El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-22

any European nation" said Harry
Mitchell Above everything else. the
people il this country love the United
states. They may be called upon TO
fight Il, but there is not one who will
raise hand against it. No matter
: how new an immigrant 20 the United
I States is, he realizes that this is the
home Of the free"
1T is now time for the United States
government. 10 get ready for any
emergency said senator Thomas 3.
5 Catron, of Santa Fe, y. n ~ men con-
gress cOnvenes in extraordinary ses-
sion or April ?, a bill will no doubt
be passed increasing the army and navy
and appropriat1ng large sum TO build
new ships and man auxiliary ships
I What the United States needs and needs
badly is submarines. The submarine
vas invented in the United States. vet
Germany has many times the number
Of underwater craft that we have. With
large fleet OF submarines we could
prevent Germany OF any other nation
from landing forces on our SOIL
Tourists are beginning 10 pass
through the city" said Robert II. Rine-
hart The motor caravan IS vending
its way east and west There have
been number OF transcontlnentaI
tourists passing through FL Paso this
week They have been attracted TO
the Borderland route BY the extensive
publicity campaign or the chamber OF
commerce. The Borderland route is
the logical one for winter touring. The
Lincoln highway and other northern
routes are closed by the snow and
rains during the winter"
We took IN the Mardi Gras AZ New
Orleans and the presidential Inaugural
ton at Washington said a +. Coles.
who with Mrs. Coles. has just returned
home "Mardi Gras is p brilliant. spec
tacular affair and the inaugural pa
rade was brilliant and imposing But
what thrills you most back east Is the
atmosphere Of patriotism born OF a
united and loyal people. New York.
especially, presented the appearance Of
a sea OF American flags At the re-
quest OF the mayor the Stars and
Stripes fly over every building IN that
city, ana was the same in Boston. In
Boston pledges of loyalty to the gov
eminent are exhibited in all the banks
hotels and public places and arc being
signed by millions OF people Political
differences are forgotten and Demo-
Gratis and Republicans vie with each
other in pledgilg their support to the
president The pledges displayed for
signatures declare that the president
has done all in his power TO avoid war
and since Germany has forced war on
America the people are back Of the
president The atmosphere in the east
is 50 heavily charged with this spirit
VI pdLlADllC realty Lllhl you CGl LEE4
II makes you feel that God is in his
heaven and the world Is right At
least that portion OF it appearing on
the maps as the United States Of
America is all right"
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The idea that the people should
rule" said Richard Burgess, has be-
come so strongly entrenched in the
minds Of the civilized world that even
In sutocratic Russia-which only 2 few
years ago abolished absolute monarchy
70 the extent Of creating q legislative
branch OF the government-when the
duma asked the car 10 abdicate the
other day. that iineal descendant OF
many emperors picked up his hat and
stepped down and out without much
protest America is showing the way
for the nations OF the earth, and in q
very short time the people will rule
in every land where burns the torch
OF civilization. The end of the present
European war VIII witness the end OF
several monarchies and the creation OF
as many republics"
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