The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-13
ONE CR|T|C|SES;
OTHER UPHOLDS
Baptist Minister Classes Taft'S
Mobilization of Troops
as Mistake.
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
TAKES OPPOSITE VIEW
Suggests AnneXing of Mexico,
by Overture on Part of
That Country.

cred an address from the pulpit oil I'M
manuel Baptist church SUNDAY morning
criticisins President Taft for mobilizins
troops a!onc the Mexican border The
Rev. Or, William Paden followed with an
address at his church In the evening up
holding tho presidents action.
In the light Of past history. including
the management of Cuban affairs. said
Mr. Buwcrman. he deprecated intcrfer-
cuCc In the affairs OF any nation on TN"
southern boundary of the United states
Commercial interests. said Mr.. Bower
man. are not astgreat as is common hu-
manity. and he expressed the opinion
that In The light OF circumstances the
take" His address follows in part:
"All of us have been interested in the
movement for world wide peace. we
are interested in the question not only
because OF our desire for general peace
but because OF tho recent mobilization
Of large part OF our regular army along
purpose OF the gathering OF the forces
is y matter of state secrecy, the inn
preston Is almost world wide that back
" the whole movement is Il possible in
ervention in Mexican affairs.
I'VE are Interested in Mexico though
he story is one of blood and oppression,
n pilage aud robbery, through the DAYS
If Spanish occupation. We have adj
mired not only the struggle against the
Spanish national power but the struggle
Of The pconic for religious freedom as
well. The confiscatton OF church prop
,rty in Mexico is one Of the strange
things in the history Of western
Glasses Diaz Rule Firm.
"Wc have been interested In the story
II general development. but We are
mere interested in the people than In the
:o-callcd evidences OF national prosperity
lDiJE has ruled with a firm hand and
The student OF Mexican affairs is I'M
pressed with the fact that the larger
1art of The development has been by
ixas fl..t, 1,Ns
ih" uDlift OF tho people themselves. that
is. the railways. mincs. 7hc great insti-
iutions Of industry aud 50 on. These
are con, cssicns in the hands OF the
German. tho t.n"lsh and the American.
This has resulted in the cnrichng of
tlie outsider. but the Mexican has his
'iftv cents per dav in Mexican money
and aS a matter of fact the average Mex
lCan lahorer IS peon. practically
siaVc. lt the mercy OF those I'm control
rf commercial affairs.
For thcs" reasons. as VIC study the
concentration al the American border
lire. we are somehow rather impressed
that the purpose is 10 aid the Mex
ican government in preserving the In
;cgriiy OF what VIC call property inter-
csts. in danger OF forgetting that the
right may he as much with the insur
rcctionists as with the upper man. In
our study of Philippine affairs. recoGnz-
Ing some of the sricvous mistakes made.
NC decidedly question the ability of the
American government To manage too
well the. affairs OF Mexico or Central
America,
$50 far as We are concerned personally
our symDaibics are with the people who
are struggling for liberty. who are struS-
Gins. 10 have real share In the affairs
OF their own country and to share in
some measure Of the wonderful bounty
BESTOWED In mineral wealth and other
wise upon that country.
Personally. in the light OF past his
tory, in the management of Cuban af
fairs. We decidedly deprccate any seem
ing movement towards interfering in the
4 nj nlt ON n horn h,Y-
dcr.
Most Serious Mistake
I'm tic ight OF all present cIrcum-
stances. and With no desire To crticise
our executive. but desiring only tile best
interests Of Mexico and the United
states. we believe our president has made
a most serious mistake. For America
ought yet TO stand for the liberty of
the nnorest man and not the protector
crtr.' Commercial interests are not as
great as the interest Of our common hu-
I've somehow feclthat soldiers upon
The border may he where they arc re-
pressing liberty rather than helping. We
realize the mistake Of sendinc that bat
tlcship 10 Havana harbor and We are
"mpbatically desirous that no situation
may h" created where another spark in
the magazine may result I'm an explo-
sion that would mean war. We somehow
have come TO feel that it might be Just
the hands Off attitude"
Dr.. Paden's Address.
DR.. paden commented upon the secre-
~ maintained to the real reason for
concentrating troops along the border.
10 the United States. but by overture
on the part OF Mexico. He classed Disz
as a remarkable ruler. hard and crafty,
In part he said:
Behold how great a matter tho little
hre kindleih. AS the revised version
suggests. see how great forest is kin
died by little fire. We do not know
how many. how great. the camrfires
arc in Mexico. We do know how quick
ly sucn fires spread. Ten days ego we
we're not taking our neighbors seriously.
The people of FL Paso safely posted on
our side of the Rio Grande. were watch
ing the skirmishcs going on between the
federals and insurrectos just across The
river at Juarcz. The crowd that cared
Tor the fight looked II as a pctty
Tho fire seemed little ono. when II was
not In our thatch or woods.
Must Protect Ourselves.
Tho mobilization of perhaps one
third Of cur standing army has clIanecL
al that An order from, the president
"inptied our Tilitarv stations from Gov
ernors leland 10 the Prcsiiio. and this
evening thc military forces nf the United
Stales arc camping along tho Mexican
border or steamlnS within easy reach of
our Mexican harbors.
Why this urgent and active interest?
w nave no private information from
either side Of the line. nor ha ve we the
dent.
Though the fire may be little one.
the forest is large one II is easily
sindled and adioins our own possessions. |
rronapiN We may need to protect our
own forests; probably we may he called
on to help check The fires in our neigh |
bors woods Our neighbor's country is |
large and valuable. lis present area is |
about one fourth the size Of the United
States.
had more than twice this area prior |
10 The loss OF Texas and the cessions
aud sales which followed Mexican war i'm |
,sts; Our acquisitions Of territory from
MnHlco nave amounted to $4,000 square
miles seventeen times the size OF the |
state OF New York. Humboldt in COM
putting It's output of silver In 1900. showed
mat one fifth of the silver then In use
u the world had como from Mexico.
@ Hccen, 90, schedules me- o show that IN 1910. more
gold and S13 900 900 I'm conner ,ore fal<a.