El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-27
DEPORTED MEN AT COLUMBUS
SHOULD GO TO WORK AT ONCE
II Il,

IS HIGH time for the 600 OF 1000 men at Columbus
n n, depoTted from the Warren district Of Arizona,
u to quit standing their rights and 90 and get
work. regardless Of the ". W and its evil principles.
sense Of shame ought prevent them from accepting
free board from the government which the W. W. would
oveuTn If they really consider the United States gov
eminent enemy, they should be the side
the west 'front.' wearing cowide boots and field gray uni
torns and little Wsoress caps and saIutIng when Their
lbeeunauts knock them IS feet into the me They have
place n this humane and democratic country
If they do not consider the United States government
enemy, they should show their friendship by thanking
The government for keeping them from starving at Coum
bus They should their intention Of Iepayng the
government by rendering faithful service possible IN
The future and they should at find jobs to work
md work hard
The deportees at Columbus ought in the first place to
make neat little pile Of their red cards pour kerosene
the pile and apply match. Then they should give three
cheers for the United States of America in token Of re0r
nation the evidences of their membership foul and
aitOrOus organization are consumed They should
learned by this time that the W W help them
and can only do them harm It is founded on malice sup
ported by nothing stronger than bluff; threats
fulfilled; its leaders talk loudly and If the Justice
and the kindness with which they have been treated by the
government Is not enough to win them through gratitude
The futty Of the ". W should have become so apparent
TO convince them Of the folly Of remaining longer
ranks.
Those deported persons at Columbus who are not mem
bers Of the Industrial Workers of the World gaining
nothing by remaining there idle identified with such
crowd Il VIII be better them to take short cut and
somewhere and start again. leaving Bisbee
the whole Warren district entirely alone They should
scatter throughout the country each for himself each
IL
There Is plenty Of work The copper mines short
handed The coal mines need more men Some Of the
shelters could The farmers who have crops
harvest offering the highest wages hand
received and know where turn for For those
who have had store experience there stores
IN FL Paso whose clerks being taken by the draft
and whose prOpuetors VIII have to turn to clerks
although the work is almost for women unless
they can find suitable Il IS the everywhere
presumably, II all lines Of industry and business. No
who wants work Feed be idle man should be idle
If N good health when there much work to be done
It Is taken for granted, Of COURSE that every man
deporees at Columbus who the draft age has been
registered and has notified his local his where
abouts and made arrangements for examination either
Bbee or elsewhere the board may designate Those
within the volunteer military ages without dependents
could no better atone for past mistakes and get right
start for the future than by enisng for service
many Of them have talked Of doing The rest every last
man Of them, ought to get right and 90 TO work
Ire time is coming when the government viii feel
obliged to end its hospitality Columbus when the people
Of Cochlse county, Arizona, viii feel obliged off the
sfoO DAY expense of feeding dependents of the deported
men Beat them TO it. men, By returning to the ranks Of
The self supporting and Of the ranks Of the charity
takers. Go TO work.