Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-06
time FOR ACTION"
IN MEXICAN CRISIS
So Declares Senator Clark in
Presenting Resolution for
Investigation.
BATTlESHIP WILL CARRY
Mr.. LIND TO VERA CRUZ
Col. Eduardo Hay Tells Senate For
eign Committee Interesting
and Tragic" Story.

ihere were three important developS
ments In the Mexican situation in WASH
! inston today. These included the detail.
ing or the battleship New Hampshire 10
take former Gov. John Lind of Minne-
sofa from Galveston to Vera Cruz as
President Wilson's personal representative
In Mexico, criticism of the Presidents
course by Senator Clark OF Wyoming I'm
the Senate and the appearance before the
| Senate, foreign relations committee of Col.
Eduardo Hay, former speaker of the
Mexican house OF deputies, representing
the "constitutionalists.''
| Mr.. Lind will leave Galveston tonight
| AFTER hnding that quick boat connections
| could not be made between New Orleans
ana Vera Cruz, Secretary of State BRYAN
asked secretary of the Navy Daniels to
| provide battleship for Mr.. Lind. Sec
| retary Bryan expects Mr. Lind to be in
! Mexico City by the end of the week.
Inquiry Urged in Senate.
Senator Clark introduced I'm the Senate
a resolution asking for an immediate in
| vestigation by the senate foreign rela-
| ions committee to determine the condi-
| tion OF American citizens and American
| property In the republic, and declared
| That something else must be DONE by
| the administration to guarantee protection
to Americans.
| This resolution Is not introduced In
spirit OF hostility to the administra-
tion or Of criticism Of the foreign re-
| Iations committee" declared Senator
Clark. But conditions are growing
steadily worse in Mexico Now we
learn that Gov. Lind has been sent
there by President Wilson.
hnk
does not go as the official representa-
| tive OF the United States. He does not
go as an ambassador cloaked with au-
| tnority to represent the United States
citizens for protection. some other
| steps are necessary to give to Ameri-
| cans ana American property the pro.
lection they need and are demanding"
Exact Information Lacking.
We are unable to get exact and def.
nle information" declared Senator
clark, about conditions in Mexico Eyi-
dence stili continues. however. to show
tnat American property is being destroyed
In Mexico every day, that American citi-
zenship Is being dishonored there, and
even officers Of the American government
are being shot down in Mexico.
1T is no purpose OF this resolution to
place the responsibility for these out
| RACES. 1t is to obtain information [
know there is a disposition at times to
regard such information as confidential
| But In my judgment that is not the
| proper course now, because it Is no se-
| cret that other nations than ourselves
/ are interested in the situation.
Conditions are being talked of, not only
In the Senate, but elsewhere. The con-
ditions cannot long be borne with by
the American republic Something must
be done and something will be done We
are told that Gov Lind is being sent
to Mexico. But he goes not as an am
bassador. He has no power to protect
American citizens or American property.
He goes simply as the personal repre-
sentative of the President. Yet every
day more and more American property
Is being destroyed and more American
citizens killed.
Il wish the chairman Of the foreign re-
| lations committee were on the floor for
l desire to ask him certain questions. |
| do not intend to ask for q vote on the
resolution at this time. and unless some
| one desires to make a statement in re-
gard to 1t shall ask that it go over"
No Reply by Bacon.
Chairman Bacon returned to the Sem
ate chamber and secured a copy of the
Clark resolution. He explained to the
| Senate that his committee had been In
| session when Senator Clark presented his
| resolution. He did not attempt to dis
| cuss the resolution.
! Senator Sheppard of Texas, prior to
Senator Clark's statement, had presented
| summary of the present constitutional
list strength In the republic. He declared
| he believed the Senate should have a
| complete statement Of the number Of the
| constitutionalist leaders. the troops they
controlled by the constitutionalists and
the extent of their equipment.
| While Senator Clark was delivering his
speech in the Senate the foreign rela-
Hay, former speaker Of the Mexican
| chamber OF deputies. and one OF the
| lconstitutionalist leaders.
| Col. Hay told the committee that il
the United States would raise the en-
| barge on shipments OF arms from this
country into Mexico the constitutionalsts
could soon overthrow the Huerta govern
ment and bring about peace.
| He gave a detailed account of condi.
tions in Mexico from the standpoint OF
| the constitutionalists and reviewed the
Mexican situation from the rise of the
Madero regime. and outlined the con-
| stftutionalists present movement which.
he declared. controlled at least two-thirds
Of Mexico at the present time
| He declared that Huerta is holding Of
fee illegally and told Of the campaigns
of Gen. Carranza. the constitutionalists'
leader.
No Treating With Huerta.
| Before going into the committee room
Col Hay said that he did not care to
discuss possible mediation of the trou-
bles in Mexico by the United States
81 will say, however. that the consti-
tutionalists are not willing to have an
understanding with Huerta, just as no
Judge would be willing to treat with a
traitor or q murderer" said Col. Hay.
| Il am not going before the Senate
committee as an official representative OF
| the constitutionalist party. but merely as
| a member OF that party conversant with
| the situation in Mexico. We have agreed
| upon Carranza as our leader. But the
movement in his favor is not personal.
| IL is for the establishment Of constitu.
tional government in Mexico"
Col. Hay for two hours outlined the
numerical strength of the constitu-
| tionalists and the character OF the peo-
| ME. He asserted that the educated
| neople Of Mexico were behind this rev.
| olution that it was the same reyolu-
tion which began with the rise OF
Madero and which was checked. 1t was
| in the hearts of the people and would
| triumph, he declared.
| Senators asked him many questions re-
I, rarding the lifting of the embargo on
arms Col Hay insisting that such should
| he done; that 1t was the only thing to do,
] because the revolution had TO work ltssH