El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-26
LET US CLEAN OUR OWN SKIRTS
BEFORE WE co TO FOREIGN Shores

IF An organized body Of foreigners say JAPANESE should
declare its intention Of spending amounts Of money
annually the United States in charitable work. every
American citizen would show his indignation in
mstakzble way The Jspanese would be told to devote
their energies to their charities that would find
way 70 vork ont our oEn problems This would be our at
tude no natter how serious stress might be under IN
our oEn country.
eo Is 40 less proud nation than the United States
Troubled though she Is BY internal strife, she has right
to resent the proposal Of doubt vel meaning Ame-
cars Who have planned to spend millions annually In child
hood conservation Before undertaking any such move
neat the promoters should have inquired if the Mezeans
would welcome It.
The Wofk outlined is essentially Mezicos task and
something in which the United States Is IN no way con-
csrned except as r-atter Of beneFolsnce We have
right inct VIII foreign country IN matters in
which not directly interested and certainly the
campaign proposed BY the Childhood Conservation League
Of the United States make claim that the welfare
Of Mexican children is any Of our business
L IS small wonder that the Mexican feminist council
has informed the American TeformeTs that outside and is
entirely unlimited Probably there is ground for the
suspicion evidenced by the Mexican organization that the
proposed movement part Of organized propaganda IN
the United States to bring armed Intervention Mexico
is suspicious Of this counts every action large por
ton Of the population believes that America covets the
territory Of The southern republic and for this reason no
good be seen in any move made By IS.
But aside from the effect Of such proposals that ao
vocatsd by the childhood conservadonsts upon the Me
can public mind It should be remembered always that
Mexico is sovereign nation and has right to conduct her
affairs she fit long protection is afforded for
ezners who are On legitimate missions within her borders
We have grievances enough against Mexico but the fact
that she objects to being made the object Of charities
not one Of them The womsnhood Of Mexico scored
mighty stroke IN speaking the plain truth to the Amer
can 1eformerS They told Us 70 mind our Own business
And incidentally they reminded the child welfare workers
that there is abundant field for their sbors here at home
TIE statement Of the Mexican feminist council should
teach lesson 10 reforer In undertaking work in for
eEu znds It would be always vel to ascertain whether
Il VII be welcome and before planning such missionary
endeaVor It would become first 70 examine OLE Own
skirts 70 be sure they are clean
Refomsrs in their zeal to do good often become IN
reasonable and unwilling to grant to others the same
privileges they demand for themselves Our churches send
missionaries countries whose people have different
g0ns from ours their purpose being the conversion Of the
world TO Chranty Yet these same churches resent the
coming 70 our shores Of the missionaries Of ether faiths.
Charity begins at homo. There IS lot to do IN the
United States before VII have much time to devote to
reforming the erd We have poor, own dis
eassd our own ignorant We have our OWE problems to
solve.