Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-27
LEGISLATURE MAY
Endorse COLOUIT
RESOLUTION SEEKS OkLAHOMA's
ENDORSEMENT FOR SEND
ING TROOPS TO MEXICO.
AkCERED BY BORDER WAR
Says Y. =. Has Not Acted Wisely OF
Given Texans Proper Pro-
lection.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb 26-(Spe-
cial Members Of the oklahoma leg.
islature who are former Texans OF
who are in sympathy with Texas n
her border troubles with Mexico, are
much aroused by the threats Cover.
nor Colquitt TO send state troops
across the border unless the United
States government offers Texas bet
ter protection. Yesterday the follow
ing resolution was introduced In the
house by Representative Neach.
Whereas, TO our great sorrow and
the establishment of the entire civ
iliZed world, our sister republic of
Mexico, has become land of dis
order and turbulence, where anarchy
holds supreme sway and power and
might have usurped law and justice,
and
Whereas, for two years reign OF
terror has ragged there such as mark
ed France under the Commune,
the Mexicans enormously dignity with
the Lame OF revolution. but which in
reality Is nothing but Il continued
outbreak of violence and bloodshed,
in which property is daily seized and
appropriated without justification or
reason, the owners thereof butchered
in cold blood like so many beasts,
houses pillaged and burned and towns
and cities invaded and looted in a
manner that would have disgraced
the buccaneers that sailed the Span
ish main; and
Whereas, these outrages are with
out excuse or apparent object save
the promotion OF a few leaders on
each side and the gratifying of the
savage instincts Of revenge and cruel
ty, and the lust for loot on the part
of their ignorant followers and,
Whereas, many of our own coun.
trymen have lost their lives and prop
erty in these disturbances, which are
daily Increasing instead Of abating,
and dispatches and letters from that
country continue to inform us OF
Americans abused In every conceiv.
able manner-men murdered with
out provocatlon, women fair and
beautiful as the angels OF light and
pure as Alpine SHOWS, insulted strip
ped, ravished and killed, and limo.
cent little children. such as Christ
took up in his arms and blessed,
beaten and Drained, or orphaned and
turned out of doors to starve; and,
Whereas no effort has been made
by our government to punish or sup
press these atrocities Of a people who
kn ha ha 70
merit that emblem which they long
ago adopted. namely a buzzard and
Il snake, and
Whereas, the governor of Texas,
being brave enough to resent these
unspeakable outrages, declares thai
unless something is done by the gov.
ernment to prevent them from now
on, and punish the perpetrators he
will take the matter in hand himself
and send troops from that state inte
Mexico to protect American interests
and American lives: and
Whereas we fully agree with His
EXcellcncy Governor Colquitt that
we have borne too long with Mexico
in It's frenzied inhumanty and thai
Americans and American Interests
there should be protected at what
ever cost"
Therefore. be Il resolved, that we
the House Of Representatives OF the
State of oklahoma, do hereby hearti
~ commend the Governor of Texas
and assure him OF our sincere APP
proval against wrongs which long ago
should have been redressed. and fur.
thermore. would inform him that
public sentiment IN Oklahoma 90
thoroughly in accord with his owni
that should he have to take such ac.
ton as he has threatened. the Texas
troops shall not go alone when they
cross the Rio Grande TO invade
Mexico