El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-20

pons is more generally disregarded In
the border districts than anywhere in
the southwest and am determined
that the law is going 70 be respected
in the future at least as IA as Fl
PasO county is concerned. We have
secured three convictions during the
present term Of courts for pistol ar
rying and number OF other cases
are pending Federal inspectors
guarding the river are keeping a close
lookout for pistol toters' and a
number Of vi0lators have been appre-
heuded by these officials"
Il think these people who are sup
porting congressman Blanton OF Texas
in his fight on federal employees az
filiating with labor organizations or
federations would look at the matter
differently II they understood the
question from all points OF view" said
VIM. 7 Griffith. Fl Ps=o alderman
The constitution Of the National
Federation OF Federal Employees has
a strong provision against that or
gEnization or any Of its locals sup
porting a strike or strikes against the
United States government. Our OBJ
ject in organization is to improve our
working conditions and TO improve
the efficiency Of the government serv-
ice Now congressman Blanton has
taken every opportunity to abuse and
insult federal employees and he is I'm
favor Of the bill. now pending in con-
gress. TO add another hour to their
days work without any increase OF
pay. He does this after the federal
employees offered during the war to
work all the hours the government
asked them to without any increase
in pay All the federal employees or
SANITATION asks is for the truth and
they are ready TO be judged by that"
Religion and the Churchman." said
Juan de- Juan de Ia Salaya. who was In
Fl Paso yesterday. 'is a subject that
cannot be considered. discussed nor
even contemplated excepting by per-
sons who have been through the
terrible ordeal OF war. HumhlT rec
ognizins my inferiority TO the men
who have been actively engaged. I
still dare lift my voice in appreciation
Of what this sad war has done in the
way Of making US see and understand
The difference between profession and
protesting; between Christianity and
sanctimony. I am Latin. and Roman
Catholic by Inheritance We-usfng
the plural pronoun in the pOsSessively
secular sense-are inclined TO support
our creed against all Corners. Since
1914 have become more Catholic and
less Roman. Practical application OF
the principles Of religion is. as I see
it. the big lesson Of the war. Before
the cataclysm precipitated IN 1914.
many or US thought OF religion, but
neglected its tenets- Today most OF
US value religion We cannot be ac-
cused Of the sort Of coWardice that
leads to. or inspires. "deathbed re-
pentance." War and its consequences.
its frightful lessons. taught mankind
that what most OF US were practising.
as a religion. was nothing but super
fetal evidence Of physical and mental
fear Of hereafter. The war has
taught US the meaning of hope. Born
Of a despairiinC appeal for something
beyond the grave that shells dug as
we watched. the vision Of another life
was crytalized. made real. as it had
not been in all OF the preceding CEN
turtles The war enabled US to lay
aside our mask Of self-consciousnes s
and honestly try TO find encourage
ment for belief in a future life-a be-
lief Of which we had done much talk
ing, without much genuine convic-
ton"