Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
Iowan Proposes United
States, Argentine and
Brazil for Task.
PENROSE ON WARPATH
Declares Over Hundred Ameri-
cans Have Been Slain and
Urges Early Action.

Mexico City, Aug. 15.-John Lind
had a conference lasting an hour late
last night with Federico Camboa, Mex
ican foreign minister. at Camboa's
private residence, Lind returned un-
accompanied.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-Media-
ton in Mexico by the United States,
Argentina and Brazil was proposed in
resolution today by Representative
Towner of Iowa.
Senator Penrose forced another de-
bate on the Mexican situation today
by introducing a resolution calling
upon the president to inform the SEN
ate whether William Bayard Hale is
in Mexico City as an agent of any
executive department of the govern
ment, if so, by what authority he was
appointed and what is his compensa-
ton. The White house explanation
is that Hale is there as the personal
friend of the president forwarding in
formation. Penrose declared he had
no desire to complicate the situation
or indulge in jingo;sm. He referred,
however, to dispatches from Mexico
telling of the serious plight of Shir-
ley Hull, son-inlaw of Lieutenant
Governor Ryan of Pennsylvania, who,
with his wife and little daughter, were
believed in danger of revolutionists
near Chihuahua. The senator declared
unless the mission of John Lind de-
veloped a marked change in conditions
in Mexico, he would address the senate
.4t,Rext-~esk laying before 1t certain in
formation he did not Disclose today. 2
Il am willing to wait few days
continued the senate, land see if the
mysterious nilsson of Lind produces
any results. In the event 4t does not,
early next week l expect 70 address
the senate on conditions in Mexico,
and offer a resolution l hope will go
some way toward asserting the dig
nifty of the United States and its firm
intention to protect the lives and prop
erty of Americans in Mexico"'
HALE Is ATTACKED.
Penrose said he had known Hale for
several years and that he had left Ard
more, Pa, 13 years ago under circum.
: stances he need not more than men
: tion." The sooner Hales connection
is severed the better for unfortunate
, Americans in Mexico" the senator con.
cluded.
Lodge charged the democrats with
trying to treat the Mexican question as
, party affair His statement, made
in bitter terms, followed the declara
ton of Senator Bacon that everything
is being done that can be done short
+, of using actual force, and force means
war, and war is not a thing to be
rushed into hurriedly, nor to be en-
|, couraged by Incorporate speeches al
:, this time
In demand that the senate shoulC
not pass or consider resolutions unit
!, the foreign relations committee haC
, IN opportunity 10 take them up, Bacor
a urged all possible support be given the
president.
while the senator is deliberatins
bis committee" interrupted Penrose
Americans daily are being murdered
lin Mexico. l have information tha
more than a hundred Americans hay,
4 been killed and their names are oil
the files in the department of state.
The resolution calling for informa
ton went over until tomorrow.
4 WILSON REPRIMANDED.
President Wilson last night severel,
reprimanded Ambassador Henry Lam
Wilson and apologized to the British
government for the ambassadors ac
!, ton in issuing yesterday statemen
: criticising the British foreign Office.
II The president and Secretary Bryal
b., during the day seriously considere,
summarily dismissing the ambassador
a but finally decided upon the repr.
mand
II is believed President Wilson
sole reason for not dismissing the an
bassador is that he is 10th to give hi
the freedom to talk on Mexican a
g fairs which dismissal would carry. B
is retaining Mr.. Wilson in the state de
IS partment service on leave of absenc
status, the president may rely upo
D. the ambassadors sense of his officia
duty to restrain him from talkin
If freely on matters of which he has a
intimate knowledge.
AMBASSADORS VIEWS DECIDED.
IN The ambassador has some decide
views upon Mexican affairs which di
fer from those the president and hi
advisers entertain.
The reprimand to the ambassacc
T. was conveyed in the form of a copy
OF a cablegram which Secretary Brya
e. sent TO Ambassador Walter H. Pag
he at London instructing him to disclail
Of all responsibility on the part of th
United States for the statement give