El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-27
COLDWELL TELLS 5000 ON
SQUARE IT'S TINE To FIGHT
Women Who Cheer Patriotic Ttterances of Lead
ing Ell Paeo Orators; Pledge Loyalty to
the President in Resolution.
BY VI. c. COOPER.

here TO say our condemnation VII take
: the form Of lead and steel. and We are
/ willing 20 seal our condemnation WIN
our blood. If necessary
4 great burst of approval showed
! these sentiments were those o. the rs
tening Lhrong-
And when Judge COldweE straight
ened his body and slowly and without
passion said: The time for battle has
come" the 5000 Americans cheered like
, mad.
Every Type Represented.
Every tyne Of American was repre-
scented a. the meeting veterans OF
The civil war. citizens o. only g few
years. business men. lawyers. doctors,
WorkiuSmen, soldiers. and among them
all were scattered women who had
come 70 say they were ready TO give
their sons and husbands to their couu-
try i The country called
Prays To God OF Battles.
Patriotic music was played by two
army bands from the Eighth field ar
tillery and the 20th infantry. during
the meeting.
Rev. Percy r Rnickerbocker. Of
Trinity Methodist church, opened the
meeting with prayer 20 the GOD Of
battles May every man in FL Paso
shoulder a gun and in the infinite
sacrifice OF the patriot give up all yea,
home. family. and life if necessary. for
country" said the minister.
GOESin ExhOrts Every American.
Judge J. n Goggin, chairman Of the
meeting. called on every American. no
matter how short a time he had been
citizen OF the country. and no mat
ter whence he came, 70 put America
first
Mayor Tom Lea. the next speaker.
said that II Paso might have been
misunderstood in the past. but he did
not believe the spirit OF patriotism was
dead here
Every FL PasOun VIII Rally.
1t may have been sleeping for
little while" he said. Put when the
president calls I know every man IN FL
Faso viii rally TO the flag. The spirit
OF this country has charged so that the
people VIII never permit another Santa
NsabeL or Lusitania massacre
Time To Revenge Wrongs.
Judge Coldwell said that the Ger
man government would never cease
from its crimes against civilization
until the desperate aristocracy which
ruled IL had been throttled, and that
the time was at hand for Americans
10 revenge the wrongs against the ma
tional honor perpetrated by this aris-
tOcracr-
smith Declares Navy Is Ready.
That the navy would make short
work of the German submarine menace
as soon as war was declared was the
statement Of J. 4. Smith former post
an eloquent pledge for the women OF
America. saying he knew that they
would come TO the aid of their country
in time of war as they had on both
sides in the civil war. He picked TO
pieces the German demands for treaty
rights showing how they had violated
the treaty rights they owed the
United tates. but declared the Amer
lean government would stand BIZ the
treaty rights OF humanity in case Of
war.
Should stand By President.
Judge Peyton F. Edwards declared
that in this time of need all parties
were abolished He said that this time
OF need show the people that military
preparation was necessary at all times
Il am one OF those people who believe
we should stand by the president
right OF wrong-when he wants TO
fight anybody, about anything" he
said
No More Hyphenates.
Judge Dan NJ Jackson declared that
the night marked the last time there
would be German-Americans or any
kind Of hyphenated Americans but
'fightinE-Am
Already war is almost al hand" he
cried. Let us change our prayers now