The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-10
Makes Passionate Appeal to Congress to Protect U. s. Citizens
TAFT CRITICIZED
 FOR HIS INACTION
Senators Bacon of Georgia and Works of California Defend MT. Taft's Course and Answers the
 Demand for War

Washington, May s-The danger to American lives on the border as result of the revolution in the Mexican repub- lie was again today the subject of sharp controversy in the Senate. The killing of six citizens in Fl Paso as the result of yesterdays battle In Juarez was the in- mediate provocation.
 Senator Stone again urged the use of United States troops to protect Ameri- cans and directing. his remarks toward the Presidents course, practically charged him with playing game Of bun in sending the troops to the front.
 Senators Bacon Of Georgia. Works of California and other senators replied, commenting the attitude of the Presi- dent MT. Bacon contended for the right of the Mexican combatants to pursue their war even though American lives should be incidentally endangered
 Mir. Stone based his remarks on the As- sociated Press reports of the killing of Americans.
 Declaring that apparently this govern ment intends not to lift a hand for tho protection of American citizens in their 
 lest the bullets of yesterday be followed today by shrapne and canister. He said he had not proposed an invasion of Mex leo with the object of remaining, but merely to dispatch force across the line sufficient to accomplish the end In view and then retire.
 Too Much Red Tape
 The Missouri senator said the President was allowing himself to be bound by red tape; that In previously indorsing the Presidents dispatch of troops to the bor- der he had supposed that the step was taken in the interest of United States cit izens and that it was not a mere game of biuff.' The President. he thought, must have had more serious purpose in mind at the start. but manifestly a change had come owe spirit of his | dreaia A ttwe cannot stop the murder of odf women and children in Texas and Ari- aona'' he said. by standing aloof under the white flag and giving notice to the | world that we will not under any cir cumstances strike blow in resistance or for self-protection.
 MT. Stone said this inaction "smacked too much of something he did not like 70 name" He continued
 T am more sensitive about the lives of American men, women and children. peaceably pursuing the even tenor of their way on their own soil and about their own homes than l am about the pride and sensibilities of other men who have on their hands the innocent l.l of natr hazards defend and protect our people against such monstrous outrages as those at Douglas and Fl Paso. let the consequences be what they might; and hence I appeal to the committee on Tor eign relations to at once consider The resolution I offered and make some recommendation as to our duty in the premises"
 Senator Bacon of Georgia responded that Mir. Stones proposed course would plunge this country into immediate war; that the Mexican government has right to assert It's authority, even though in doing so it should endanger the lives of persons on this side of the international line. Both he and MT Works of California declared that in- tervention to protect few lives on the border probably would mean the sacri- flee of far greater number of lives of Americans in the interior of Mexico.
 The United States could not well send
 
 troops into Mexico without taking one side or the other of the pending con- flict and MT. Bacon contended that in any event the adoption of Mir. Stones resolution would be a declaration of war.
 Taking up MT. Bacon's contention, MT. Stone drew the inference that fear of war deters the American government from porper steps for the protection of its own people. He admitted there had been no intentional sacrifice of Amer ican lives as the result of the Mexican battles. but declared that the killing of American citizens had been equtva- lent to deliberate intention.
 Senator Bacon contended that the two peoples in Mexico and the right to be fighting on their own soil.
 MT. Chamberlin suggested that both the President and MT. Stone had for gotten that the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo covered just such situation as has arisen.
 Without action the Senate adjourned until Thursday.