El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-04
INJURED TROOPS
+ To HAVE HOMES
England Starts a Plan to
Colonize Them; U. 5.
to Follow.
M FREpERIC ). HAsKIN.

Washington, D. c.. May 4.-NillaGes
populated by wounded and GONZALES
cent soldiers and their families. to-
qetber with the necessary medical
attendants, may be a feature OF the
British postwar reconstruction pro
gram. A plan for the establishment
Of such villages is now being con-
sidered- ,-,-
This is one OF a number Of eolonl-
-.+fo, Mans for taking care OF re
tT~Ded soldiers. which nave -
fo--7ed in this country ana al -
and This movement toward the L .oNs--I,-
ine Of new communities Is - -. -
one OF the most interestlHs - l5s,-+
csI movements which has come O1'
u More than that. these numerous
-1--,- for the founding Of speclal com
Tnunftfes amount to an admisslolL - - :
the Mace which is given the SUI 80
rnust be a better place thah -.
-bicb he occupied before the war I;
c+I,S--vise there would be no need
III found special communities or coz
o1fes In other words. TINS coLoHlAa-
zion movement IS an Acknowledge
nent that Industrial and soclal con :
ditions in the principal countries % -.
the world are faulty and that lnese
M life anew should do so under more
favorable conditions.
To Give Them Good Homes
These English villages for WOUNDED
and convalescent soldiers are lhte ,l,--
~ ~ offer men homes where they
viii govern themselves. live Win
their families. and undergo prolonged
training which will fit them 20 earn
their livings. In addition TO this. the
villages are 20 form the nuclei OF
permanent communities which viii pc
established on new basis OF nea-ln-
fitness and social welfare
The plan is not to use towns "hlcLl
are already built. but to build new
ones in healthful locations and con
Fenient TO transportation lines An
area Of one square mile is considered
adequate for the founding Of VII
laEe OF 1000 disabled men. This VIII
afford enough land for perhaps two
thirds OF the number 10 study agrl-
culture, while the rest Will learn va
rious handicrafts.
Miscellaneous Wounds.
Another advantage for the plan IS
that IL viii not separate the various
types Of disability, such as men SUI
fering from shell shock, those that
have undergone amputations and
those that are recovering from dis
ease. but viii handle them all to-
Eether- IN this way, the depressing
erect OF L46 4Q6plLl4 " aAuSr III " --A---
great numbers OF men suffering from
the same disabilities are gathered,
viii be avoided.
These villages are not to be under
military discipline, but are to be sell
governing communities
Plans for L. s. Soldiers.
The movement toward the founding
OF new communities in order to re-
store the soldier 10 civil life under the
most favorable conditions possible 70
create is already under way in this
country. Its most definite manifesto
tion so far IS the Crosser bin. which
has been endorsed by the secretary
Of labor. and which provides for the
colonization OF returned soldiers on
national forests as lumbermen. on coal
and mineral lands as miners. and on
agricultural lands as farmers. The
gist OF this measure Is that the title
to the lands viii remain in the gov
eminent, and that the men VIII work
them under some sort Of leasing or
royalty agreement