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FX PASO HERALD
OBJECTIONS TO
yiiis m
m MEASURE GERMANS COOL
T ash ngtcn, D. C Feb 1 Ob-J-cT
-e to trie protisjc- for universal
rr l'tarj training" contained m the
Ferate arnj ret rgnizitlon bill, is
rasd m congress on tuo grounds
Expense and mi' tarism
(n the errund of ex nse. the prin
r nal objection of boih Republicans
ar Pnmocrito u is aid by repre
Fitaiie Mondell. majontv house
leader, who is backed up by the bouse
leering committee that the system
"wiU eost. coup'ea with the cost of the
regular arm, more than $1,000,000.
( b per ear
TJ s s denied bv senator Wads
uo".! c aa rman of the senate mili
tary "-ommittee. who bays the coat of I
'he regular arm with universal mil
i training superimposed on th6 '
armv Vr 11 be only about $600,000,000,
ansjaMv
In a' probability universal traln
"is: will not oe enaced into law at I
this session or at the ,next ecsion,
kc e; hecanse of the expense. .
Tt-ere is a wide divergence of views
pTtor.g: members ( f congress as to the'
rrii-'anstic features of universal
ra 'ng- Congressmen who favor the
Fjaie" bt who belie-ve it should be
ji-t nto operation later declare that
it will not foster a military spirit, but i
on the contrary, will mean that other i
. rations i'I oe moe inclined to make
7ece wth the United States If thev f
'.EC t-fr are nr'l.ons of trained
t) bt summoned to the colors.
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By XEWTOX C. PARKE.
Paris. France, Feb. 2L The Ameri
cans treat the Germans with more
coldness and seventy than any of the
troops in the occupied xones along
the rive" Rhine, according to Rene
Blum, a French writer, who has jest
made a tour of the occupied portion
of Germany.
At Mayence and In other towns In
the zone occupied by the French
army Blom finds the Germans quite
content.
Value of Relations.
"Gen. Maugin. who Is as much a
diplomat as a warrior, has felt the
importance to our future relations
with the Rhine people of the present
occupation," writes Blum. "He has
not attempted to upset Carman cus
toms He has in every way attempted
to recall to the Germans of th Rhine
country the time when they them
seltes wished to be French. He has
encouraged all manifestations tend
ing to develop an economic rep- j
prochement between France and the
Rhine people."
And Blum further recalls that Gen.
Mangin, surrounded by officers of
his staff, attended a presentation of
a. Wagnerian opera in the opera house
at Maence,
But at Coblenz the French writer
finds that the civilian population
"aoid all contact with the American
troops.
Not So Well Treated.
"We are not so well treated here
as at Mayence," he quotes a German
hotel proprietor as saying. The dis
cipline has relaxed a little since e
first days of the American occupa
tion, but the Americans treat is
harshly and with great contempt.
They have pleuty or regulations to
govern us and for the least fault they
punish us seres sly."
"At first view, the English sector
at Cologne has the same appearance
at the American sector," continues
Blum, "but there is less of the cold
ness that one sees at Coblenz. The
English are not. like th Americana,
the grave and thoughtful conquerors.
They have, with even a little more cf
the 'let things go, the same carefree
attitude of the French toward the
Germans. I the beautiful shops f
the Hohestrssss X have seen the Eng
lish and the Germans chatting freely
in a familiar manner."
ON INSPECTION TRIP.
CapL W B. Harm, of the local re
cruiting station, left El Paso Friday
for Silver City on an inspection trip.
The inspection was to have been
made by MaJ. Coykendall on Thurs
day with Ueut- J. B. Hupp of the
navy recruiting station but due to ill
ness in the former's family, the trip
was postponed.
Insistence OnSurrenderOf German
War Offenders Only Fans Flame Of
Hatred And May Lose Indemnities
wA
yaxn join navy.
Nine recruits were signed up at the
navy recruiting station for the week
ending February 19. This is a de
crease of six over the preceding week,
when 16 enllsteo. placing' the El Paso
station in lead of western recruiting
stations.
vaam
35K
Mosey back withoet qoettfea
if HUNT'S Slve in h
tre-mentcf ITCH, ECZEMA.
KIHOWUKM IfiTTCK or
ether itching ibaBicMq Try
4 cess oos ax our nsa.
inwv apnnn
Washington, D. O. Feb. Sv Cant.1
Edward Everett Collins, medical (
corns, is ordered from K"riv tiatljf tat
Fort Bliss; First Lieut. William F.f
Kitchens, motor transport corps, hon
orably discharged at Douglas. Ariz.
ARMY STORE CLOSED MONDAY.
The amy retail store will accept no
parcel post orders after February 25.
ii wu nnodBoa looay. rae store
will be closed Monday. February 23,
in obsrrance of Washington's birth
day anniversary.
American coal misers in 1918 pro
duced 794 tons per man, while In Great
Britain theaverage output was 22C
tons.
ASHIKGTON. D. C, Feb. 21. It Is
difficult not to feel that the lat
est allied maneuver, that ex
pressed in the demand upon Holland
for the extradition of the former Ger
man emperor asd upon the German
republic for the surrender of a long
Hat of officials of high and low de
gree, is not a complete asd unmis
takable blonder.
The world, outside of Germany and
her former allied countries. Is con
vinced that the war, which ended by
the unconditional surrender of Ger
many on November 11. 1918, was of
German making.
All evidence which has been spread
upon the record since the close of
the fighting has served to confirm
the conviction which existed before
the new documents became available.
On the subject of atrocities there
is not less clear evidence in any num
ber of cases.
The Practical Side
But. acknowledging all of this,
there are still practical questions to
be faced. It was conceivable that on
the day when Germany made her de
mand for an armistice, a demand
which was in fact a confession of de
feat and the expression of a readi
ness to surrender, Foch. speaking for
the allied government, might have de
manded in the list of things which
most be done by Germany to obtain
an armistice, that there should be
snrrended those whose crimes were
known and whose names could be
specified in the document.
At that moment there Is small
question as to the response of Ger
many; she bad no choice but to
comply.
But after the armistice had once
been signed, above all when treaty of
peace had been ratified and put into
operation, then to demand scores of
Germans who must be surrendered
and turned over to an enemy for trial
was this not too ranch?
After alt the main purpose which
all the inhabitants of all the vic
torious countries must consider, zanst
work for, is to bring about a real
restoration of peace. We shall all of
as smspect the German for decades to
come, even If a thing wholly un
likely he changes his character in
that time and turns to Ideas and
methods, which are In accord with
those of the western nations.
Germany's Dirty Hands.
The time is long distant when
crrilix&tion can feel for the Germans
the same emotions that It felt before
1914. when Germany was suddenly
revealed as a thing abhorrent to an
the Democratic and humane countries
in the world.
Nor Is It less true that for that
material destruction which Germany
has wrought, she most be made to
pay. The purpose of this payment hi
not to punish, but to restore; either
Germans or French or Belgians must
nav for the vast and incredible de
vastations which remain a desert of
desolation In all of northern France
and Belgian Flanders. The sole proper
question is here, "How ranch can Ger
many pay?" To ask more Is to de
stroy the chance of getting anything.
io asx jess is to oo raieteraoie in
justice to the people of France and
Belgium.
But having agreed that Germany
must pay, as much as sew can, that
there .must be no sacrifice of the
rights of smaller natSffioallties to any
mfatalcen desire to conciliate the Ger
man people. It still remains true that
there are questions which may be
approached with a certain degree of
moderation. The allied governments
and peoples must consider in what
direction their ultimate interests lie.
By FRANK H. SIMONDS.
It seems to me that the question of
the "black list" Is one.
As Germany Sees Itf
What will be the effect of Insisting
upon the delivery of the German offi
cials asked for.
No matter what guilt I as
cribed Justly to theee men the
German people will see them
being punished became they
fought the enemy In the struggle.
widen was vran beeoune they
were the eonapicueus soldier of
Germany.
The course of the allies fn 1815. in
insisting upon the execution of
marshal Ney, was one of the his
torical circumstances of the over
throw of Napoleon, which has re
mained unforgiven by the French
people. To be sure, Ney was shot
becanse he turned back to Napoleon
after accepting Louis XVUL but then,
now and forever. Ney is the hero of
1000 battlefields, the 'bravest of the
brave." and even a jtrayal of his
king was nothing but a bun an fault
In a noble hero. I am not comparing
Ney to Kindt, which would oe an
unforgivable offense I am merely
trying to point out that the German
people think of Kluck. ;
Now to demand that these heroes
to the Germans whatever their sins, '
be sent to a hostile court and. as
most be done, if the action is in ac-
cordance ith t ie evidence, thereafter
be sent to an enemy firing squad, is '
a thing forever intolerable to the
Germans. J
AVI at the He-nit r j
And what will be the result? An
intAfiHf fixation of the German hatred
of France and Great Britain, who will
be held responsible, of France
primarily and the inception of a new
bitterness, or. If she please, an in
tensification of the old.
No matter what he evidence.
Germans will believe that Lnden
dorff was punished for his vic
tories in the great battles of the
spring of 1918 sad Hind en bare
Iiecacse of his patriotic services.
The thing Is inevitable.
And the kaiser and the kinglets,
what difference, save only that In
their cases the allies are insisting
upon what amounts to a iolation of
the neutrality of Holland to punish
, the kaiser for the crime against
i civiuxauon in in oaius doijiuuj. aw
be sure, the insistence will hardly go
I to the point of attacking Holland, or I
; of blockading h'r ports, out with the
demand for the kaiser have gone
many threats.
we are not going to get tne
kaiser and we net going to get
lllndenbnrg and Lndenderff and
Klnek, becanse no government In
Germany, which agreed to sur
render them and naderf vok to ar
rest them and deliver them to
marshal Foch, could live aa hour.
Since no German government will
surrender them, neither the British
nor the French nor the American I
trablics will tolerate another war. !
J however, certainly victorious, to gain '
possession ox tnese oistingusnea i
culprits. Yet this Is what will be !
required, an invasion of Germany, a t
march to Berlin, with the moral cer- ;
tainty that, however futile German t
resistance, the consequences wiU be
the collapse of such order as sur- t
vivos in Germany and a rush either !
to bolshevism or to ksissrtsm. I
Gar Mistake.
We might, we allies, quite properly
have asked Holland to take appro- i
priate steps to prevent the return of j
the kaiser to Germany, a return j
which, so far as any evidence fat i
available, becomes more and more
u nlikeiy every day. But there. It
seems to me, the thing should have ,
rested and must rest In the end. bat
unfortunately only after we have
tried to dp the other thing and failed
to the German mind, only because
we did not dare to coerce Holland.
After all the worst thing for a na
tion in war is the loss of the war. the
worst thing for a sovereign is the
loss of the war, to which he led his
people, aad the loss of his throne Is
an incident of defeat.
The real punishment of Germany la
the condition to which the war has
reduced her. From the failure there
can be no escape in history j the Judg
ment will run against her with ever
Increasing force, as the years pass.
Hindenburg. Ludeadorff and Kluck
all the big and little soldiers are
swept up in th flood of defeat; the
soldier trho loses his battle Is pun
ished, whether his guilt in other
directions be great or little, up to his
capacity to endure punishment.
Once more the allies stand dis
closed to the German as pursuing a
morally evil course, op to the point
where It requires force to apply it,
and then lacking the will to exert the
force. In a word, morally evil.
bhvsicallr weak, this is the lodg
ment of the German. Will It be other
than intensified when our demand
for the war criminals, pressed against
the German government, is repulsed
ana we accept tne repuise?
Germany Thinks Allies Weak.
For obviously. If the German feels
nis conquerors are weak, he will not
pay, what be can only pay at the
sacrifice of much of his national for
tune. And he will feel that the allies
are weak, if they continue to demand
things which he regards as unjust,
and then back down, when the de
mands are not accepted and honored.
Thus vf hen the German finds he
has been able to defy the allies
in the naatter of the war criminals
he will quite naturally begin to
believe that he can defy them In
the matter of rrar reparations,
vrhlch seem to htm equally unjust.
We are approaching the time when
the German will have to make his
first payments under- the terms of
tne treaty oi Versailles, xnese pay
ments are almost a matter of life and
death for France and Belgium. But
aireauar tne uerman nas neen aoie
twice, in recent times, successfully to
defy the conquerors, it ta not in
evitable that, encouraged by these
examples, he will endeavor to escape
from the payments; will feel that he
can safely dIy his conquerors again
and count open their weakness to
drive them to nw concessions. Was
merely asking for the kaiser and the
other war criminals of the Scapa
Fiow reparations, worth tuts price?
Now that the war is over. In my
Judgment the wise allied policy lies
in tne airecuon ox taking xrom tier-
many only that which is essential
to allied recuperation and essential
because or German devastation. .Lock
ing up or hanging the men guilty of
tne osseous crimes wnicn were com
mitted In Belgium, In France and on
tne aura seas wiu not contribute to
this recuperation, but will actually
contribute to postpone it, both by
leading the Germans to decline to
make payments and to cherish new
convictions oi atued crimes ana
crixateaj purposes. Copyright, 1929!
by MeChire Newspaper Syndicate.
FOUR. ENLIST IN ARMY.
Four more enlistments were signed
up at the army recruiting station at
ill west rraBKua street, inorssar.
They were Kdward R. Clayton. El
f&ao. 4i8t iniantry: any a. snssara.
Dalhart, Texas, field assistant. Pana
ma zone; jsogar k. suiei, aweetwatcr,
Texas. Uth machine gun battalion;
Louis J. Kredmes, Bl Paso. Infantry.
-ANNOUNCEMENT-
Oiir Retail Department Closes
Saturday, February 21st.
"As announced lasl December, our retail slock f goods
arid fixtures were sold. ,
The actual transfer has been delayed until now to give
the purchasers a chance to perfect their organization and get
their building ready.
This has been done and novo the dock is being transferred
An Appreciation
We can sot stop with just a cold-blooded business annooaeemeat tkat our
retail deputmest is bo more.
During the many years tnat have elapsed since the organization of this
busmen we have formed many friendships which have ripened into something
more thaa eere business acquaintances and friendships. It is with considerable
regret that the cbasge we are making wiU deprive us of the satisfaction of serving
our frieads aad patrons in a retail way. a
So, e fating note of the doting ear refa3 department, accept oar oppre
ciation for yoar patronage.
An Increased KracKajacK
Service
The retaO department was sold purely in the interest of better business; or,
a other words, a desire to increase the efficiency of KracKajacK Service. Our
jobbing home grew so rapidly the last two or three years that it finally became
impossible for us to handle both the wholesale and retail buskes. The two
dassefof easterners could not receive the attention and service to which they were
entitled, and which they had a right to expect
Looking Into The Future
n the future, a fttB Jerolc aU oar ime aid energy ie the development
and farther gnr& of Ae jobbing batmen in the different Una &e handle. We
expect to give oar jobbing automers a terrice rWiicA ihetf mH find wlafaciory in
the imaUat degree.
In Conclusion
We take this occasion for further expressing our most siscere thanks to our
retail friends for Ae many favors they have shown us. We assure them their
patronage has been appreciated. They will undoubtedly be able to obtain from
other retail stores in H Paso the same class of goods and perhaps better service
than we have been able to render.
Yours truly,
Krakauer-Zork Company
By J. A. Krakauer, Vice Pres.
"KracKajacK Service'
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The Mirror Club
Back in dear old Tennessee long
ago some colored gentlemen had a -poker
club they named the Mirror
Club. In this club was a "Seal of
Honor" for the guest of the eve
ning. The seal was in a comer.
Back f that sea " a mirror. In
the same dear old town is a colored
graveyard.
The tailoring business has its Mir
ror Clubs. Once in a while a
clothes presser in a nine oclock
town sends to some mail order
house for a book of samples and
hangs out a sign as a tailor. His
customers get the seal of honor in
the club.
When you come to a reputable
merchant tailor, w'.th a culler equal
to any in the country; a tailor upon
whose shelves is piled the fruit of
the Woolen mills of the world, you
do net lake any chances. Many
men have been "slung." 1 do not
blame them for hesitating in buy
ing a suit. All lhat 1 ask 's that
they inform themselves.
Come to this shop with an open
mind. Ask fast to see a finished
garment. Examine the Work there
on, the finish, the fit, the material
and workmanship. Then examine
the goods. If, after this, you are
not satisfied I will bid you a cheer
ful goodbye. I am one flight up.
You can Walk down or lake the
elevator.
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Louis Fischhcbt, Merchant TaUor.
Cit3 National Bank Buildmg.
Private Branch Bxehanse 33SU.
Cor. Mesa Ave. aad San Antonio St.
mal Call
Top-notch quality, immense varieties,
Popular standard values and satis
faction guaranteed these are the
facts that make
Third
the big .thing in our final clearance of
Men s Suits.
H 250 Suits
M M,i& 4PB
ttmT&r!. L ! t
wSnSssi M . - iim HWtS '& j-Z&Zz
9bb Halt vtavi IS W '
p See Window Displays l i 1 U
JJJ Spring' Styles I j H
This final clearance is made to accom- lift
modate spring styles, which continue to It Hjl 1
arrive daily in increasing numbers. II 1 1
2d Floor. I'lfi 1 s
You now have choice of 250 suits, in
sizes ranging from 33 to 44. These are
our standard values in Hart Schaffner
& Marx, B. Kuppenheimer,r Rogers
Peet, Stratford and FItform Clothes for
.Men.
Another sale of rose bushes next Week-
Phone
2576
220
Mesa
SPECIAL GROCERY SALE
ONE WEEK-
FEBRUARY 23rd. TO 28th. INCLUSIVE
FLOUE CRISCO
Red Star Kansas Hard Wheat, 24-fe. sacks, Highest QnaKtr Shertesta?, 5-fe. tin, per &,
per lack, $1.95 $L95
OATS SOAP.
Geld Medal, large 3-Dj. package, per package, B White LanB&y. 8-oz. bar, 4 bars, 25cj
30c, per dozen, $3.40. P & $6.15.
TOMATOES ' n t PUMPKIN
Los Angeles VaDev No. 2 Puree, per tk, 19c; Van Caaip s k gaMen eaas, per can, 45c; per
per doiea, $1.15. - dozen, $4.98.
ACS-DAT? APTTCI PRESERVES
r s. ct n m T7 . Tea Girfea Assorted, 1. jars, per jar, 4c;
Gnffk & SkeDy No. 1 bus, per ha, 15c; per j "
dozen, $1.65.
MATCHES
,.... fl . , f c Sto& Ma" k Box, per box, 5c;
Qaak er Hominy Gnts (bk) 4 pewsds for 25c pCT dozen, 55c.
DRIED APPLES ' POTATOES
Fancy Evaporated Apples, 25c per peaa Choke Red Garnet Potatoes, Vi fes. for 25c
JUST RECEIVED
NEW YORK CHEDDAR CHEESE AND VIRGINIA SWISS.
In order to reduce oar very large slock of these high grade goods we are offering them to you at
less than wholesale prices. Every hoasewife she d take advantage el the l AH orders promptly
delivered.
220 Mesa PHONE US YOUR ORDERS Phone 2576
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