho occasion was a little din
ler given by the general TO a few OF
his longtime friends in III Paso, at
the Paso del NOrte Tuesday evening.
Gen. Mills explained that he came 20
III faSo but seldom and sort Of got
out Of touch with his old acquaintance:
ne needed 70 pass the good word with
mem once in a while, and especially
desired 20 enjoy an evening Of remin-
iscencc. Despite his long absence, and
his residence On Washington he still
regards III Paso as, I'm a way, his home
Ihe only votes ] ever cast were cast
in El Paso-I had the honor OF voting
for Sam Houston FOR governor" said
10, 1858.
The lei PasO Spirit.
THE only man now living here who
was here when I came is judge Ma
coffin, and 7 am sorry he cannot be
with Us tonight ] have asked q few
IS
who have helped to make FL Paso what
ID is, 70 meet and talk things over.
Never anywhere else have ] seen a
community whose citizens cooperatcd
SO splendidly and were so little af-
llictcd as you III pasOans are by the
usual JcalOusies. You never put OBJ
stacles In the path Of the man who
tries 10 do something. You are not
hysterical or sensational but sober
and sane, while not less progressive
O. HuH |.H
other city on earth. In the midst oC
all this trouble in your neighborhood.
you are taking IL more calmly than
ANYBODY else I'm the United States.
ct have known this place for IS
years. lGcu. Mills made the first sur
Ney OF III PasO's townsite soon after
he came hercl. I have followed its
growth and development closely, YET
each time ] come here I am newly sur
prlsed al what / see. expect III PasO
10 have 250,O00 people 20 years from
now. Nothing you have ever accom-
plished here has impressed me more
lorctbly with your broad and liberal |
Nnethods Of building FOR the future.
than your new high school which I |
saw the other day. DO YOU realize I
what tremendous service you FL Paso- ]
ans are IN position TO give by way of I
helping Mexico TO improve herself and /
helping the people OF the two coun- J
tries TO understand one another bet 1
terg You new high school should. and /
doubtless VIII, be a great international 1
training school.
Hope For Mexico.
we are an interested in Mexico. we
hope for peace; we hope that without
our intervention they may have a
stable government Offer TO aid them
SHOW them what you have that Mexico I
might have-the results of free pop
ular education, government intelligent I
~ directed. and the spirit of coopera-
Tn1 ha
fore them what Is good: they can be
led TO better things. but they would
be difficult TO drive
II am glad the water question in this
valley is settled at last, fairly to all
concerned. Thirty years ago I was
invited by your city council TO help
devise a way TO store the waters and
equalize the supply. What interest
afterwards took i'm the problem is
known TO YOU and ! am glad to have /
been given the opportunity to be Of !
some service here IGcn. Mills sug- (
gested and developed the international
feature. Of the storage project, with }
out which fl never could have been !
carried through on the scale finally
and he kept the project alive
during a long term OF years, against ]
tremendous obstacles. when 70 often
seemed as IN failure must ensue.
Gen. Mills devoted a considerable I
part Of his informal talk TO the ques- ]
ii0n OF International peace, and asked Z
FOR signatures to the plan Of the
League to Enforce Peace explaining | .
that the plan, which is favored by
thousands Of the strongest men in the !
has no reference 10 tho war |
now in progress in Europe. but only
TO possible arrangements to prevent
the recurrence Of such tragedies. 1t
has been said, in time OF peace pre-
pare for war but let me add, In time Z
Of war prepare for peace 7 am for ]
preparedness. but i am also for peace |
when that can be maintained honor {
ably"
Contrast.
Tn closing. speaking OF FL Paso's
as compared with 9TH y
pr places. Gen. Mills said. Il was
born in town in Indiana where 1 ,
could go now and raise a company TO I
90 TO Mexico and teach the people how j
10 milk ducks. The town hasn't
changed iu 40 years or added 40 in 7
labitants In that time. You are hard !
~ able 20 keep up with yourselves :
Town here, and you would sometimes
tan TO appreciate the blessings you
enjoy il others didn't occasionally help
'ou count them over. So long as ! am /.
ole 10 stand on two legs I am coming
20 El PasO every year"
i. Beltran y Puga, formerly boundary /!
commissioner FOR Mexico, now a per- I
nanent resident OF I'll Paso, said in :
part THE way for Mexicans and I
americans TO get together is 20 know I
ZACH other. I have been impressed by :
what Gen. Mills has said about the o
uture OF I'll Paso's school system in j.
ielping toward better international I'M a
ierstandlng by bringing the thinking
lcoplc Of the two countries in contact I
md giving the growing generation cor
ect ideas. Let me plead for fairness q
% judging each other. We Mexicans %
ave an example IN il Paso OF what 7
cooperative effort can accomplish: my y
.Ountrymen have received much in
piration from the United States. $
Iope we may all come 10 know each n
ther better" u
Al those present at the dinner made Il
rief talks in q reminiscent vein. re-
alling Gen. Mills's services TO the i
community, and referring TO the va j.
ious topics brought up. especially the o
roposed League 10 Enforce Peace, the
lexicon problem and the future Of
Il Paso. 10 was an interesting and y
Inspiring interchange OF opinion. Those y
resent as Gen. Mills's guests were j. .
= Williams, j. a. Happier. j. l.. Swee- n
ey, Gen George Bell. Willard Patter-
on, 4. j. Cobb W. NJ Coldwen, W. H.
V. Turney IT. T.. Stevens. r. p. Orn- b
orff j.. 3. y Puga, Col. Taylor, Capt q
+. j. BealL Judge James r. Harper. w. ny
asset Stewart, J. A Smith, Allen Mills. e
nd IT. ID. Slater. u