Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-27
CONGRESSMAN MURDOCH HAS
FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF
CONDITIONS THERE.
IF INTERVENTION COMES "
MUST BE FOR MASSES BENEFIT
People Long Oppressed and Have Little
Opportunity to Better Thsir cendi-
tions-lnterssts in Complete Consro'
IN urdoek Confident Wilson Will
Handle Situation InteIIisently.
T Special Correspondence

Washington, Feb 27.-In an inter-
view on the Mexican situation today
CONGRESSMAN Victor Murdoch. OF Kan
sas declared that il the United States.
went into Mexico it would have to go.
not as the friend of tyranny and priv
ilege, but as the friend of the poor ana
oppressed Mexicans, who are struggling
to throw off the load of oppression that
has SO long weighed them down
II Intervention has to come, In the
opinion Of Mr.. Murdoch, 1t can be maze
worth while if the United States Keeps
steadily in mind the RELIEF OF the
masses of the Mexican people who are
being ground down by the forces OF
reaction.
Has First Hand Knowledge.
Mr.. Murdoch has been in Mexico IN
recent months. He has stuoled TUE
situation there and has hrst nano
knowledge Of it.
The truth is" said he. that the pro-
gressive movement has reached Mexico
The unrest there is part OF the great
world wide progressive movement. Inc
masses of the people are trying TO
escape from hardship and tyranny anu
the exactions of privilege. 1t Is soc'ai
,nbe.va1 They are striving for their
rights, hoping and longing FOR ne"
and moro democratic form OF govern
ment. That is why the trouble M
Mexico is not going to stop II is oasic
and fundamental and something more
than mere revoI, OF ambitious ieaae:=
The people are going to keep on str'V.
in. until they gain some measure u
their rights.
"If the United States Is compelled
finally to intervene. there is JUST one
way in which it can intervene Win
Justice and with credit. That Is 10 20
into Mexico, not to beneht the cause
az the oppre ssors, not TO strehs'he"
their grip on that country, but 10 re.
lieye the people from oppression anu
get them started on the road 10 srea'e,
freedom and improved conditions Anu
7 want TO say that II we do intervene
there is one class OF people IN 'ni0
coun,rv..I mean the progressi'es. WIN
ara going to do all they can to see 70
I. that intervention is not conducted .o'
,he aid Of the rich and the strong ior
the exploiter and Spectator anu pro-
moter. not for Wall street or lhfeao'
needle street or the great ilnanclai III
terests, but for the poor and the oo"n
t-odden of Mexico who are olihois
nphtfng to secure something ike
square deal.
IA. Confidence in Wilson.
"I have every confidence that WOOD
row wilson will handle this situation
with vixor. 1t has not been handed
with viyor for the past two years. X
i, had baen. I am convinced that pres
ent conditions in Mexico would not De
as serious as they are today. 90 no'
believe Mr.. Wilson Is going to allo"
This government to be used Tor the
benefit OF oppression in Mexico or TO
| help along the exploiters. l am con-
| WINGED the men temporarily on top IN
/. Mexico are not the men to give Mexico
| a better government. They want 70
continue the old rule OF tyranny. so
does Wall street You know the Mexi-
can government was forced not long
! ago TO take over the railroads. Public
sentiment was strongly for IT, Ano
| that action earned the hatred OF Dig
| financial interests in this country. Wall
street has no use for the people down
| at the bottom in Mexico. II does not
want them to have more liberty. does
mot sympathize with their insistence
| that the land be divided up more fairly
! I believe Woodrow Wilson will look at
the situation from a progressive view
point and that whatever his admin
| istration does in this matter will be
| calculated to benefit the Mexican
mass es. II the army OF the United
States has to be ordered by President
Wilson to march on Mexico. Mr.. Will
son should accompany that order with
a proclamation to the Mexican people
I that we are entering their country. not
as instruments of tyranny, but as in
/ struments of freedom. to serve the
cause of better government, to rescue
them from slavery, and to put them on
their feet