El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-07

lLoFQlAn ana general revision or the
Immigration laws which are now one
vast tumble with the machinery for
their execution divided among more
than dozen deparrm euta and bureaus
with no responsible head Apparently
the political conditions are not SO
hard 20 solve as the business inter
ests- Here. on the border there VIII
be a Tight no doubt TO make 10 easy
for the ignorant peon MeNilans TO en-
ter because they are wanted as labor
ers Il looks TO me that we Amari-
cans are rapidly becoming TOO proud
TO do common labor. In New York
and other Atlantic seaboard cities
certain laborers and female servants
VII be wanted. uolW outstanding We
have seen the tendency 10 bolshevlsm
and j. w W-ism among many OF these
who look upon liberty and democracy
as license. A big factor 10 take into
account in preparing the Immigration
BIZ IS 20 get one that VIII not meet
the executive veto. President VIZ
sons altruism and brotherhood OF
man ideas are likely TO lead him Tar
away from what the lessons Of the
war have taught However. Dc is hoped
by thinking men that the opinions Of
the returning soldiers viii soon crys-
talize along lines like the Canadian
soldiers showed at Winnipeg the oth-
er day"
zone can not realize how the re-
turning soldiers appreciate q chance
70 80 for a swim while they are ride
ing q Few thousand miles 70 some de-
Mobilization camp. SAID Charles T.
Williams, OF the y y. O.. A.. who ac-
compauied the 3s0th artillery from
New York 10 E. Paso- 7 called our
70 them when we reached St Louis
Tuesday morning that they had two
there The men almost tore off the
roof OF the train with their outburs-
Of Joy. and they scrambled out OF the
car like 50 many freed prisoners I
ton 1y the Rocky Mountain club at
New York just before they left that
city That sort OF thing delights the
men, coming as 10 does when they
first reach the United States after be- .
ing in foreign country for year or
more New York deserves credit for
the manner in which It receives the f
men"
Nearly 20 boys and girls have en- /
tered the pig club fostered 1y tie +
chamber OF commerce said Roland +
county agricultural agent L
we have room for 50 more members .
IN the Clue and are able 90 provide o. -
names and get the pigs FOR that 7
many we have sent out about 500
letters 20 farm boys and girls. ex-
planning the conditions under which T
limit for future applications expires +
June 10 The club was originally i'm 7
tended for boys. but two girls also ]
applied Tor membership. so we decided f
that since the girls were interested. I
we would let them IN on the same /
basis as the boys These applications ]
are coming almost entirely from coun- I
try children. whose parents are able i
20 furnish the necessary feed and /
pens 20 take care OF the pigs The
state National bank Is loauing the .
money on the children's signature for I
the pigs. and ample provision is made /
20 protect the children against loss /
under unavoidable circumstances
"Cattlemen greatly fear the effect I
Of the agrarian law which was lately /
proposed in the state Of Sonora. Mex
.co." said C. W. DOherty. This law
would enable the state to sequester
all large lands Of the state and ap-
ne army at value set by commits
sion Payments would be made IN 20
equal annual iustallments. none OF
which bear any interest The state
Erees 20 see that the payments are
made TO the original owners. but 81 is
no Liabilities FOR nonpayment OF sums
lue on the land Under the provi-
sions OF the proposed law. no one
nay purchase more than Tf0 acres o.
aaAlA anu TINS nAAAN AIN grams III
Iraole lands are set aside, then only
OF this acreage souid be
sranted. II such a law as this could
le put into force, IL would. It IS be-
ieVed, practically do away with the
attic Industry in the state"
7 have always given ny praise to
he Red Cross and Salvation Army for
hey did all they could 20 help US
'ather than tried 70 get their feet on
Iur necks and they deserve far more
raise than can ever be given" said
saac Holmes. honorably discharged
rom the army and wearing three gold
ervice stripes and one wound stripe
No, I cannot say anything about the :
T. 81 c. A. for I am ulder oath not
o do SO. On April IA. Just before
eaving Marseilles. France. our COM
ANY commander issued slips OF paper
which were distributed by the first
ergeants to all Of the men who we're
Iooked to leave for home. In sub
tances they contained an oath that we ,
would not say anything derogatorv ,
II the army T. d. @. A. when we
cached the states and we had 10 sign
hem yes or no and only when !
igned yes were we 70 be allowed 70 s