El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-20
TO EXCEED EVER REOUIREMENT
SHOULD BE Ell PASO'S AMBITION

TN the great VAL FL Paso and its tributary district
exceeded every human and financial requirement,
= giving more every tine than asked" If can
write that into southwestern history, It viii be worth
while, something always to recall with pride
Up to now, this district constantly has gone the
top except IN furnishing selects for the draft where
going the top expected permitted. FL Paso
strong IN volunteering for the regular army and In
recruiting for the national guard It may be to those
whose attention has been distracted by other things that
volunteers still going into the army recruiting office
here to take the first step in the transformation from
civilian to soldier The FL PasO district has furnished far
volunteers for the navy than the quota called for
Long ago enisme1ts from this district were cut down
TO very small number because they running too
high From time to time since, the restriction has been
relaxed IN order to admit recruits with qualifications for
special service.
As for the draft El Paso's quota was too high con-
sderng the actual population and the number Of aliens
included it and the condition obtained generally
throughout Arizona and New Mexico the whole dis
trct furnished its quota, nevertheless Doubtless there
we're some inequalities and individual hardship in selecting
those That lie helped and need not be
dwe upon further than to express the belief that the
regulations viii remove the inequalities and niustices from
the future drafts.
We have Ove1subsbed both issues of the Liberty loan
and have gone above the allotted quota for the Red Cross
fund The latest achievement OF the FL Paso district an
immense Oversubscrption Of the Y. NJ c. A work
fund quota.
Owing the uncertainties of the war none of Us knows
how large may be the demands upon this southwestern
territory The only certainty IS that they viii be large
and frequent There viii be further calls for
many calls for money We may take It for granted
intervals Of few months and that the Red Cross
the Y NJ c. A viii need money and still more TO
keep their valuable work going. They VIII get it There
may be other calls Of which know nothing now
As much has been given up now, drop in the
bucket compared with the drains upon the civilian popu
latiOn Of our allies This refers only money The Eng
sh Canadians and French have literally scores Of relief
funds Of one kind another for hospitals caring for gen
el cases. for hospitals caring for special cases. for the
aiding Of invaded disabled soldiers to find employment
for the Of widows families and orphans for the
Of be-t and impoverished inhabitants of sheed and
bombed regions and through a long list
Fortunately the United States starting in on this f.
Wandering less haphazardly All these reefs except the
last provided for directly through army pay OF indi
recy through the army and navy insurance act plus sub
sons to the Red Cross to widen the scope Of the hos
Pal work Of the army medical corps Instead of having
many reefs subssng uncertainty through private dona
ons have provided for them in general appropriations
the money for which is raised by taxation Of the whole
people. 1t is much the better way.
As for the requirements of the future It would be well
now TO privately determine each for himself thai
every call viii be than met and that the govern
ment and the relief agencies which work with it will not
find the southwest lacking any particular If It Is bet
ter every day life to do expected Of one the
rule holds doubly true for section Of the nation IN time
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