El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
SUFFRAGE VOTE
SET FOR FEB. 6
Activity For Suffrage Not
So Marked as Two
Years Ago.

Austin. Tex, Jan. 27.-The woman's
suffrage resolution, proposing an
amendment TO the constitution, which
VIII De the next real big feature in
the legislature, was set for considera-
ton in the house on Tuesday. Feb
ruary 6.
suffrage Headquarters Opened.
Mrs Cunningham. state president Of
the equal suffrage association, has
been on the ground ever since the leg
islature convened. Headquarters are
maintained in a building on Congress
avenue a few blocks below the capt.
Iol and literature on equal suffrage is
iEeraly distributed.
There IS considerably less activity
among the workers for equal suffrage
sInong the members Of the legislature
man obtained two years ago The
cnlet argument now made In behalf
q giving the women OF Texas the
ISht TO vote is that Il is now a recog-
hized Democratic doctrine Several
speeches are expected to be made on
tnis proposition when il is up for con-
sideration.
rant and the needy up to seIf-reIiance
and efficiency
Preparedness does not mean merely
4 man with gun Il means that too;
nut II means great deal more. T.
secure conditions which VIII make the
farmer and the working man under
stand that II is in . special sense their
country that the work of preparedness
IS entered into for the defence OF the
country which belongs to them. 10 all
or US. and the government OF which is
administered in their interest IN the
interest of all OF Us At this moment.
Lloyd George is able 10 do more than
any other man in rallying the people of
70 ha Lee Of he
empire. because the working men the
men who actually do the manual labor
know that ne has their welfare at
heart
Preparedness Averts War
I advocate military preparedness. Z
not for the sake OF war, but for the
sake OF Safeguarding this nation
against war so long as that is posi-
DE, and OF guaranteeing its honor and
safety II war should nevertheless come
BY wise action. based equally on OBJ
served good faith and on thoroughly !
prepared strength-the precise charac-
teristics which during the last few (
years we have failed to show-we nav !
hope TO limit the probable field OF I!
wars; but at present II is as certain as !
anything can be that every great ua-
ton viii at some time OF other. as gen .
eradOnS follow generations have 70
race war. and that ours VIII be no ex-
ception 10 the rule. II IS. therefore. not o
merely FOLLY. but criminal and unpatri- /
ouc folly. TO fail TO prepare. or to
preach the igno5le cult of the profss-
sional pacifist- the peace-at-any-p-ice .
man.
We need first and foremost = thor
oughly efficient and large navy In the /
next place. We need a small but highly /
efficient regular army, OF say 25O. 900 (
men; an army where provision is made .
Tor certain proportion of the promo +
lions to be by merit instead of merely
seniority; an army Of short term sol /
diers. better paid than at present: and I
an army which, like the navy. shall be :
under the guidance Of a general staff. I
every year there should be 4
al one time field maneuvers OF from 4
10000 70 100000 men. so that the army |
commander. the corps commanders. the I
division, brigade and resimental COM
who would have TO face a foe
at the outbreak OF war. would all have
had experience IN performing. their du-
ties, under actual field conditions, in
time Of peace.
The Guard n Failure.
II IS folly and worse than folly. 20 ]
pretend that the national guard IS an (
second line of defence. Re
mem Der also that the laws passed nom J
.naliy for the betterment of the rsgu-
lar army and navy are producing al ,
most no result. The delays in building
the ships are extraordinary The short
age OF enlisted men IN the navy and
army IS appalling, nor is II being made
good It cannot wholly be made good d.
under the volunteer system But much
could be done Our first care should 4
be to make the navy and the regular
army thoroughly efficient
But this is not enough. To trust
only TO the navy and the regular army
amounts merely TO preparing to let the /
other men do il. If we ordinary citi-
zens are fit to be citizens of this couu-
try. we shall fit ourselves to defend this
country No man has 4 right TO citizen