Show i I IJ J 41 I Intervention in Mexico I 1 Justified by Church Head I II I NT in Mexico Ie ico I I or any other country where oppression oppression sion sion slon holds sway and despotism is allowed to rule was justified j I by b Pres President ent Joseph F F. Smith in his closing cosing a address of the eighty- eighty 1 sixth semiannual conference of the Mormon cl church in the Tabernacle 1 I yesterday afternoon Y War T 81 Pres President Smith deplored The United I II i States d does es not want it he declared but he lie pave gave emphatic utterance to his sentiment that it is the thc duty of a It mighty nation to extend the I 1 hand of freedom to an oppressed people He spoke as follows I Now I have ha just one little short sermon Get out of I J II I debt keep klep out oitt of debt never ne mortgage your our homes nor your farms Put down intemperance and be a wise and sober sober- 1 people I I Do not not make war war warden on but love your your n neighbors bors Keep the word of wisdom Be wise wIse and moderate In in amusement and let your i if amusements be innocent and your enjoyments pure Card playing f is an nn evil avoid even e every evil Honor the tho Sabbath day dar and divine I t authority Keep yourself pure and unspotted from the world L Let L-et t I everybody who can his own bread brend and meat Patronize f home productions and sustain home I industry Be not scoffers scoffer I but hut show kindness and sympathy to all aJI and especially t to the lUlI un un- fortunate I I somehow have a n feeling in my heart that the ie glorious 1 I I republic of the Un United ted States of which we are citizens loyal loal and I true has a glorious destiny to perform and to reach rench and that I I glorious destiny is to extend liberty to the oppressed and as far faras 1 as it is possible unto all nations and unto all people 1 f After hearing the remarks of President Pratt with reference I to the condition of our people and to the downtrodden and oppressed oppressed op op- op- op oppressed pressed people of Mexico thirteen n millions of whom are held 1 I under tinder serfdom and slavery by the d descendants of their conquerors who could not wish devoutly with all their hearts tJ that t some I m mighty power some just power but some power that iras was Was equal to the task should e extend tend the hand and of fro freedom dom to those oppressed e J people people peo peo- C- C I pIe even if it costs the lives of their oppressors That IS is m my Y I sentiment I 1 I I HI d do not want nt war but the Lord has as said it shall bo be c p poured I J 1 out upon all nations ns and if wet we escape it will be by y the he skin sInn of 11 j I jI I 1 1 our t teeth th i slid and I would rather er hill dill 1 the fhe opp oppressor than to allow now J I.- I. kilt kill the fhe he innocent tho oppressor to 1 j |