The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-12-04
RuTcHERy in THE
NAME or LIBERTY

From the Houston Chronicle.
One Of the worlds noted women. as she
o oUssa -o %. h nsS J Y nv What suil crimes have have
been committed in thy namel,
When a reads Of the ~butcheries per
petrated by villa and his banditti In
~despairing CRY Of the victim Of French
viiia did more in a few hours to weaken
ties reported up to that time had done.
Weyier Ia Cuba never made q bloodier
record. Because men of courage and In
teIligence adhered to the cause OF the gov
eminent, assuming .the same right to make
their choice n declare their allegiance
as he exercised, he had them shot down
as II each one had been q dog In q ditch.
Without trials-or after trials which were
q mecking. Jeering sham-he put men to
death as remorselessly as a butcher would
have killed a cali, vet he Is a follower and
most vehement protestations OF his devo~
ton to liberty and constitutional govern
ment, from the most intelligent and
Ing bands Of his so-caIled soldiers have
committed every crime that ever stained
the calendar or that can add % the hor-
on the other hand, Huerta reached the
head OF the government Of a republic ESQ
called by the bloody road OF foul, premed-
itated murder. and yet shamelessly PIRATES
which he has made a reproach upon the
civilization OF the age.
The government has always been . farce
Diaz, with all his ability, was = president
elected by the people only In name. He
was in reality an autocratic despot
rs The saving Erses sa and nfiI nsCS q sysFy
working, Independent homo owners-a
class which does not exist In Mexico. At
b top are the prodigaL naughty rich; AZ
so deep, wretched and hopeless a. to DO
almost beyond belief. a
with men such as Carranza and Huerta
pie utterly incapable OF intelligent particle
patton In the affairs of any kim of gov
eminent. Christian statesmen III Wood
row Wilson and William J. Bryan are
Never ala men face 4 more serious or
more p~erplexing problem. So far as the
In the annals Of %dirionhscy. Putting ali
other considerations aside, they know no
glory could come from o conquest Of
such q people. and they are seeking no
BY virtue OF a long-existing policy there
IL put upon this government q RESPONSE
bilfty such as was never before put upon
nation. It can not with justice to
itself or to that Christian civilization OF
which 1t Is one OF the most conspicuous
experiments among all the nations Of the
earth permit Its own subjects or those OF
other nations to b oppressed and robbed
and slain, n 1t can not permit q beauti-
full land at Its very doors beautifully
favored by nature and fitted for the peace
full abode OF prosperous and happy mil
lions, to be made q slaughter pen. a
How to prevent further strife and butch
cry IL q problem for solution. II we enter
Mexico with our army It win mean the
sacrifice OF the lives OF many brave young
American soldiers. the life Of h very
humblest one OF which Is worth that OF
a thousand of the ignorant fends who
are revealing In murder n rapine and
robbery.
II we crush out both factions and Sc
cure peace 1t will at best be but temper
airy, and as soon as pressure Ia Cemoved,
strife, will again, and thus we confront
2 situation big with perplexity and
We do not want Mexico. We do not
want to. sub1ugate any people. We do
not want to ever appear to desire to do
SO. We do not want 70 send our army
upon any such mission, but we do want
strife and devastation and butchery to
stop and It must stop, Il It takes blood
ana treasure to accomplish that end.
Civilized nations can not tolerate
Huertas and Villas. Crimes dark and re-
Voting can not be tolerated In the name
of Liberty.