The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-21
CONGRESS WILL
 DO NO NEDDL|NG United States Will Leave
 Mexico Alone STONE WANTS WAR Senators Root, Lodge and Bacon Pro-
Senators Root, Lodge and Bacon Pro- test Against the Contention and Depricates the Discussion
 in Congress

WaSl1lSIOn, ADTll Zu-0OuSIeSS IS VI no temper to meddle In the internal af- fairs of Mexico and in the Senate a majority of both sides of the chamber will endeavor to prevent open discussion of the travail through which the re- public south of the Rio Grande is pass ing This was made clear today at the conclusion of speech on the Mexican situation by Senator Stone of Missouri. who advocated empowering the President to use the army and navy in any way he might sec SSeto protect American lives and pre- S o The resolution was referred to :. 'eign relations commit tee' which ,ro t likely to act upon 1t soon.
 Senate 90 ullom, Bacon, Root and Lodge osS members of this committee, immy O 2, y deplored public discussion of a / Q D republics troubles, and sev- et K the Missouran sharply to task l. tenor of his remarks, suggest ing 1t such discussions should occur only in executive session.
 Senator Bacon said he wanted 1t uu- derstood that the views of Mr. Stone expressed are not universally shared in the Senate. He said that to give tho President power to use the army as he may see fit is in itself a declaration of war" and the time for such an extreme course had not arrived.
 Much Disapproval
 MT. Root was even more emphatic r. his dsapproval.
 Granting that injuries had been done to the lives and property of American citizens that ought to be redressed,' said he, ''it does not follow that we should begin the process of securing redress oy threatening force on the part Of larger force against a smaller and weaker one.
 Senator Lodge deprecated discussion of the situation in Mexico toward which hn said i've have nont but the kindliest feelings.
 MT Stone commended the President for sending the American troops to the zonc or disturbance, contended for the rights of the United States to protect the lives and property of American citizens, and commented the landing of the British blue jackets from the Sheerwater as an act of war.
 "Congress,' he said, should at once and without delay authorize the Pres ident to employ whatever force may be necessary to prevent repetition or the bloody outrage committed at Dougias' Ariz.. and a repetition of which is threat eDed at Fl Paso.
 His authority in this behalf should be sufficient fully to warrant him in using military forces in whatev way he might deem expedient and necessary to accom- plish the desired end, even though IL. should lead to an intrusion upon Mexican territory
 Moreover, If any act done under this authority by the President for the proper protection of our own people on our own soil should lead to hostile demonstrations against American citizens residents in the interior of Mexico, the President should DC authorized either now or later on to use the military forces of the United states if that is found to be necessary to pro feet the lives and liberty of peaceable American citizens wherever domiciled In any quarter of Mexico.
 Is Mexico's Fault
 ..If without fault of ours the Mexican neopIe themselves create a condition that makes 1t necessary for this government 10 assume an offensive attitude they cannot complain" he said.
 MT. Stone would not agree that Ja- pan Is in any way involved In the Mexican situation nor would he con cade to the Japanese or any Old World power any right to interfere in the Mexican situation. Agreeing that the Monroe doctrine was not directly in- volved, he argued that nevertheless this country should stand jealously against any achment by Euro pean or Asiatic nations.
 We have not yet" he said, 'as- stunned the office of policeman patrol ling these American republics and even ff other countries insist upon thrust -i,,r that station with It's responsibil- ties upon us we will at least object to these countries exercising supervis- ing and directing police power over us."
 Senator Stone declared that the land ing of the British marines at San Quentin was not necessary to enable the three men in question tan Eng lishman and two Americans seeking to escape the danger zone) to board the vessel and hence If the marines were landed merely to prevent Mexican force attached to the revolutionary movement in Mexico taking possession of this Mexican town, the act was ar bitrary, and, being hostile, demon stration on Mexican territory, was. in effect, an act of war if authorized or anproved by the British government
 '.It will be generally regarded with 6isapproval by the American people,"
 Charging that there is some power ful interest behind the effort to stir up strife between the United States and Japan, Senator Stone said that ev- cry effort should be made to discover and expose the identity of such an in- terest He said that the President had assured him in the most positive terms that he had no information whatever connecting Japan with Mexican af- rairs.
 Said MT. Stone: Tn emergencies of t, kind. involving grave internationa, c, implications, partisanship has no bus iness in our councils As a democrat cs teemed by some friends on both sides of this chamber as being sometimes somewhat too partisan. wish unqual- ; fe dly to indorse this action of Presf- dent Taft In ordering troops to the Mexican border"
 10 justify American intervention, Mir Stone detailed many acts and express sons unfriendly toward the people of this country and said that in many laces the Mexican authorities are un- able to control the situation produc- tng state of anarchy.
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