El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-01
TEXAS GOING THE WHOLE DISTANCE
TO SHOW THE u S. IT'S LOYALTY.

~OV W P HOBBY'S bill for the establishment Of a
- tenmie dry about all army camps in the state
- has been followed by two other of his
Gathering which to be acted upon by the legislature
One would make it penentary offence during the period
Of the for any person in the presence of another
language derogatory the United States flag
any language dsoya to the United States to the
army navy Another authorizes the state treasurer
toney general and the controller to invest the surplus funds
Of the state deposited IN state repositories in United
States securities Liberty bonds etc These bills have been
introduced IN both houses and constitute, with the ten
mile bill the chief part of the governors egis
lation program
The governor indicates that there is to be no halfway
Of support for the national government from
Texas-thst he is GOING ALL THE DISTANCE. While
there Is perhaps present need for the to
pa-enty has ample laws and plenty of officers for this
work, STILL there can be no harm in putting provision Of
this kind upon the statute books.
Some argue that it may make the country at large
think Texas IS full of enemy agents" and dsoyal citizens
but the contrary ought TO show the world that IF
there any such IN the state to take of
them the proper It OUGHT advertise that
TEXAS IS THOROUGHLY LOYAL and means to have no
plotting
It has been practice since the war started to re-
pestedy profess allegiance and loyalty the government
and organizations take occasion to do every
opportunity This practice has aroused suspicion
against them; because Texas decides it viii have no dis
loyal residents there should be no more reason to believe
the state is ful Of them
The governor is taking STEP which, if he is supported
it. viii that the United States will have
sion 10 within boundaries to hunt down alien
enemies If communities had taken a step of this
kind il cleaning up their morals to help the government
sion for the government to In and tell WE MUST
Il support Of this that helps the government If
the state OF Texas nip conspiracy without waiting
the United States TO act showing support
and the interest have in winning the far more
substantial way than IN resolutions.
# the cities would go about cleaning up without being
told they would be giving real help The governor evl
IDENTIFY wish to wait for the national government
tell him clean up the state; he wants to be ready 10
frst the occasion arises The occasion has already
the cities to voluntarily clean up and every of
them has faed did thing until the government
said they MUST CLEAN UP OR LOSE THEIR TROOPS.
Every city IN Texas Of the existence of Tester
ing community that needed eradication, but the
habants have been too much engrossed in other affairs
10 act is time all awoke to the necessity of helping
the government without waiting to be told how KNOW
how Il only WOULD.
As for the governors anbooze measures, every good
patriotic citizen Of Texas viii support him in that The
only question now is HOW FAR WE CAN GO LEGALLY.
If statutory prohibition would be legal then should have
statutory prohibition for the state II it is not legal Their
should have the provision making 1t effective within
zen miles Of army camp cantonment, not solely be-
the army needs it. but because It viii help TO spread
dry blanket considerable Of Texas and is
the best have at present. If prohibition
good for the soldier II is good for the civilian, The
Herald repeatedly said and should be made state
vide but If can't make it statewide, then LET Us
HAVE as MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN.
That the legislature viii pass the federal amend ]