Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-28
Senators Bacon, Lodge and
Root Among Those to APP
prove Mexican Stand.
GOVERNORS LAUD POLICY
Few at Colorado Springs Conference
Resent NoninterVention
Plan.

open CTiIlClSIQS Vi lHS duIulllAStI dllp.i
and demands for information.
Those who discussed the message |
agreed in the general statement that |
il presented a frank and full state |
ment as to the recent negotiations
with the Huerta government, and at
the same time definitely outlined the |
American policy for the future.
Republicans joined with democrats
! in the Endorsement of the presidents
utterances. Thus far, however, there
has been little detailed discussion OF
! the plans outlined.
BACON PRAISES MESSAGE.
THE presidents message is an ad-
mirable document" said Senator Ba-
con, chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee. 1T sets forth the
facts without reservation and puts VI
right before the world. Moreover, l
believe il will have calming effect on
our own people, and a soothing influ-
ence upon public expression in the
United States. The magnificent ova-
ton given the president showed that
he has behind him both branches OF
congress without regard to party divt-
sion"
Senator Lodge, the ranking repub-
lican member of the foreign relations
committee, also expressed general ap
proval of the message, commenting
particularly on the policy of noninter-
vention and the embargo on the ship
ment of arms across the border, and
Senator Root declared the message
was admirable in tone and spirit
Senators Shively, Williams and Stone
all democratic members of the foreign
> relations committee. Endorsed the
document for the policy of peace it
outlined and for it's emphatic asser-
ton of the attitude of the United
:, States.
HOUSE LEADERS SATISFIED.
: House leaders likewise gave their
strong Endorsement to the presid, Mt.
; 1T seems to me that this Mexican
= situation said Speaker Clark. pre-.
sents case where silence on the part
, of most folks is golden. 1t is ticklish
and grave. The presidents address to
congress on the subject is admirable
lofty in conception, felicitous in die
= ton. In the very nature of things, he
knows more about a situation which
changes every day-almost every
hour-than the rest of us, and speaks
with fuller knowledge. The most prac.
teal suggestion that he made was that
Americans should come out of Mex.
leo as rapidly and as soon as possible"
Representative Harrison of Mssis
sippi, a member of the foreign affairs
committee, said he believed the plac
ing of an absolute embargo on the
shipment of arms from the United
States would be followed by similar
e action by other world powers.
KERN APPROVES MESSAGE.
Senator Kern of Indiana, democra;
said:
"A very excellent message, TIL,
Of country will approve it and the presi
% dent will have congress behind him il
, his policy"
- Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
~ republican, said that the spirit of the
III message was fine" Further than tina
u he declined to comment.
Ut Representative Cooper of Wiscor
sim. the ranking minority member O
CT the house committee on foreign a
- fairs, made this statement:
Al 81 hope that the presidents prophe
III cies as to early peace in Mexico will
le' be realized, but that it will not b.
4e peace with the success of the Huert
m government. 1t certainly ought nc
Ut to be-"
GOVERNORS BACK WILSON.
Denver. Col, Aug. 2S.-The Denve
Post yesterday printed statements c
16 governors in Colorado Springs 0
v President Wilson's Mexican messag
Most of the statements are favorabl
is Governor Mcdonald of New Mexic
We declared that the president was rigf
tn in his view as to the hopelessness
nd Huerta's attempts to restore order "a
A to armed Intervention" he added,
at cannot say that am in favor of it."
Governor Colquitt of Texas, VINO h;
been a severe critic of the nation
administration in the affair, remarked
Wilson seems 90 have come aroul
m to the opinion of the Texas governs
" when he says peace and Huerta are
OILS opposite poles"
in Governor Slayton of Georgia sa
in the United States would not be jus
ga fed in Intervention except under t
at necessity of protecting its own ci
md Zens.
lie Governor Eberhart of Minnesota q
ion proves the policy of the governme
and is opposed to Intervention.
Governor Spry of Utah said:
. 1T is easy to tell Americans to 8
out of Mexico, None of US want to $
"a, war, and personally / do not think {
jim whole of Mexico is worth the lives
might cost, but if we have to go
there with an army, / am in favor
~ doing the job right and taking over I
~ entire country for ourselves"
nor. BYRNE FORECASTS WAR.
and Ultimate war with Mexico is 70
ter. cast by Governor Byrne of South
ipaI kota, who gays the Wilson soluti
looks to me to be rather a weak :
icy"
gus. Governor Hunt of Arizona says: