El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-20
Ell PASO SHOULD USE THE POWER
THAT LIES IN HER YOUNG MEN

HUNDREDS and hundreds Of fine young men are work
ing playing and planning in their way in FL Paso
and drifting into their years without being coordinated
It is highly essential to both these young and the
city that they acquire civic Consciousness might
say community Consciousness in order that they may
work together here and build together.
Any number Of men may be travelling over plain and
each one, if unattached in feeling sympathy, VIII feel
isolated and lonely. But if these brought to-
geher in spirit and feeling at least and frequently
possible IN personal contact enthusiasm Jour
ney viii be felt and each traveller viii prod his mount
During the war the young power Of the country
was brought together and welded for time The egen-
ces Of the circumstances the forcbleuess with which they
Orented for great charge and the comparatively
brief period IN which these thrown together pos
sby prevented at least did not favor the close sym
pahes which must be developed among to their best
advantage which would have resulted had the lasted
longer and had the organization Of the army been
deliberate and regular As It It accomplished this
1t taught the need Of assoang vast groups Of young men
for accomplishing great things
Back IN FL PasO and the over, actually if not
technically the spirit Of many Of these young threat
dsnegate unless held together through the Amer
iean legion OF some other organization In much al
of the young in the city were not in the army It is
perhaps better that the junior chamber of
dertake the rearshang Of the tys youth and energy
far purely local and civic activities concerned
To this end should be made to ascertain the
Of all young men IN FL Paso between such ages
shall be arbitrarily designated the youthful ages
Shop store bank and factory should be called upon fur
nish the names Of such young men, These men then
should be classified according to the lines Of work they
are engaged in
After all Of the men have been organized into the
junior chamber Of commerce they could be divided into
groups according to their occupations for occasional meet
ings 10 discuss their particular work.
Such associations they would form would tend to
increase the interest Of these young in E. Paso They
would find here friendship which would make them
want TO remain here and MAKE THIS THEIR HOME.
An important thing these young could be
aged to do next step would be the starting Of bank
account. Every young who has bank account loses
bolshec idea for every dollar he adds to the account
Later the young could be encouraged TO build
buy homes This would give them the sense Of response
hihty citizen should have and interest in law and
order which only freebooter experience At the same
time It would stabilize Fl Pasos population It would
courage the employers Of the city who handicapped by
the coming and going Of employees with the losses incident
to breaking in" help constantly. The junior cham
Der Of should preach to all young from this
text; "stck to your JOBS stick to your town"
Every business In FL Paso owes It to his city and
20 himself get behind the unorchamber ef commerce
and make It 60 Every employer should urge his en-
poyss to attend the meetings Of this splendid organization
Now that the prince Of Wales is safe at home again.
everybody VIII be asking him to tel about the wild
dams in the United States