Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-14
Chairman of Subcommittee
on Foreign Relations Gives
Cautious Interview Relative
to Discoveries Made by Him,
AMERICA MUST BE
CAREFUL OF PRESTIGE
Life and Property Have Been
RuthIessIy Destroyed and
Uncle Sam Does Nothing to
Protect Citizens.

IBy Morning journal Special rcnsed Wire.
lcl Paso, Sept. Ex-senator William
| Alden Smith. member OF the senator
in committee on foreign relations al
present engaged in an investigation
of Mexican affairs in an interview
given to the Associated Press today
appealed for a more firm foreign
policy of the United States govern
| ment. which, he said. must recognize
the importance of a condition 80
full of complexity."
Senator smith. as chairman of the
sub committee investigating the
American relation to the revolutions
In Mexico, has completed his prelinf1
nary work here and departed late
today for Los Angeles, where he will
be Joined by A. b. Fall. senator from
New Mexico. and a member of the
investigation committee.
while ii would be foolhardy for
our government to involve itself un-
necessarily in the affairs Of Mexico,
yet as a practically suzerain power in
the western hemisphere we should
never hesitate to protect American
citizens from torture, persecution or
robbery which occur through the in
ability of constitutional authorities to
exercise their protective functions for
the preservation of the liberties and
other rights of Americans" declared
the senator from Michigan. 80 many
rp Of nj
necessary hardship have presented
themselves to our committee and
seemingly 80 little has been done by
our government to strike ut the root
of the entire difficulty. that | am not
surprised to find among the more
reckless of the Mexican people dis !
position to belittle our prowess, de- |
cry our strength and misconstrue our
motives. firm, vigorous, deter !
mined and unrelenting foreign poll
icy which asks for justice and for
treatment of Americans at the hands
of other governments and assures the
same treatment of their citizens
among us, should be the secure heri-
tage Of our people, and il must not
be garment to put on and Off at
the whim or caprice of any one.
IF had an idea regarding inter-
yention. | would not give it. because
have no facts upon which to base ,
'uch a statement. / will say, how
syer, that | hope that long before our
government could act through appro-
,riate channels a fair and equitable
olution between the warning element t
viii have been reached.
I'VE have obtained much useful in
ormation upon this point already |,
nd shall continue our efforts wher-
yer the committee feels II can best
ct at the true facts.
Il have no hesitation in saying 4
hat the Mexican situation can be un-
erstood only by n close examination. L
t presents a problem of very great !
Importance to that republic and will
ave a tremendous influence in the ar
he wanton destruction of property.I
many millions OF dollars.
fairly staggering in its enormity,
nd the military strength of the Mex
an government is being taxed to its
tmost to cope with the revolutionary
tuation. In some of the northern
ates of Mexico, where the activities
Orozco. Salazar and Rojas have h
cen principally directed. the state
ovornments seem to have been par
ally superseded by military rule, al
rough there Is a form of civil pro-
sdure still maintained.
"A careful study Of the situation
ads me TO believe that crisis is inn
inent in the affairs of our sister re- u
Iblic and our government must >.
.cognize the seriousness Of "A situa- -
on so full of completely" =,