Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1913-08-14
A scANDALoUs RESOLUTION
Editorial of "The New York World
 July 24. 1913l

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 July 24, 1913.)
 The World invites the thoughtful consideration of the. United States Senate to the following clauses in the personally prepared biography of Al bert Bacon Fall of New Mexico, print ed in Congressional Directory:
 became extensively interested in min es, lumber, lands and railroadE now engaged in farming and stock-raisins in New Mexico and IN MINING IN MEXICO.
 Senator Fall is the author of the highly original resolution which as. serts that ''the constitutional rights ol the American citizens,, should "gC with them throughout the world, anG that every American citizen residing pr having property in any Horeign country should be given "the fuk protection of the American Govern ment both for himself and for his prop erty."
 Amid the comfortable upholstery O. the United States Senate Chamber we assume that Senator Falls life reasonably secure from the raids narauding Mexicans But how man! American lives does he think shoul' be sacrificed to enhance the output and value of his Mexican mines low many American soldiers shoul De shot down for the promotion of hi private profits? How much blood a, treasure should the American peep pour out to swell the dividends on h, Mexican Investments?
 Bismark once said that ''it is eas! For a statesman, whether he be in th' Cabinet or the Chamber, to blov blast with the wind of popularity o he trumpet of war, warming himse' he while at his own fireside." night be equally easy for a state nan to do it while he was clipping coupons.
 Senator Fall can view the possibil ty of war with Mexico placidly and serenly. He will not be called upoT to do any of the fighting. He will re main in the Senate and encourage thu Nations heroes with patriotic speec es. Those that died would have tn satisfying knowledge that their bloot was not shed in vain; for Senate. Falls Mexican mines would certainl! be worth more after American inter 7ention than they are now.
 The Fall resolution would have beeL bad enough coming from an dislnter- ested United States Senator who wi not engaged lin mining in MexiC Coming from a Senator thus engage it is beyond defense or excuse apology. The Mexican situation Is delicate enough at best. No govern ment exists in that unhappy country which could enforce the most innoc uous resolution that the Senator could adopt, and such a threatening resolu tion as the one this man from NeV Mexico has introduced could have the effect of only inflaming the animosi ties of all classes of MeXicans against the United States. It is not only mischievous, but it is flat falsehood for the constitutional rights of Ameri can citizens do not go with ther throughout the world, and no Senate would dare assert such a doctrine tC Great Britian or Germany or France An American citizen abroad has nt constitutional rights whatever, bu only the rights accorded him by treat
 Thus far the Government of tho United States has kept it's hands clea' in dealing with the unfortunate repu' lie to the south of the Rio Grande Has the time now come when Unitr States Senator may drag his privat' cash-register into the halls of Congress and demand that the foreign policy of the American Nation shall be shap ed for the benefit of his pocketbook?