El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-08
SOLDIERS WILL FIND DEMING.
IS A FINE PLACE AFTER ALL.

EMING is getting touch Of Ell Pasos experience IN
more ways than one for instance, the revenue from
- 1900 national guardsmen which Is very welcome;
the pleasure Of association with the guadsmen which is
greatly appreciated and the indirect complaints Of the
guardsmen, which would be welcome If directly ap
piled and not through the medium Of the back home
newspapers.
Quite number Of the boys from back in the corn belt
have been receiving extended space IN their home papers
for communications very derogatory to Deming. They
complain that the water pure water can be and the
pride Of Demng full Of aka and find fault with the
desert the dust the alleged fact that It is 20 miles to
the neaTeet drink, and with conditions in general
Camp life isn't home life, naturally, and Deming isn't
Des Meines, Omaha OF St. Paul It lacks some Of the
beauties Of those cities and the surrounding country may
not compare IN the eyes Of the guaTdsme1 at all favoraby
with that of their native states.
However, the water is than go percent pure by
chemical test It isn't rain water impounded reservoir
nor does It need dstiing filtration. After the
rivals have become used Deing water they VIII find
would find if they had chance for direct comparison
that the home water is curousy flat and tasteess Also
they VIII become used to the desert Whatever its draw
backs they viii Of importance when the winter
gales bowling through Nebraska freezing cold set
ties upon Minnesota and Iowa These fede1azed guards
men will then be drilling In the sunlight Of Deming
days when, If they back home they could drill
at al; when, IN fact they could not live IN tents They
have been given free Of charge by their government that
south for the winter There VIII be few bad days this
winter in Deming but generally the weather will remind
the soldiers Of the month Of May at home
If It is impossible to get liquor in Demng the fact IS
not bameabe upon Deng nor upon the alleged aTdity Of
the country That complaint properly should 20 to the war
department. which issued the @dry" order The enforce
ment Of the order makes the citizens of Dsming dry
It makes the soldiers, and equal benefit hardship
according to the point Of view.
If there is any charging Deming, any open at
tempt TO hold up the soldiers complaint should be made
through the regular channels Of the army and the higher
officers viii know how to put stop to it. That complaint
has not yet been made far known but It mentioned
because this complaint is most frequently made by guards
men concerning the towns their camps The fact
IS that soldiers particularly national guardsmeu wherever
located quick TO write home about what seems to them
10 be hardps One Of the persistent writers from
southeastern camp has been urging the folks home to
send the soldiers hot rolls" apparently believing they
would remain hot while travelling almost any distance
good deal Of the complaining is ascrbable to home
sickness, malady Of rather painful nature but from
which prompt recovery may be expected It will wear off
and as goes most Of the apparent difficulties Of camp life
VIII disappear.
Let It &c repeated and emphasized that where any real
reason for complaint exists they should be up in the
regular way Officers than anxious that their
men be vel cared for and VIII spare effort to that end
and Deng Is anxious to make the training period of the
guadsHen as pleasant possible and Deing business men
are anxious to cooperate. Nothing to be gained bv
writing back to the home papers except to create at home
distorted impression unfair to Deming The tendency
too IS to drift into false and sanderous criticisms of the