El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-12
Hurry Along the Relief Fund.

A ENCOURAGEMENT that the government viii make avail
n able the of 100000 for the relief of the drOuh
stricken regions Of Texas and New Mexico IS the first real
word Of encouragement those long suffering people have
had According to the advces the Of the money not
to be limited to the purchase Of seed the harvesting Of
crops It is not intended means of stimulating ime-
date production regions where immediate production is
out Of the question It IS intended as an actual relief TO
be used Tor whatever the farmer or the stocman most
needs food for his family and feed his stock It IS to
enable him to stay the land although many Of his neigh
/ bors have already been compelled to away.
The southwest whole has little real comprehension
Of what sections have undergone in the three
years There great where not rain worth
ton has fallen in three years and where relief by I'M
CATION is available There district where the only
rain in three years fell last spring 1t Just sufficient
to start the grass through the gTound insufficient to bring
it up make feed for starving cate insufficient to bring
up crops OF foodsus the meager which had been
planted Now that region is bare and brown. Even
the desert growth Injured to long periods without moisture
is dead There places where crops have been planted
after season. several times each seasouplanted in
high hope or II desperate have come through the
ground only wther while their experienced actual
Of food FL PasOans have little idea many farms
nave been abandoned IN parts OF west Texas Aud some Of
those who remained their land considered themselves
lucky because they had no means Of leaving.
There stock ranges where not green thing
be seen for miles around Starving cattle search
for than the veest morse Of forage And they
die Of starvation and thirst unless their ship
them elsewhere.
Rains have fallen throughout southwest recently
but It is Of the vagaes Of nature that of the
drouthest sections have had almost rainfall, while in
some irrigated sections with abundant water supply,
there have been coudburstS which heavy damage
II the washington administration cares for a
ton il Is this Hurry that money through the farmers
and soemen of the drouth Just quickly posi-
bic They and their families need it They needed it
long time And they VIII need more, from all present
indications Not all the suffering is in Belgium northern
France Rumana, Poland and SerVia.
Having cut off his retreat the allies can now boot vou
Hutier.
If you have something to sell that people need it viii
sell Just as readily in FL Paso as It did
Cen Crowder ever lists book agents among the non
essential occupations there viii be loud shout approval
except from the agents
From the farmers viewpoint, president Wilson'S veto
OF the $40 wheat bill goes against the grain.
Austria to Germany: asked for bread and ye gave ne
generaEssimo.
The six Of emperor William are still hale and |
hearty brilliantly uniformed dazzngly decorated unscahec
BY war Behind the German lines is the grave of young
Roosevelt Another has paralyzed by a wound. |
thlId IS IN hospital recovering from wound The fourth
IS fighting See the difference between an autocrac and