New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-28

these sensational suggestions. But ne Is
only a minor official Of the government
7 want TO refer to a telegram sent by
one in very high authority IN the State
Department
Mr.. Mondell then read into the Record
the telegram sent by the Secretary OF
State on April % TO H. A. Parkyn' OF
Chicago. president OF the Motozorongo
Company. quoting Consul Canadas mes
sage that nineteen Americans and one
British refugee had been taken from
train by Federal troops at Terra Bianca
and that 1T is reliably stated that all OF
these persons may be executed.
WHO sent that MESSAGE" snapped
Representative Madden. OF Illinois.
THAT is the cheerful message sent
across country 20 Chicago by our Secre-
tary OF State. William J. Bryan" re
sponded Mr.. Mondell. That is the mes
sage he sent to cheer UP the relatives OF
the refugees
Il felt that I'm the passage OF that reso-
luton we had stumbled into he'll SAID
Representative Kent, Bull Moose member
from California and a former resident OF
Mexico. IN a speech picturing a first hand
Most OF these people are baroarici
they are 30 per cent Indian. We ought TO
know that" he said. The wars among
themselves have been cruel; they have
played a rotten. miserable. uncivilized
game under civilization.
eff We nave war Il Will be one OF miser-
able reprisals We are going TO hght
people who do not know the civilized
game OF war. so called. ! would DO any
thing 20 prevent war. I would Put my
neck on the block tomorrow II IL Wouid
prevent general war in Mexico.
Il know what It means. this 80 years
this 100 years. this $50 years OF msun-
Outstanding. It means possibly the
Whining out OF existence Of a people who
though backward, are honest, kindly and
industrious and who, l believe have the
right 10 live and be led toward civlllza-
ton.
II have been associated with some OF
the rich men. some OF the plutocras' ana
a more useless gang Of crooks / nave
never met. They have no regard what
ever for their own common people Ihey
desnise them more than we do, look down
on them more than we do. but they IN
derstand their method Of thought better
than we do. and therefore they are pre-
ferred by the common people TO US
Now between US and general war
IN Mexico there seems TO be but one
thing. and that is the fact that there Is
one man down there, one strong man.
villa. bandit 20 be sure. but child OF
ignorant Indian parentage. who started
out because he was outraged, because ne
was abused. started out on the hypothesis
that he must make war In accordance
with his own barbarous methods.
with the education he had he started
that way and proved himself TO he a
great leader Of men. That man has been
growing and growing. not alone in power
but In knowledge OF what the civilized
world demanded OF him. We have now
before us the choice OF whether. In view
Of all the facts. we are willing-with this
man. in a rneasure not in toto our ally
willing to accept his good services In con-
function with the great republics OF South
America. or whether We feel il incumbent
on us TO 20 into Mexico and declare war
on the Mexican people. 100000 In num-
Der. who cannot understand rs any more
than We can understand them. and hght
through a war TO the conclusion"