El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-08
Arn1ijO LGndS
Nezg MexicanS
In Great War
Pictures Terrible Fighting
As He Urges $4,000
Appropriation.

Santa Fe. \. NJ. March s.-Isidoro
Armijo. Of Dona Ana county. electrified
the house OF representatives Thursday
night with a tribute TO the men who
/ served IN the army and navy from
New Mexico. It was, together with an
address by P L Baca on the came
bill. house bill No. :, the first time for
many years that set orations were de-
livered on the floor OF the house IN
support OF legislation. Both speakers
were paid rapt attention and their Of
forts were rewarded with the passage
OF the bill by a vote OF % TO Il. The
measure provides for the erection OF q
memorial to the men who fought in
the great war. some 5000 OF them
from New Mexico. Mr.. Armtjo spoke
in part as follows:
"As cOauthOr with r L. Bac1 OF
house bill No. 4. drafted to carry out
the recommendation Of our worthy
governor. o. A L.arrazolo made in his
message to this honorable body, and
now under consideration on third
reading, I crave your Indulgence long
enough to pay deserved tribute 10
New MeXico's heroes. living and dead.
in this titanic conflict from which the
world Is just emerging.
I want you TO accompany me for
moment to that venerable building
the palace Of the governors in this
capital There. in the entrance hall
hangs list Of governors Of New Mex
leo compiled by our historian, Col
Ralph E. Twitchell. beginning with
Onate, the great grandson Of Monte
yuma and grandson OF Cortez, down
TO Curry, the Rough Rider, the last
to occupy the great. old structure. and
including names like that Of Lew
Wallace whose fame encircles the
earth Even though ] spoke only tn
broken words and halting sentences I
I could stand here for hours and tell
you stories OF valor, Of heroism, OF
sacrifice that have made the old I
palace New MexicO's finest heritage. a I
priceless treasure. stories that would /
thrill you and would galTaniZe into I
life even hearts that have grown I
stony in porting over budgets and fig
uring out tax rates.
Adjoining this hall OF the COVER /
nOrs. there Is a modest, bare little I
room. which the thoughtful regents /
and director Of the Museum Of New I
Mexico have set aside and dedicated I
for the time being, until the state /
would do something Worthier, to the
memory Of our boys, New MeXico's
bOys-the boys from our county and 4
your town. who were part OF the
American army and navy IN his IN
paralleled war
Those Who Died.
There you viii find on a beautifully
designed memorial tablet. the names
OF those who have given their lives
There you viii find scientifically
classified the names and records Of
the $4,000 who went forth to battle
for you, the men whose valOr saved
you millions OF dollars and everything
that you held dear and for the per-
petuation Of whose heroic and unset
fish sacrifice and idealism an
appropriation Of $4,000 is asked
viii incidentally prove a mighty
good investment II you insist upon
emphasizing the selfish phase. There,
opposite the home like little fireplace
hang the portraits Of the boys who
came from the range. the little farms.
the mines. the shops. the stores, the
quaint adobe homes. TO face a cruel
resourceful, merciless enemy. thou
sands OF miles away. 20 be gassed,
shot, tormented and killed II needs be.
TO save yours and the nations honor
Men OF Many Races.
Look into their faces. study those
c0untanances, ponder over their
Anglo saxon. Irish.
Swedish. BOhemian-au united in one
grand cause, names that should be as
imperishable as those Of the 90 gov
errors in the hallway. On the fire
place stands map OF New Mexico,
with gold stars apportioned 10 each
eounty-and every one Of the % coun- .
ties OF this state has gold stars. Be
side It hangs a map Of the country
over which the men from New Mexico
and the other states fought until their
fame IS as lasting as that Of LeOnidas
and his men at Thermopylae.
surely. We could think Of nothing
slse or less than TO create as a com s
nemorati0n Of this high service a u
monument that shall be q thing OF p
service itself, and we could not con-
sent 10 Il on any other spot than on 2
his ground especially dear TO US. a n