El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-23
PATRIOTISM ENOUGH, BUT NOT
ALWAYS MANIFEST IN ACTION
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INV ouickfv partv lines have broken down since the
United States went to war; and how devotedly each
man in public place do what he deems best
for his countrs gOOd-tes mistakenly perhaps yet never
tries He may enormously cling TO the disastrous
theory volunteer army partly from misconcePon OF
peoples pride in voluntarily stepping ioTth ioT oatte ao
not waiting to be ordered because he sincerely
believes that way is for the coun good no matter what
military experts nay say.
How pa1tisanship has broken down been shown IN
various ways president Wilson made his memorable
address to congress- in party lines dTegaIded
IN the vote on resoluton the unanimty Of the
the S7oOo0Ooo00 fund bill; IN the facility with
which probably Of kind OF another
introduced IN congress by Democrats and Repuo
csns alike that Democratic secretary OF
has appointed Frederick P. Keppel Republican, his
assistant; and in the Republican representative
Kahn spokesman for the administrators seectlVe da
army bill while the chief opposition the president has en-
countered obtaining authority for his plans has
from within the ranks OF his pary-from Democratic
leaders IN both houses of congress.
The burial of party lines and the sincere desire TO be OF
ssrce are but two of the important manifestations
Washington tire. third is the seeming failure OF
congress- least OF the majority IN both houses to
realize time is Of vital consequence IL II Is
element essential that the swept through Bel
qiu and verv nearly reached of the advan
tage of quick mobilization which enabled them to launch
with speed perfectly organized var machine against an
mperectly organized and confused conglomeratlon OF
enemies.
Yet congress considers days light consequence and
takes weeks for the passage bills which should be
laws Were the United States unprotected thus far by the
entente barriers difference Of "a hours might the
difference holding OF the enemy and disaster Every
preparing highly organized extremely resource
uI and most desperate enemy. days delay means
day lost training and equppng troops, IN organizing
transport supply service and in getting under the
multitude Of enterprises connected with putting in the field
army TO insure victory.
have then fine spirit Of patriotism IN Washington
throughout the country but needs some sort OF
spur induce speed
The Chcagoan asks divorce in order to enlist may
not be Stacker eyes the army, but his wife might
have something TO say along that line
John DIS POcantco estate is to be converted into
great vegetable garden It will raise something besides the
price of oil
Pro-alies projections waginZ series Of skir
shes on extreme western 'front.' which IS Argentina
When stop worrying about the diminution Of the coal
supply begin thinking ABOUT the way the ice mes
Up to date mayor Davss crop of statements and inter
views IS about SIS percent of normal for e Pao mayors
man IS known both by the company he keeps and by
the checks he get the banks to cash.
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Spring radishes season, but should be taken
with grain Of salt.
The Hindenburg line to be wherever Hindenburg IS