El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-27
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Government

-NCLE SAM wants TO help us edu-
cate our foreign speaking popu-
~ lation and is willing to furnish
Us the text books and round up the
pupils for rs if We VIII furnish the
school buildings, the teachers and the
lights. FOR It is a night school that he
y ants
The bureau OF naturalization In the
department OF labor is behind the
movement. II Il. Anthoni. naturali-
alton examiner. has been here for sew
eral days looking over the field Aes-
rerday he was in Douglas, but he re
turned here today and VIII remain over
until next Monday, when he viii have
an Interview with the school BOARD on
the subject
a thousand dollars a year would be
ample 20 carry out TINS Work mere "
e Paso and Il would be money Well
invested said 1Ir. AnthOui- BY in
vestiEation of the records in the federal
court here. I find that you have april
cations for citizenship pending from
81 foreigners who are not Mexican
and from 1850 who are Mexican IN na-
tiOnality. Now, it is pretty safe pre-
diction that all the non-MeXicans VINO
have declared their intention Of be
coming citizens, will carry out their
intention. 4 great many OF the MeXi-
cans viii also complete the steps they
have undertaken. Almost all OF these
people are in need OF education more
than your kindergarten children Tor
they haven't any more education ana
they have the disadvantage OF not
speaking our language
why do you educate your own
children2 To make them good citl-
zens. Of course. Then why not educate
the foreigner the same way-teach him
enough English 10 enable him 10 make
his way, and enough about MS gov
4.rnmeut so that he viii know our Gus
toms and manners He VII mus pc
come q better citizen speaking our
language. he will be better able 20
make a living and you Will be relieved
largely of your charity work
The United States government VIII
furnish the text books necessary Tor
these schools, and IL viii also furnish
a card index with the name and au-
dress Of every foreigner IN TINS CITY
who needs educating We VIII aIso
undertake TO see and talk with every
one OF these foreigners and DO our
best 10 get them into school II Fl Paso
viii furnish a building. teachers ana
lights. The teaching IS done al hlsh.
so that these people need not absent
themselves from their duties IN the
daytime"
our idea Of n snap Running res
taurant in FL Paso with the town fuli
Of soldiers.
Joos we 90 not want: Running for
office on the Republican ticket IN II
Paso or the Democratic ticket in Maine
cant. James G Rhea. Of the eighth
cavalry at Fort Bliss. pays tribute 10
the national gusrdsmen stationed here
and herea bouts as about the finest type
OF men he has ever met for accepting
a situation as il Is and making the best
Of things as they present themselves
Recently he had occasion to observe a
bunch Of guardsmen at work rebuild
7uZ a bridge that had washed out as
result of the heavy rains while the
tenth division was on its hike 10 Las
cruces Every man, he says, went al
the work as IL he liked il. and, regard
less Of the mud and rain. the men all
sang and jo1ed as they worked There
was no down heartedness and no spirit
OF rebellion While the work was in
progress. q guardsman who had not
been engaged in the work. came ~ and
saw a friend down in the mud 10 his
knees and exclaimed Hello, old man.
7 see you've a eW job How much are
YOU getting as a bridge builder
Three and a half day, retorted
the man down in the mud
Three and a half a day isn't that
something new for the army asked
the friend
NO. same old thing-three meals
and half a dollar replied the man in