The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-24
Socialist Congressman elect
From Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
United States Government
Making of Itself a Catspaw
For Autocrat of Mexico.
American People Alleged to he Oppos-
ed to Such u Policy-U. S. Should
Not Interfere.
BY United Press Wire.

by OD1teu Press WIZ
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 24.-"J. Pier
pont Morgan and other money sharks
of wall street are indirectly re-
sponsible for the present state of af-
fairs i'm Mexico" said Victor l.. Ber-
ger, Socialist congressman-ele from
Wisconsin, their influence has caus-
ed the United States Government to
support Diaz in crushing his oppon-
ents so their own officers may be en-
riched. This influence doubtless ex-
tends to placing the United States
army OF the disposition of Diaz along
our border to harass Mexican revo-
lutionists."
Berger, who is here as a delegate
to the American Federation of Labor
convention has followed closely the
reports of the revolution In Mexico
and today declared the present up
rising was not unexpected tby OBJ
servers of the Diaz rule and the tinan-
cial relations between Mexico and
Wall street.
"There can be no doubt that Por-
firio Diaz, dictator of Mexico, holds
his job as virtual monarch by having
a close understanding with ]. Pier
pont Morgan and other plutocrats of
the United States, who have railroad
and mining interests in Mexico and
whose schemes President Dlaz has
furthered i'm every way" added Ber-
ger. And in whose plunder he has
shared. 1t is fact that not only the
plutocrats of Wall street and lower
Broadway in New York, but also the
German and English capitalists,
would like to see conditions in Mexico
continue as they are under Diaz Es-
pecially the government of the Unit
ed States has always strengthened the
hands of Diaz in every possible way.
Under the pretex of upholding the
neutrality laws, our government has
gone so far as to extradite political
exiles from Mexico.
"No other civilized lcountry-not
even Turkey-would do so. The
jails of the southwestern states con-
tain prisoners held there under trump
ed up charges of the Mexican govern
ment for the purpose of extraditing
them to Mexico. 1t is a shame and a
disgrace to civilization and a denial
of our past history and our tradi-
tions. Lll
And the government of the Unit
ed States is making a Cats-paw
of a Latin dictator and defacto
lmperator, simply because few of
our American money sharks profit
thereby.
There have been several attempts
made in Mexico recently to break
down the yoke of Diaz.
"There have been surprising but In
every instance Diaz has been hold
vaslon to the Mexican people in or
der to put down the revolution.
''He tells them that in case the
Americans do not submit to his rule
the Americans will come in and
Mexico will go the way of Texas and
Is will be annexed to America. More
over, the Mexicans are told that the
press of the United States are con-
tinually insulting them and that the
average American looks down upon
them. Thus the Latin racial pride
is appealed to and the revolution falls.
''The election of November made
1t clear that American people are
In favor of such policy. They have
not only rebuked Taft but also Roose-
welt. They have rebuked the big
business Of Wall street and imperi-
alists at the same time.
'The least they should do and the
least that even Taft might do is Ia
make it clear to the world that under
no circumstances will the United
States interfere in the domestic af-
fairs of the Mexican in favor oi
Diaz and ]. Pierpont Morgan"
That nom -combatants man be injur.
ed in fighting that involves a nation
Is pointed out as possible, but stirct
orders have been given by the rebe
commanders in the field to protec
| lives and property OF nom -Mexicans
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