El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-07
VETERANS ARE ROCK FOUNDATIONS
TOUPFIOLD GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

TOR the future welfare Of the United States Canada and
England, at least, it is very fine thing that the
countries have large numbers Of men, mostly young
who have been and have returned civilian life.
Those in each country viii be solid dependable ct-
zensp full Of patriotism lovers Of law and order and de-
renders OF rner governments against DESTRUCTIVE agents
without OF within. III foreign menace arises, they VIII
be eager again they have served the past and
those who incapactated service will be among the
first to inspire patriotism among their fellow countryen
Let internal disorders develop their influence viii
for the preservation Of the state
All these millions Of young men in whom patriotism was
dormant when came, fun Of and It is alive
them They not fertile ground for the sowing Of the
seeds Of dsruconst propaganda. They might have BEEN
had there been no war; for houghess youth more often
by emotion than By When conviction takes the
throne and REINFORCED by youth IS 10 longer
nutabe BY evil Influences. War has rpeued the young
Of the allied nations
They have come back home with confirmed patriotism
and they realize by having the opposite Of good gov
eminent In Germanys acts, the blessings OF gooa govern
en such as their They appreciate Justice and liberty
within +hs law more perhaps than any Of the rest Of US
Their impressions deep and VIII be lasting mat is
Why they VII be towers Of strength for their governments
Here is case point: Radical labor forces virtually
pvze Winnipeg and the province Of Manitoba Canada
Thsy launch only general strike but campaign OF
terrorism also Although thousands Of workers want 10 re-
to their Jobs they are deferred ny threats o.
violence The provincial government Is at its wits end
At this iuncture there comes big uprising OF returned
-ezsrs men who fought forces Of destruction Europe and
demand that It be cobated at home. They parade; they
offer their services to the government; they want to raid
and clean out the radical headquarters They volunteer
are to be sworn IN The returned soldiers demand that
unless radical methods discarded and certain Of
the agitao-s are arrested they VII themselves take action
and the radicals modify their conduct Immediately The
Winnipeg situation is improving It may grow worse again
but in the end the stabzng force Of the returned war
veterans VIII prevail.
The approximately 100000 men who formed the army
Of the United States in the emergency being de-
Modified Most of them already back In civilian life
and their patriotic Influence has made itself felt at
Probably the first actual test IN Phoenix Arizona,
When " ". forces within the ranks Of labor tried to
initiate bolshevist movement through the organization Of
soldiers and wormsns council" Returned soldiers de-
nouHced the movement, organized themselves into war
veterans association and adopted program fairly sizzling
With Americsuism-
FL Paso also has veterans association and It also
has constitution embodyng the highest principles for
winch government and people stand Organizations Of
the kind have sprung up throughout the country
wherever number OF have returned from the army,
navy and marine corps and their purpose is the same to
oppose bolshevs keep patriotism alive upheld the govern
and nculcae the doctrines Of liberty, justice and
democracy
Al these organizations have merged into the national
body known the American Legion The convention the
eyon held recently in ST. Louis of the most
arkable tbs country Politics had place IN it.
Democrats and Republicans Prohbiiouist and Of
party worked together with thought Of party. They
did not meet to what they could get out Of the gov
eminent but what they could Do to strengthen the country
and make It better It a gathering dominated BY
nothing but patriotism, unselfsh patriotism