El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-05

nCE the great event Of April 6, d big change has
come ever II has come over Us not alone as na-
- ton but as people, individuals. This has done
throw light individual character than anything
know Of Its glare has laid bare the souls OF those
around see them for what they are Never
there anything ike it. for never has there been war
intense raught with s0lemnlty big and vital and
aIl-grpping in its immensely
nearly every They show up differently, somehow than
before Our acquaintance also know better,
perhaps know more pleasantly OF more strangely than
before.
Becoming miitarized our social order changes some
what. youth who indifferent, perhaps quite IL
competent in civil life, commands platoon COM
pany The manager Of large business private in the
ranks and takes his sub0rdination with patriotic cheerful
ness Inc popular young man OF soey may pc olggng d
ditch to make 1t servceabe trench for Practice purposes
he may be hiding out in Mexico The middle aged
bachelor with competence and luxurious incnatons may
have apporoned his income TO meet war needs OF human
ity and thrown in his services for good
The draft has aided powerfully in furnishing insight into
character Some men whom we always supposed were in
dividuals OF intense patriotism and Of natural capacity
for leadership var have shrunk to nothing IN public
as ike rats in trap they sought way to safety
by clamOrng for exemption to which clearly they not
entitled Others seeing the inevitabty Of the draft have
sought escape through marriage or failing that and certain
TO be drafted have sought the soft spots' Of compare
lively safe service There are good many Of these
And then there to whom particular atten-
ton has been paid the past but surprise every
by standing with intense convictions and
eagenes to die If to die is necessary order to bring
victory to the splendid cause for which America Is fight
ing They have out Of Obscuy. They stand IN the
Uncle Sam.
The rough boy of the farm the ranch the mine
may be the hero Of tomorrow. brickayer may lead
forloTn hope while the country appauds. shy and
firing boCkkeeper may win the congressional medal Of
honor The descendant Of long line Of military nay
prove hopeless coward traitor. Men have rushed
the coors whom would have expected to hide
IN their cellars Men have sought every of escape
from service whom would have expected to prove
heroic
The war through the draft has restored democracy TO
It's high plane IN our country It has exalted and emPha
sized democracy not done in the heart rend
ing struggle Of the civil war for then money social
political influence avsed 10 enable dodge their
sponsibties Now, within the draft, age It IS borne
equally every shoulder able pass the physical test
and exempted for vital In draft quota
the southwest poverty stricken INSTRUMENTATION laboIer
and the general manager Of Of the sOuhwess largest
enterprises VIII stand together perhaps shoulder
shoue With them VIII be Of nearly every grade Of
social prominence 0bscuty and financial attainment
there Is anything democratic than the examining
Of local board making up draft quota II does
not come 70 mind. Men begin to equality, except
TO Clothes they enter the door and when
they shed their clothes for the physical examination they
stand parity, except that the mine mucer probably
has physique which the banker Is obliged admire