El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-28
be truthfu1y said that the border IS
only an imaginary line"

be truthfuIly said that the border IS
only an imaginary line
7 had thought for years that g
might be a good thing for the Unite1
States government TO take over. own
and operate public utilities like the
railroads. but now 7 hardly think tire
people are ripe for it" said r. Q.
Wfckham. OF California. 7 am a
commercial traveller and have trav-
eled over the railroads for years. I
must admit that. II the control Of
railroads and their operation as 10
now prevails under the government is
q sample. I am dead against IL The
public IS paving vastly more FOR
poorer service. there is not the Hber-
ality nor the accommodation on the
part OF the officials nor Of the en-
ploTes generally that there vas under
the old system I find the old time
pride. the spirit du corps. are not there
rs IL used TO be- There IS no mistake
pride, II you viii. on the part OF the
men I am not saving this 70 be ny
percriticaL ] have no personal com
plants to make. but I have made
quite a study OF men and 7 can de-
rect a letting down, unconsciously.
nerhaus, Of personal responsibility
and obligation which had grown TO be
a part OF railroad man s-nature. They
might OutErOW H. so 70 speak. but the
feeling persists that that intangible.
remote thing. the supreme govern
menrs Is running THINGS. and man
IS but a part remote. infinitesr1ai Of
this distant corporation That Is the
psychology o. it. according to nv
observation I fear we have not made
enough success OF the governmental
functoning. along the old lines, 70
increase those functions yet awhile.
I fear We are getting at It wrong
end to-"
safe and sane has become 70 be
about as much a camouf1a EfnE eX-
preston as that more recent one. eco
uer rent American but 7 guess We
had better be getting down 20 brass
rarss OF safe ard sane practical
things once more. with the terrifying
prob ems OF reconstruction stsrin-
Us in the face said s O. Fair
weather. OF Cincinnati. TO ny way
q thinking. Business men rnanufac-
tuners. E,ining men, farmers. men
who deal with the production Of ma
terial wealth. have got to take hold
II We would build 10 after this ter
rihle destruction and change due 70
the war These classes OF men viii
have TO get IN n we ever get results.
The theorists. the aitruists, cranks =
YOU VIII. who have been IN the lime
Hight during this war period. overhur-
Geuin- the machinery OF war and the
industrial fabric with so much that e
pure cr7nkism. are not the people
now. While they are holding meet
ings where elouuence flows. drawing
~ resolutions and putting on the
brotherhood Of nan strtff. unrest viii
be developing into Bolshevi~rn and
T. W ". adherence. When the solid
men or real affairs take bod. they
VIII breed confidence in the future
% husi7e7s and industry They VIII
srrrt producing Industries. and some
-1inE 20 eat and wear. and decent
cuen0e- md beautiful sets 81 resolu-
flows set - be chin diet. even for re-
turning heroes
when 7 net Paserweslzi. ths noted
Polish pianist. in New York last fan
before he left TO Poland he was rot
in favor OF anv Intervention on the
mart OF the allies in Russia.s said
Iieut Col Nathan Lanowsli. CITY
clerk. who was with the A. F. F. in
Francs- 'Paderweslli believed that
the Czech-Slova Ks and the Juro S1avs
would be able 20 handle the sit-ation
against the disturbing elements OF
RoisH evfSrn and bring about order.
doubted his JUDGMENT IN the matter
and he and others I discussed the
question, but he held TO his opinion
Re was recently made prime minister
OF Poland. and I wonder what he
thinks about Russia by this time. for
Il hrs been growing worse. 20 my rav
Of thinking, than when we talked
about IT,"