The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-31
A scANDALoUs RESOLUTION.
New York WORLDLY


The World invites the thoughtful
consideration of the United States
Senate to the following clauses In
the personally prepared biography of
Albert Bacon Fall of New Mexico,
printed in the Congressional directory:
became extensively interested in
mines, lumber lands and railroads;
now engaged in farming and stock
raising 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
Of American citizens" should go with
them throughout the world" and that
every American citizen residing or
having property in any foreign coun-
try" should be given the full protec-
ton Of the American government both
for himself and for his property
Amid the comfortable upholstery of
the United States Senate Chamber, we
assume that Senator Falls life is
reasonably secure from the raids OF
merauding Mexicans. But how many
American lives does he think should
be sacrificed to enhance the output and
vaule of his Mexican mines? How
many American soldiers should be shot
down for the promotion of his private
profits? How much blood and treas.
ure should the American people pour
out to swell the dividends on his
Mexican investments?
Bismarkance said that 1T is easy for
statesman, whether he be in the Cab
met or the Chamber, to blow a blast
with the wind of popularity on the
trumpet of war, warming himself the
while at his own fireside." 1t might
be equally easy for statesman to do
1t while he was clipping coupons.
Senator Fall can view the possibility
of war with Mexico plaeidly and Sc
renely. He will not be called upon to
do any of the fighting. He can remain
In the Senate and encourage the Ma.
tons heroes with patriotic speeches.
Those that died would have the salts
flying knowledge that their blood was
not shed in vain; for Senator Falls
Mexican mines would certainly be
worth more after American interyen.
ton than they are now.
The Fall resolution would have been
bad enough coming from a disinter-
ested United States Senatotswho was
not engaged Sin mining in. Mexico. T."
Coming from a Senator thus engaged
1t Is beyond defense or excuse or apol-
ogy. The Mexican situation is delicate
enough at best. No government exists
IN that unhappy country which could
enforce the most innocuuus resolution
that the Senate could adopt, and such
a threatening resolution as the one
this man from New Mexico has intro
$1,000 SNNAu nave the cueCt only Oh IN
flaming the animosities of all classes
OF Mexicans against the United States.
1t is not only mischievous, but it is
fiat falsehood; for the consti-
tutional rights of American citi.
zens do not go with them throughout
the world, and no Senate would dare
assert such a doctrine to Great Brit
ain of Germany or France. An Ameri-
can citizen abroad has no constitution.
al rights whatever, but only the rights
accorded to him by treaty.
Thus far the government of the Unit
ed States has kept its hands clean in
dealing with the unfortunate republic
TO the south of the Rio Grande. Has
the time now come when a United
States Senator may drag his private
cash register into the halls of Congress
and demand that the foreign policy of
the American nation shall be shaped
for the benefit of his pocketbook?