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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. Pot C olds. Grip or Influenza ftd a" a r - entative take LAX- ..TIM: rOMO QUININE Tablets l IssoK for . "U GROVE'S signature1 o te b t. v i a. j A Bef f E Btt9B-i l i i .Accountants First Hatl Bldt-. El Pass, Texas 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' 1! i1 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. lP 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 -Brajli;,Jis,rEin.iimi , imiE;,1nui;u!iiH.,i(.iij-i.,ji.nri...iui.i.iiiiinBnmii-