The Washington times., 1912-08-19
SENATOR FALL IN
SPEECH ATTACKS
STATEDEPARTMENT
Truth of Better Conditions"
in Mexico Challenged
by New Mexican.

Startling statements as to conditions
In Mexico and along the border were
made today in the Senate by Senator
Fall of New Mexico. Senator Fall,
challenging the truth of the state
ments put out by the State Depart
ment that conditions are growing
better, portrayed them as growing
worse. He warned the Senate that
conditions cannot continue as they
are in the republic.
Senator Fall first arose to a ques-
ton Of personal privilege to deny
press statements purporting to come
from Madero alleging that Senator
Fall, who made speech on Mexico
in the Senate some weeks ago, was
preventing peace being established In
the Mexican republic. Senator Culber-
son Of Texas then had read a letter
from Secretary Knox telling what
the department. had done to protect
American lives in Mexico and saying
conditions were growing better.
Absolutely Unfounded.
Senator Fall replied to this and said:
81 have information here that shows
the assertions of the STATE Depart
ment that conditions are growing bet
ter are absolutely unfounded."
Mr.. Fall said he possessed sources
OF information that were better and
more reliable than those OF the State
Department. granting that the depart
mont was proceeding in good faith.
He charged that there were at the out
side 420 Mexican federal troops in the
northern part of Sonora for the guard
ing OF all settlers and property there
n q al nnNF Mt A a.9
cans had banded together to defend
themselves. and in another, where there
was $4,000, 900 worth OF mining property,
Americana had banded together and no
protect themselves. At various mining
camps the Americans had taken steps
for their own protection.
Two hundred rifles had recently been
bought by American residents at Bsbee.
Ariz., who declared they would go
across the border IL outrages TO Ameri-
cans were not stopped, and citizens OF
communities in Texas had leagued to-
gether and made up their minds perse-
cution of Americans must cease.
General Orozco had gone from Chi
huahua into Sonora and Sinaloa prac-
tically without hindrance from Madero's
troops. Twenty Americans in one local
ity in Sonora had been surrounded and
DEFENDING themselves against attacks
for a week.
rcucIdlS bOuBc OIOZc0.
THE federal troops which were sta
toned in Sonora for the protection of
Americans have been called into Chihua-
hua," said Senator Fall, land In going
they took very good pains not to meet
Orozco."
He recalled that General Blanco. one
of the Madero generals had himself
said his sympathies were with the revo-
lutionists.
Senator Fall emphasized repeatedly
that his information came from sources
more reliable than the State depart
ments from men personally known to
hlmselt and having the capacity and
resources TO ge' Information.
Senator Bacon question Senator Fall
as to what ought to be done.
Would Recognize Rebels.
Senator Fall asserted that Madero. in
his statement attacking Fall. in which
re admitted peace negotla tons were
being conducted with the revolutionists,
had recognized their belligerency. He
held that this country should recognize
tie belllgerency of the insurgents and
said that under the action of this Gov
ernment arms were going through al
Mexican ports but those controlled by
the revolutiopists. For this reason the
Mexican people felt this country was
bolstering up Madero and could not
understand it.
Regarding statements made by Ma
dero as to his own attitude, Senator
Fall said Madero based his assertions
on information obtained from the Mexi-
can consul, Llorente, at Gl Paso. Sen
ator Fall declared Llorente was watch
ing all the actions of the United States.
keeping track of the movements of
troops watching American citizens and
having them thrown into jail for the
torty-day period under the neutrality
laws. He charged Llorente was doing
this with the aid of 400 paid spies.
Llorente, he said. seemed to think il
was incumbent on himself to enforce
the neutrality laws and conduct the af-
fairs of Madero and of this Government
at the same time