The chronicle=news., 1913-08-06
REBEL CLAIMS
LAID BEFORE
COMMITTEE

Washington, August Colonc
Eduardo Hay. chief of staff Of III.
constitutionaiist forces in sonora
gave to the senate foreign relation,
committee today. u detailed accoun
OF his views On conditions In AIcxi
co. The c0nstitutionalis; movcm.n,
he declared. controlled at icas, two
thirds Of Mexico.
Though he made no r"commen,Iu
ttons. Colonel Hay Insisted that In,
tcrvcnti0n by the Tnited State,
would make things worse. and tha,
any mediation which recognized III.
government of Hucrta was im,poss,.
bic. Ills Idea Of the solution OF ,h.
situatiOn Was To III. tn. .n,bary,
on arms M that the constitu,iona,is,
army could carry Ou more active
ampaiHn. Then. he declared, troub.
les In Mexico soon would he settled.
President Wilson's action In send.
INK former governor John Lind ia
Mexico as u x,'s.t iai cmissary In III.
present situation was attacked I'm
th" senate today by senator CI.r..
OF Wyoming. who declared something
else must be done by the aImistra.
ton To guarantee adequate prot.e-
tion to Americans.
Senator Clark presented u r.-oiu.
'i"n for nm Immediate investigation
hy the senate foreign relations com.
mite" Of the condition OF American
citizens AMI American property In
Mexico. This resolution Is 10, In
troduccd In u spirit Of hostiiiiy to
tn" administration or %. the crIti.
cssm Of tn. foreign relations com-
mittcr.' declared the senator. hut
conditions ar. growing steadily
worse In Mexico. Now ". learn Ina,
Governor Lind has been sent there
by III" president.
Thai .loea. not -s,eSk ~. Mr.-,.ud
'iocs not go nS the offi,iai rcpr-scn.
tativc of III" CnItch States. lie aoc-
not 20 as AN American ambassador
rioaicd with authority to represent
III" tni'ci States, II" cannot h. ar-
p"ai"d To hy American citizens for
protection. Som" other sicps mr..
necessary to siv" Americans aud Am.
rrican property tn" protection they
need and are demanding
Senator Sheppard presented rum-
mary OF the strengthening Of tn"
''onstiiui,onalist force. In Mexico.
He declared the senate should have
know.icdr" OF the number
II Constiiufionalist leaders. and tn.
troops they commanded. tn. terri.
Iory controlled ani the extent %.
heir equipment.
Senator Sheppard report showcf
hat the conssi,uiionaii., sinsdcrs
,ay their followers number 80 900 or
10000 and that they We're In posses.
zion Of far more than half OF Mex
co.
we are unable to- get exact and
definite Information. said Senator
lark. about conditions IN Mexico.
Evidence still continues. however. to
show that American property Il be-
Ing destroyed every lay. that Amer
lean citizenship is being hishonorcd
lhcrc and even Officers OF tho Amer
lean government are being shot
down. II is no purpose Of this r,sO-
luton TO place tn. rc-ponsibliity for
these Outragcs. II IL to secure infOr-
knOwo there In n tlisposi-
ton. at times to regard such i,iforma-
ton as confidential. hut In my iudg-
mont that IL not the proper course
now because II is no secret that other
nations than ourselves are intercstcd
In the situation. Conditions are bc-
Ing talked Of. not only In the senate
but elsewhere. The conditions can
not long he borne with hy the Amer.
ican republic. Something must be
done or something will be done. I
do not intend to ask Tor u vote OH
the resolution at this time and nm
less somc one desires to make Il
in regard to II. I shall ask
that II go over
Former Governor Lind OF Mime
sofa on his way to Mexico as Presi-
dent Wilson's personal representa-
tive. will sail from Galveston. Texas.
for Vera Cruz on the battleship New
Hampshire tonight. Secretary fry-
an today asked Secretary Daniels to
provide the batticship.
The eunboat Wheeling patrolling
the gulf coast. has left Campeche for
III Progresse on the Pacific coast the
Ia. l.,ft Snti "a