The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-01
RABBI SPEAKS
ON MEXICAN REVOLT
Let Wall Street Magnates go
There and Protect Their In
terests" He says.

PHILADELPHIA, March, 30.-Dr.
Schneider, rabbi of Bethel Congrega-
ton, West Philadelphia, before a
large assembly composed of Jews and
Christians, in the synagogue, discussed
the question: lis the Sending Of
United States Troops to the Mexican
Frontier Justifiable?"
Because certain powerful representa-
tives of predatory wealth have in
vested over a billion of dollars in
Mexico, the flower of our youth is
to be slaughtered like dumb cattle.
Let the Wall street magnates go
themselves with their sons and rela-
tives to be killed and wounded in
Mexico for the sake of protecting"
their ''interests."
"The fact that the people are de-
ceived by the plea that the expedi-
ton is a mere 'maneuver' shows the
wrong of it. 1t is, to be sure, ma
neuver' to fool the American. people
into paying heavy taxes.
What right have we to interfere
in the internal affairs of an *inde-
pendent nation, and, TO crush the
spirit of liberty and progress in
neighboring country? Why was not
congress asked. before the troops were
sent? Is this no longer a government
of the people? Why did the United
States government. give help to the
Cuban insurgents against Spain, and
to the Panama insurgents against
Colombia?
Flags Predatory Wealth.
"The cause of the Mexican revo-
lutionary patroits is as just as that
Of Cuba. Compared with the sup
preston of the freedom of elections
the massacre of patriots in the public
streets Of Mexico, their deportations
into slavery and death in foul prisons
the crimes of Spain against Cuba are
trifles. But the American invest
ments? It is no secret, that most
of these Investments consist of prop
erty stolen from the Mexican people
by means of concessions given by
Diaz to those who were most gener-
Gus in bribing him and his ilk.
1T is this misrule and corruption
which deprived the Mexicans of their
fine land and their rich mines, caus-
ing the revolution. The sixty thousand
Americans living in Mexico in mod
crate circumstances did not arouse
the hatred of the Mexicans against
the United States. But, the Hartman
interests control three-fourth of the
railroads; the Standard Oil company
has complete monopoly of the oil
business in Mexico; the Morgan syn
dicate controls the enormous output
Of copper; the lumber king, Green,
owns 100000 acres containing the
best lumber in Mexico. Mining strikes
in Mexico, the mines mostly owned by
Americans. are usually settled by
hanging the strikers on trees, a fact
which has a deterrin& effect on the
strikers. The Continental Rubber
company. affiliated with the Standard
Oil interests owns concessions for all
the rubber output in Mexico.
"The sugar trust has exclusive beet
sugar concessions from every state
andterritory in Mexico. 1t pays no
tax on machinery or supplies and do
inmates the industry. The Wells Far
go Express company is without SER
tous competition on all railway lines.
That the financial interests are inti-
mately in touch with Mexico affairs
is shown also by the fact that E. N.
Brown, president of the Banks Ma
tional, of Mexico City, is also a men,
ber of the board of directors of the
National Railways of Mexico, which
Is controlled in Wall street.
No Middle Glass in Mexico.
''No wonder that there is no middle
class in Mexico. The population con-
tsists Of the great foreign land own
ers and the poorly paid native la
borers, just as is the case in Russia.
Shall the Mexican revolution be
crushed with the blood and treasure
of the American people? Shall the
United States protect with the blood
Of the great-grandchildren of the
Fathers of his republic, Mexican sla-
very and peonage, Mexican butchery
and robbery? Is the noble impulse of
the love of liberty, humanity, justice
and fairness, which inspired Washing
ton. Patrick Henry and Lincoln dead
in this home of the. brave? Has this.
country Of the people. by the people
and for the people become the coun-
try Of Wall street, by Wall street and
for Wall street 90