The chronicle=news., 1913-08-09
SENATE DROPS
POLITICS IN
CRISIS
All Parties, Unite i,
Sqaelchiag the
insoists

WsshiuSton. Aug. 9.-Another
threatened 0utburst In the senate o.
or the Mexican situation today WIS
squeiched by emphatic disapprova!
from Republicans and Democrats
who Joined In declaring that tho sen
ate should not by discussion lend
weight to any efforts to intensity
feelink in Mexico.
After Senator Smith Of Michigan
had opened the subject by declaring
that the constitutional jun,a here
had the car Of the state department
and was Influential In, bringing
about tho resignation Of AmbassA-
dor Wilson. Senator Williams OF Mis-.
sissippi replied with the charge that
there was an "orSanlzed and syndi.
Gated effort" TO bring about war with
Mexico. He declared there wns
money behind II and not all Mexi-
csa money"
Senators must hold themselves
In check said Senator William.
"An We read many OF the mciropoi-
itau papers. there is u samcucAs OF
statement. expression and opinion In
certain OF them shows u syndicaieti
money effort behind II. II Ii time
We should pause. I don, feel brave
when talking about war with Mexico.
= country disrupted. broken aud torn
l~n il l.
Important to be discussed here 10,
any personal advantages: for an,
small advantage TO any persons.'
senator saith. after announce.
nsnt he would make to the senat,
Monday report from the special
commlttos, which, vseksd ,a.es9--sA1
>ssv.sera WovuSF l2Sv 7e6i. yielded tc
sxprssstoas Of disapproval and agreed
to submit the report first to the for.
eiEn relations committee.
Senators Crawford and Kenyon
Joined demands In declaring the sen
ate should not by Its discussion lend
weight 10 the efforts to Intensity the
Mcxican feeling.
II regret to observe any dirpoA,-
tion or evidence Of a desire to hin.
der or make more difficult the work
OF the foreign relations committee =
said he. ''The administ ration ma,
commit error: probably II Will. I,
will have to be subjected to criticism
that 10 Inevitable. But the sen.
ate. q body which must participate
In the settlcment Of international
questions. has duty that SHOULD
compel 1t to rise above parti.a II
criticism
Senator Williams declared Sena.
tor Crawford's cool. dispussiona;, +,
statement" would be applaudcd b,
all America
The foreign relations committee
today received the Presidents invi.
tation to the conference. So far al
was known the purpose OF the meet
Ing was no: conveyed. Some Re.
publican senators. however. have as.
sailed the Presidents course in no,
taking the committee In full conf
deuce. Some senators have reccntly
declared In the senate chamber that
news dispatches were their only
source of Information on the Mexi.
can situation.
President Wilson has felt TIM,
speeches In the senate and intro.
duction OF resolutions were not help
Ing the situation and very recent,
expressed the view that certain Re
'publicans were making It difficult
one to handle peacefully. The con-
ference tonight, which will be tn,
Presidents first meeting with the
committee. is expected to develop
full Information of the situation and
may possibly disclose to the senators
the exact terms OF the proposals for
peace President Wilson is transmit
ting to the Huerta government
through envoy Lind.
Senator Smith, In opening the de
bate, said that S. G. Hopkins. Wash
ington lawyer, as representative o
the constitutionalist forces, had the
ear Of the state department. ant
had much to do with the removal oI
Ambassador Wilson"
Senator Smiths statements were
part of general charge that ths
constitutionalists with an organized
junta in Washington, were conduct