The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-12
KICK EXPECTED
FROM BERGER
Somebody Has to Complain and So
cialistic Congressman Believes
He is the Man to
Do It.
TOO MUCH BUSINESS
He Sees No Danger to American In
terests and Protests Against
Army Going
South.

tGate City Leased Wire Servicel
MILWAUKEE,. Wis, March Ii
Vigorously attacking the policy of Pres
ident Taft in mobilizing American
troops on the Mexican border, Victor
L. Berger, socialist congressman, to-
night discussed thhe Mexican situa-
tion in the following statement to the
United Press:
[By Victor /. Berser.l
copyright, 1911, by the United Press
Association.]
There can be nc doubt that Mexico
is not republic and has not been a
republic for many years. The rule
of Diaz was not only thinly yelled
autocracy-it was actual despotism.
1t is also fact that the people of
Mexico would have thrown off the
yoke of this despotism many years
ago If it had not been for the silent
but all-powerful support of the gov
ernment of the United States. And
this support was given on account of
money invested by American capital
1 lists in various enterprises in the re-
public of Mexico. The amount so in
vested has now reached the sum OF
fifteen hundred million dollars.
4 The uprising in Mexico is by no
4 means socialist uprising. To my
best knowledge and belief there are
no socialists in Mexico.
Dnr.fu Rueinaee Affair
4 h wstsle affair s;elyess stselt
y into purely business affair fRs af
fair of big business in America. The
Mexican people must be kept in sub
lection and slavery in order that bust
ness men in America may feel Sc
cure in their investments.
And what makes the matter ever
worse, is the fact that from the com
municaations which have reached the
American press, | cannot see the
slightest danger for American bust
ness interests even if the Mexican lib
erals should succeed in throwing of
the tyranical clique now ruling il
Mexico.
Considering all this, every liberty
loving American will agree with mt
when say that President Taft ant
the American government are going
back on all the best traditions of oul
. great republic when they mobilize al
: army in order to uphold in neighbor
: ing country, machine under which
even the elementary rights of civi
!, government are denied TO a grea
majority of the people. believe tha
every Iiberty-loving American viii
!, Join me in protest against any in
reference of any kind-whether mil
itary or political-with effort with th
. people of Mexico to free themselve
= from despotism whic~ is an anc
. molly in the twentieth century and o.
). the North American continent. An
!. in this protest believe that voic
!. the unanimous sentiment of the sc
= cialist party and of the working clas
n of our country
!, They Should Ask Berger.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Unles
n the martial demonstration agains
i Mexico is explained in Presiden
e Taft's special message. or light she
e on the affair in some other manne
n congressman here tonight declared
resolution calling on the white hous
II would be introduced at the beginnin
o of the special session of congress.
o Representatives and senators hay
All watched with increasing wonder tn
e widening scope of the war prepar'
e. tions and have sought in vain to pei
g citrate the mystery surrounding
They have been put aside with tn
d obviously "maneuvers' explanation
is They want a more rational statemeI
Y of reasons.
IS The opinion of the great majorit
s. of members is that Wall street hs
e inspired the orders to the army an
e navy.
e Representative Rainey (dem. Ill
said tonight that there was no doul
but that congress will want to kno
the full particulars, but he though
it was too early to decide upon plan
/ In the three weeks intervening befol
h. the beginning of the special sessio
he said the situation might be mac
:. clear. Senate progressives too a
sti awaiting developments.
" II You Must Choose.
II The world is better lost for 70,