El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-14

Geo w PERKINS, New York cap
VI italist, who with Mortimer l.
Schiff. Fletcher S. Brockman, and
John r. Han were requested by the
executive committee Of the national
war work council Of the Y. n. c. A
to 90 TO Europe to make a study OF
the overseas work, has sent me a
personal report" said W. H. Day.
secretary Of the interstate committee
OF the Y. IL C. A
The report gives a very thorough
outlines OF the enormous work con-
Quoted by the Y. n C. A and in
summing it up Mr.. Perkins writes
me; The vast work the 'Y'' has &C
compnshed and is accomplishing in
Europe can never be gagged at its true
worth except by those who have seen
IL in its entirety
In April 1913, the T. n c. A had
in Europe 1858 men and 2657 wom-
en- making a total Of $3.50 workers in
the allied countries OF Europe.
Mr. Perkins states that some have
criticised the T. n. c. A for not Civ
ing away more articles such as
ciEarets, chocolate, etc Its policy
has been not TO give away generally
but only in special and needy cases
From June ISIS, 10 April 1913, the
i. NJ G. A. handled in France alone.
upwards OF 100000 cigarets. $4,000
600 bars Of chocolate, 100000 cans
Of smoking tobacco, $4,000, 900 cigars.
60,000,000 cans OF jam % million
packages Of chewing gum. and To-
100000 packages of candy. These
are only a few OF the items, but the
size Of these figures should convince
any one that il would be financially
impossible for the Y. N. c. A TO give
supplies away generally Further
more the army does not favor this
policy. II feels that IL is far better
for the men TO spend their money on
such articles as these than 10 spend
il in other ways. For the most part
the men hold the same view"
"The general uneasiness about
Chihuahua city and nearby mining
camps that Villa viii attack that
region, is evidenced by the removal
of most Of the mining men from
their camps TO the more protected
parts Of the city" said George oscar
Wulingwald, recently returned from
Chihuahua There are few men liv-
ing anywhere in the mining camps,
there being none in santa Eulalia-
These camps are not fortified The
people in the city, which is supposed
to be well protected by federal
troops. are quickly set on edge by the
least rumor that villa is about to
come. However, all those who would
leave. in the event Of an attack have
already done so. leaving those re-
manning who will, in all probability
fan into line with any one in power
That applies to Mexicans, Of course
The American mining men are de-
termined 10 stay for the operation Of
their mines"
There is more hustle and stir in
Fl Paso and more business here than
in any city west Of the Mississippi
river that I have visited" is the
opinion Of F. p. Harrington, formerly
Of Los Angeles. TT seems that money
is loose here and that plenty Of It
is spent in healthy and legitimate
business. notice that there are
more people on the street than in any
California city and all Of them seem
TO have some business 1 think FL
Pas0 is one Of the most progressive
cities in the west. Another thing I
like is the manner in which the
streets are arranged. The fact that
they do not run in regular squares
adds TO the beauty Of the city and
robs f. Of that sameness which kills
the beauty OF many cities. The build
ings here are substantial too, and