El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-23

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zach Lamar Cobb viii be elected to
congress
He win receive at least IS percent
OF all the Women's vote and 50 per-
cent Of all mems votes in the district.
I have written this letter not only
because am interested in politics In
my home state, but in the grand old
state Of Texas, as we'll
As man. who is in the service Of
his country I honestly believe I have
the inherent right and privilege Of
stating my opinion IN this case An
American is an American wherever
he is, 7 hone that this letter will
meet with the approval Of the reader
and help him or her TO make a de-
eision as 70 the best candidate.
Howard Thomas Mitchell
Co. 2 47th supply Train, Z. s. Army
THE SPANISH TONGUE.
EDITOR Ell Paso Herald.
English and Spanish are the Ian
Buages OF the future on the western
continent. There viii always be 9TH
ers. but these will be the prevailing
languages English will always be
me language OF North America north
Of Mexico. 1t will be supplemented
with the Spanish as the one next in
Importance The Spanish viii always
be the tongue Of all America south Of
the United states. In those countries
the English will supplement the Span
ish as the second in Importance. In
THIS or any other country languages,
as IN the case Of other commodities.
viii be governed by the need for them
and with scant regard TO the fine
spun theories OF sentimentalists.
Present day demand for English IN
Latin-America is shown by the fact
that in practically all OF those states
English holds HnrrHrnHaHarHrH
IN the curriculum OF the schools In
Central America and in South America
generally the place formerly held by
the French is usurped in late years By
the English In Mexico English Isl
compulsory IN all grammar grades
and all schools above this, Colleges
give both French and English with
the difference that English is learned
as spoken language while a reading
knowledge OF French only is required.
one OF the prominent features Of
education in this country Of late years
ls the growing Importance given to
Spanish in the schools.
II is safe to say that in that state
six times as many teachers are study
ing Spanish as were studying it three
years ago.
This interest in the Spanish IS due
to the fact that practical people see
commercial need for it. This need
VIII be tremendously augmented Inn
mediately after the war. AT that time
there viii be such struggle for the
commerce OF the seas as the world
never saw. This country win have
many thousands Of ships that wer=
built and manned to crush the Hun
After this Is accomplished these ships
and these seamen will be used TO cap
ture the reckoning commerce Of our
southern neighbors.
These are commercial reasons why
this country should foster and en-
courage the general learning Of the
language Of the Americans who do
not use the English as their national
tongue.
There are political reasons that are
vastly more potent.
This country will in the nature Of
events cultivate IN the near future.
hcth commercially and politically, the
$4,000, 900 Of people TO the south Of
us, which can not be done without q
knowledge Of their language. 1t may
be said to he the part Of patriotism as
well as Of common sense to tester the