Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
Says Boys In Uniform are Entitled
to Better CampsIte Than AZ
iOrded by Mlmhfes Valley
Finds Many Faults
"UnIess Defects are Remedled," SIg-
gests Removal Of Camp Cody
Soldiers to Some Coast
CantOnment

i0flOuS camps WHelt NihhtnVt' '''
liers are Quartered, copies of whic
reached Demine Tuesday. After TAX
no a severe fall out Of those res
ponsible for the location Of tn
,ampsite, the hospital and genera
sanitary conditions at the camp, b
concludes that the Minnesotans her
re faring worse than at most of tn
tx other camps where soldiers froI
hat state are quartered. and recon
nends that, unless conditions that b
'ound here are remedied. the soldier
,e moved to some other camp, pre-
'erably Camp Keamey The eSac
of the report in offenn
his conclusion IS here given;
"Our soldiers who are willing
to make the supreme sacrifice
are entitled to the best location
that can be found. To refuse
TO select proper and healthy
site for their training or to fail
to keep the established camps IN
q sanitary condition, would be
criminal negligence merlting the
sevtrest punishment possible.
The largest number Of Minnesota
troops is located at Camp Cody
There are some at Camp Pike
and smaller number at San
Francisco. Unless the sickness
at Camp Pike can be reduced
and unless something can be
done at Camp Cody TO elimm-
ale the dust by the adequate oil
ing Of all the streets and the
open ground of the whole camp
or relieve in some way the ser-
ous and disagreeable conditions
above referred to, the troops
should in our opinion be moved
from these places to Camp Kear-
ney where there are ample facili-
ties for locating new camp
and for the training of hundreds
of thousands Of men if ncces-
sarv with proporiionately much
less expense and with greater
possibilities for the saving Of
life and the prevention Of dis
ease"
As with a number of the oihe
lortherners who have investigate
Camp Cody, the governors sole oh
Dechon 10 the location Of the cam
At this place seems to be the dus
which he holds responsible for tn
Of many diseases anon
the soldiers, such as pneumonia, otl
lis an ear affection) and erysipela'
he admits that the civ
population is not affected thereb!
Here is the paragraph dealing wit
this subjects
"The ground upon which the cam
is located is very sandy and the du;
and sand where the Minnesota boy
drill are several inches deep. Nearl
every man spoken to criticised III
location on this account. II wa
said that the air at times become
so filled with this sandy dust as
almost completely obstruct ones Vi;
ion. The floors of the tents an
buildings become covered with 1t
such quantities that it impossible
keep their quarters clean. On day
when the wind is not blowing an
the men are not drilling the air
clear and agreeable. Those living
the city would not be affected to
great an extent by the dust as al
the soldiers who must drill daily an
who by marching thru it are contir
nally raising it and inhaling it,
Conditions in Deming drew ih
comment from the governor:
"From n moral standpoint cond
tions could scarcely be better tina
they are at Deming. There is ei
cellent cooperation between loc
authorities and the military police
the enforcement Of the law. The 50
of Intoxicating liquors is prohibite
The comparatively small size Of Il
city makes it possible to detect ar
eliminate prostitutes. Such organ
zaiions as the Y. NJ C. A., Knights
Columbus and the churches Of u
city make provision for religious Sc
vices. A local war board known
the Deming war service board, whi'
is doing good work in many lines, HI