The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-21
SENATOR STONE
/ WOULDUSE FORCE
TO PREVENT REPETITION or
DOUGLAS, ARlz, AFFAIR Bx
MEXICAN SOLDIERS.
aA
CONGRESS SHOULD AsT
Authorize President to co Whatever
May DC Necessary to Protect
Americans British Land
ing Act OF War.

Washington, April 20.A positive
declaration in favor OF giving the
lprtslsnt authority to prevent a reps.
tition Of the killing Of United States
citizens by Mexican beiligerents was
made in the senate today by Senator
William j. Stone, OF Missouri, a
Democrat. and minority leader Of the
crate committee On foreign reia-
tions.
Mr. Stone commended the president
| for sending United States troops to
the zone Of disturbance, contended
for the fight Of the United States to
protect the lives and property or
United States citizens and con-
i dcmned lie landing Of the British
/ bluejaekets from the Saeerwater as
an act OF war.
| tCocgress,' he sa.:s., Should at
i once and without delay authorize tho
i president 10 ca,ploy whatever force
| may be necessary to prevent rcpe-
| tition Of the bloody outrage commit
| ted In Douglas, Ariz, and a repeti-
tlon of which Is threatened in ri
| raso Texas"
| His authority IN t...s behalf should
be sufficient fdlly to warrant him in
lnsing III military forces IN what
| ever way he might dem expediaat
and necessary 10 accomplish tie a.
| sired end cgln iorgh II SHOULD lead
/ to IA iavas.on uron Mexican terri
/ tor5
:sssssarecver,. If-aisss aes 85@e arr -
this authority by the president fr
The proper protection Of our own pep
Pile on our own soil Should leal u
, fostie demonstration against Amor
: can citizens, resident in the interior
; of Mexico he continued, the PIE, i
dent should be authorized either now
or later on to use the military foect $
Of the Unltei States, ii that Is foEnI
to be necessary, to protect the lives
and liberty OF peaceabie American
citizens, who arc domicilos upon any
aHartcr OF MeSico. Without fault OF
ours, he Mexican people themselves
create a condition that makes 1t
, necessary for lis government to as
sumo an offensive attitvdc, they. can
1os complain" said he
Mr.. Stone would not agree that Ja-
pan is in any way involved in the
2 Mexican situation nor would ne
concedc to the Japanese or any old
q word power the right TO interfere in
= the Mexican situation, Agreeing
!, that the Monroe doctrine Is NOT di-
0 rectly involved, he argued that never
ihelcss this country should stand
Il iealously against aay encroachment
Il by European or Asia,ic nations.
g I'VE have not yet, he sail, as
4 sumed the office OF policeman pa
4 trolling these American republics and
= even IL other countries Insist upon
, thrustlng that station with its res
;, possibilities upon us, we VIII at least
), object to these countries exercising
supervising and directing police
power over us
Senator Stone said the landing OF
Il the British marines In San Quentin.
II was not necessary to enable the
three men In question tan English
man and two Americans seeking TO
N escape the danger zuael to board the
vessel, and hence II the marines were
landed merely to prevent Mexican
force attached to the revolutionary
movement in Mexico taking posses
le sion OF this Mexican Town, the act
ID was arbitrary, and being a hostile
II demonstration on Mexican territory.
e. was in effect an act of war If author
o ized or approved by the cF;iish gov
oF ernment 1t was generally regarded
= with dsanDr0val Nv the United States
people"
y Charging there Is so-a powerfui
III interest behind the effort to stir up
?" strife between the Unitci sta.es anu
"a Japan, Senator tSone said every ef-
fort should be male to discover and
Fexpese the identity of such interest
He said the president had assured
' him in most positive terms that ne
had no information Whatever con
= meeting Japan with Mexican affairs
n Said Mr. Stone, I'm emergencies oi
e this kinl, involving grave lot rnation'
y al complications, partlsanship has nc
Y bushes In our coansels As q Demo
le erat, esteemed by some friends On
both sides OF this chamber rs being
some times somewhat too partisan