New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-25

board. the Red Cross L. Instrumental
In various ways In locating the mel
who are eligible; In getting the mes
sage across to ex-service men who art
not aware Of the opportunities open
TO them; in arranging for interviews
between the men interested and the
district officers; In advising proper
courses. and in assisting In many mat.
tiers OF procedure incident to entering
training. such as the filing Of appliea-
tons and the adjusting Of claims and
compensation.
What Home Service Workers Do.
Through the efforts Of Red Cross
home service workers, who are In
close touch with the families of ex-
service men, many who would not 9th
erwise have entered training are per
suaded to do so. 1t Is sometimes found
that a man refuses training because
of Influence brought to bear by his
family to have him remain at home.
In such instances the friendly advice
of the Red Cross worker Is often the
means of convincing the family of the
benefits of vocational education and
the result 1t will have IN the mans fu-
ture welfare. Many times there are
FAMILY difficulties which keep the man
at home. and these the home service
section tries To adjust.
Frequently the federal board refers
to the Red Cross the names of men
whom it cannot locate because of in
sufficient address. In locality the
Red Cross learned of the names of 10
men whose medical reports the fed
eral board had, but for whom no adj
dresses were given. From the medi-
cal reports the Red Cross obtained
the names of the places where the
men had been discharged. wrote to
the Red Cross field directors in the
various camps and, consequently. oh
tanned the addresses. As a result the
men are now in training. 1t would
be difficult to recount all of the
friendly forms of service extended by
the Red Cross to the men.
Establishes Clubs for the Men.
An especially valuable form of Red
Cross aid to the men who have en-
tered training Is that given in estab-
fishing clubs In places where they are
not adequately provided for In the col
lege dOrmitories. This has been work
ed out effectively In Buffalo and
Brooklyn. New York. In Providence.
where there are some one hundred
and twenty-five men In training at
the Rhode Island school OF design and
at a business college, the Red Cross.
working in conjunction with the
school people. instituted a plan pro-
viding for the adaptation of the serv-
ice mems club TO meet the needs of
the situation.
1t appears now that the vocational
training for MANNED soldiers will go
on for n good many years. That much
good Is coming out of this training Is
admitted by all who are acquainted
with what Is being done.
Effort to Stop l~ynchings.
The judiciary committee OF the
house of representatives In advo-
the passage of anti-lynch-
ing legislation sets out facts and
figures which show that the lynching
record in the United States is Il hui
initiating 1t Is shown, for In
that congress has approprlat-
ed and the government has paid to
other governments $I92, 1913 to com
pensate the murder by l%ynching OF
aliens by American mObs. and that
are now pending with the de-
partment of state unadjusted claims
to a large mount for similar murders
Of Austrians, Greeks, Japanese and
Every diplomatic letter
sent by the state department to an
other nation with regard TO these
claims has stated that the federal
government is impotent TO protect
strangers within the borders OF the
United States, and seeks to lay the
blame on the state governments. Ev-
Fry such letter admits the dereliction
IF congress in not enforcing the guar
mites of the fourteenth amendment.
This sum of S792, 499.39 was paid for
ess than 100 lives OF foreigners TAX
IN by mobs.
The bill favorably reported seeks ()
o prevent l%ynching as far as posi-
lie ca ia punish the crime of lynch
ng; and CD to compel the communi-
y In which the crime is committed TO
make such compensation as Is posi-
lie. 1t is proposed to exact from the
county In which n person is lynched n
of $4,000. recoverable In an
lction to be brought by the district
IttOrney In the name of the United
for the use of the dependent.
amily, If any. and If there be no de-
'endent family for the use Of the
United States.
The judiciary committee believes
hat such a penalty would make 1t to
he interest of every tax payer of 4
ounty to do his share toward prevent
NJ a lynching; and the committee
avs that as 10 foreigners lynched. II
$ certainly fairer that the county.
hose non-enforcement of the laws
as responsible for the lynchlng.
hould pay for 1t than that congress
hould be compelled to make compen-
alton for a local wrong.
Statistics collected by the Judiciary
ommittee show the following lynch
lgs by states from 1899 to 1919. in
Georgia. 1856; Mississippi.
%; Texas. 325; Louisiana, 1913; Ala
ANA, 216: Arkansas. PA; Tennessee.
46; Florida. 11s: Kentucky. 1859:
outh Carolina. 40; Oklahoma, &c:
I%issouri. 81; Virginia. IS; North Car
lima. 81: Wyoming. "a; West yir-
mia. %; California. &c: Illinois. "a:
ansas. ~; Montana. %; Indiana. ~:
t.. 40. MARYLAND -. Nal.u