El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-03


very room And some OF my pleas
ATTEST moments have been spent right
here.
And when I came here there was
a Liberty loan staring us in our faces.
I remember meeting We had al
the First National bank. II was put
TO us there that FL Paso's reputation
was at stake So much money had
TO be raised TO save the day. 1t was
decided right there that no matter
what the amount was It was to be
raised. and it was raised It was
pledged right there. and FL Paso' s
reputation was saved.
THAT meeting taught me one les
son-that was that the men Of El
Paso were absolutely dependable; that
Il was Fl Paso first: that everything
that was for FL Paso and came out Of
El Paso would 20 over
Juarez Is Tanned.
when we had our little trouble last
June 7 knew that when the men OF
FL Pas0 knew what I was up against
they would he behind me. We went
across the river. I had my orders. ;
had my orders to come back, too, and
obeved them But I'll tell you that
we gave them a demonstration in dis
zipline beforeiWe came and they have
never bothered US since. and they
won't Juarez viii come and eat out
Of your hand now. 7 pulled EN- back
because 7 had orders TO pull EN- back.
I would have left 'em there. But they
nrofited by the lesson. and now / am
handing the job over to a man-and
say man edlv-Who. when II
is necessary to tell the people beyond
the Rio Grande the United States
means business. viii do it Gen.
ffnWze is going to do Il. and that is
why 7 am willing to ask for him the
same loyalty You have shown ne"
The general then begged the indul-
un~rn ~ che 10 ~7nrrafnre make =
few comments on the army's relation
70 the civilian population IN part.
he said.
Must Back the Army.
THE time has come when the army
Is no longer a separate unit Each
one OF YOU has interest enough in the
army 70 know that Il depends for its
success altogether on how you back
Il up. The army has CHANGED in guam
fity. but not in quality We want to
what We are for. So you must hack
Il I'd I say this because for a years
have been in the army. and. gentle
men. for - years Of that time the
army has not had the backing OF the
American neople- It's only in the last
two or three years that the people
have begun TO realize the need Of this
backing And 7 want you TO remenr-
Der this when we get a little army
Of 500 600 OF mavbe 100000. Just as
you realized It when we had a great
national armv With your support
America can dictate TO the world.
sThe Army Is Human
my friends. have tried TO be close
to you and feel like you feel The
interests OF the army and the civilians
are on common ground when II comes
10 humanity. no matter how many OF
their interest may ordinarily differ.
We army men are human and tie
army loves you and all it wants Is
Just a little bit Of sympathy.
7 want to say something personal
Il comes out like that"-and the gen
sraI Eestured 10 indicate his mean
ng-"but still can't say It. But as
look around me tonight feel
.Ould come TO any OF you and ask for
Inything and I'd get it. Ny service
n FL Paso has been sweeter than II
las been in any place else in the
United States And that was because
believe all OF my friends were be-
lind me. and because I did ny best
or FL Paso.
You viii some day have one Of the
liggest army posts here in the United
states because you have done the
light thing and worked with the
Thanks Hotel Employees.
After he had sat down the general /
rose TO pay snecial thanks to the /
mploye and Mattresses
N4 HdALEEH OF the Cutt 0OIl-LDT LnE 3
lift they had given 70 him. Pointing ]
ut Bert BeTerstedt. violinist. he said. I
Bert, come out from behind that 4
'oor. Don't be so modest Many Is 4
he time I have come in here TO lunch. i
ired and depressed and Bert has /
ONE over 10 me and said. General. I
THAT do you want me to piayT and I 1
ave told him. and he played Il. And 1
nv cares we're lifted and I began to 4
hirk OF other things. I shall carry
With me a very fond memory OF these
God folks at the Sheldon who made
nv STAY so pleasant"
The POSTMASTER OF the banquet was
fat r F Burres. After a few pre-
minarv remarks. MAI. Burgess intro
uced Nal Cen. Robert L Howe,
ew commanding officer Of the dis
You may have heard the saying"
aid the POSTMASTER. chat all of the
nnortant rivers Of the country flow
asst the country's most imn0rtant
tiles. Even those OF YOU who did not
ret that viii annreciats with me the
act that al Of the great cities are
rated next to military nosfs. As the
ears have gore by our local military
STA hlishment has gr0wu to he one OF
e best in he country. and some OF
he finest men in the United States
Even the Roots of