El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-05

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sticks We ought to train our boys az
they do We ought also TO take les,
sons on economy from the japanese
Japan Wonder.
That country Is wonder. Little
larger than California, it supports
so.ooo.oo0 people and. exports food
. stuffs- They actually farm small
pieces OF land no bigger than a table
top, I'D on the mountainsides, and
they carry up the rich earth from the
valleys below for sustaining the
crops.
The japanese people are looking
to the future Their business men
are combining and doing joint adver-
Using OF their wares. They are es-
tablishinE great bazaars or museums
I in various cities, where various manu-
| facturers show what they have for
sale. There YOU can buy a sample
at retail, then so 10 the manufacturer
and make your arrangements for the
articles by wholesale
Working for the Future.
They are building a great navy.
training great army-be Einning
with the small bOys-and they are
reforesuing their country, planting
young trees in places of those cut
I and even on land where there have
been no forests Everything they
do is with the idea OF making Japan
not only self sustaining, but 10 enable
il TO keep exporting its products
China IS the sutithesis Of Japan.
There everybody seems apathetic. and
they don't seem 20 care whether the
country Is a monarchy or a republic.
"I found the American diplomatic
officials standing very high I'm both
countries English is spoken every
where Except iu very few small
japanese 1amlers- 10 was nor ueces-
sary 10 have an Interpreter. The rail-
road men iu Japan and China all
speak English a jap. 20 do business
with a Chi1aual in China, must talk
English All the signs In China and
Japan have English TRANSACTIONS be
low them. This is the day OF the
English tongue and we are going TO
win this great war as sure as ] am
speaking 10 you The English tongue
was never so largely spoken and an
American never before received such
marked consideration In the orient"
The Draft System.
Inc selectlFe dralt system and the
beneflts OF volunteering in the ma
tlonal guard were explained 70 the
members Of the club by Capt. Richard
F. Burgess. who is organizing an In
1antry company here for the First
Texas infantry
Every election precinct has con-
Stituted registration district said
Mr. Burgess In these districts every
man between the ages OF q and 81
was required TO register on June g.
cards were then mum bered and placed
in wheel similar TO a jury wheel
Assuming that dispatches received
here this morning TO the effect that
the first draft has been drawn. are
correct the draft was done by draw
inE l. OF these cards from the wheel
These nun bers are then telegraphed
throughout the country and the men
holding registration cards cores
#HHnaa
be drafted Another drawing will
soon be held TO fill the places OF
those who are exempt on the first
Urges National Guard Service.
If you men are not in a position to
enlist. you may be in a position 10
give information about the national
guard to persons who are contemnlat-
ing going into the army I have j.
on high authority in Washington that
properly organized units OF the ma
tional guard will 20 TO the front Just
as soon as any and those who 90 into
the army, ] feel are anxious 20 go to
the front II is told that men In the
national guard viii not get the same
care and intelligent supervision which
they would receive II they were In
the regular army but I deny this The
entire army will be made NJ as one
composite body All organizations
viii have trained officers in charge
as the trained men Of the army sill
be divided Up among all orEanfs4-
tons I can say for the four units
which are being organized in FL paso
that every man from Lieut. Col r r
Stevenson down viii be competent or
ficers with more or less military
knowledge and training. Col. Steven
son has had years Of experience and
last year was brigade adfutant Of a
body Of 1000 Texas troops, which the
late Cen Frederick Funston said was
the best cared for and best trained I
body OF men he had ever seen
Advantages Of EnIistinE Ht Home.
-One Of the great advantages Of I
gong into your home company is the ]
fact that You viii be with peonIe /
from your home When a man gives
up ms services and everything to his ]
country, the only thing which he per-
sonally receives is the good name he j
makes. So all glory which Is Estbere5 /
oy the national guard company viii /
De the glory for your state and com \
nunlLy- II company distinguishes /
ITSELF on the battlefield. IL will reflect ]
viii oh II came
The chances for advancement for
ne individual man are greater in the
rational guard than they will be for
nen who are lost in one Of the other
organizations It is highly advan-
ageous 10 both individuals and to a
community for a man to Join home
companies He Is surrounded by
r-ends on all sides and whether well.
lck or wounded. he viii always feel
hat he Is not among strangers"
MeEieO's Finances.
ROBERTO v Pesquiera, who recently
anne TO FL PasO 10 establish the new
financial agency for the Carranza
government here said that IL was the
Ian Of the Carranza government TO
siablish national banking system
lmilar to the French banking system.
te said at the present time that the
government was not prepared to carry
1T these plans but viii do so I'm the (
ear future
He said that everything was being
one I'm Mexico for the restoration Of
eace and a spirit Of satisfaction with
he present government was evident
o all parts Of Mexico. He said that
1any Of the people who had left
IeNico were either returning Or max
ne preparations TO do So
Mexico TO Remain Neutral G