The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-26
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.

lati0nS committee OF the SeIlale nave
been discussing tue probable interyen-
ton in Mexican Otfairs, and they do
not take kindly to the prospect. They
say that intervention win not be u
popular move for any administration.
Yet it would be almost impossible. It
was said, to prevent Intervention in
case an attack was made upon Ameri-
can citizens. The administration which
would hesitate to send an army to
Mexico In that case would be severely
criticised, it was Inserted.
Within less than two weeks Of a
clunge Of administration the situation
is anything but pleasant to contem-
plate. II Intervention can be avoided
until after Mr. Wilson becomes presi-
dent it may be possible to still further
postpone, If not prevent, such move.
No doubt that every influence Mr.. Bry-
an can bring to bear will be against
Intervention. Without any intention
of SO doing the present administra;
ton passes on to Its successor a very
difficult foreign complication.
Former piaz Adherents.
1t is plain that most Of the opposi-
ton to Madero was from the adher-
ents of the old Diaz regime. This can
be ascertalned by talking with the
friends of the old dictator, many Of
whom are now in Washington and
some of whom are found in congress.
One Of those prominent in public life
asserts that NIadero's mind is not
right and that he would have been in
no condition to rule the country even
If he had not been ousted. The sub
stitution Of General victoriano Huerta
temporarily in his place. it is thought,
may not have helped the solution
much.
IN Ono on MondetI.
Congressman NIOndell OF Wyoming
was trying to get an appropriation at
tached to a bill providing 100000 for
the destruction of predatory wild ami.
mails on national reserves and game
preserves. Congressman Roddenbery
Of Georgia. remembering Mondell's
several days attack upon the river and
harbor bill, said:
"From the gentleman's statement It
is evident there Is nothing for the gov
ernment to appropriate for in WON
ing except predatory wild animals. ma
tional forests, sheep, army posts and
reservations, public buildings and the
salaries Of able statesmen"
AS Mondell and his able Wyoming
senators have secured something like
sos, 100000 for the things enumerated,
the shot Of Roddenbery created con-
siderable amusement in the house.
Sims Sympathy.
1t was during tho discussion Of the
anti-liquor bill that q number Of men,
bcrs expressed their adherence to the
general principles Of liquor reform, but
doubted the constltutionality or the
rights Of the government or 1.nething
of that sort; anyway there was some
reason they could not support 1t.
II rise to express my sympathy"
said Congressman Sims of TENNESSEE
when he addressed the house, "for
those great constitutional lawyers who
wear the constitution as hobble skirt
and fall down every time they try to
go forward and fall down every time
they try to go to the right or left, who
can only stand where they are until
they shrivel up or turn to a pillar Of
salt like Lots wife"
Texas and Kentucky.
shericy Of Kentucky and Henry Of
Texas were having a little skirnish
"since I heard the gentleman from
Kentucky" said Henry, II do moi
know that ought to let my assertion
stand. because I infer that Mr.. Sher'
ley is q great lawyer and will admit II
himself upon the slightest proVoca
ton"
A Real Temperance Lecture.
Few speeches on the Kenyon liquor
hill will be more quoted than that Of
Senator Webb Of Tennessee, who Is
serving a short term from his state
He told how General Lee made thu
army a Temperance organization anC
thereby strengthened IT. He told about
the boys be had known who had be
come great men, while those who hat
become liquor drinkers, though brtgh
and intelligent, had fallen by the way
side.
az have spent more than sixty years
in a boarding school for boys" sale
This man, who did not look that old n:
he was speaking and then be toll
about some of the men who had gone
from his school. The brilliant Senator
Carmack wns one Of his pupils
The'Way Champ Put II.
Lloyd of Missouri had control. Of thu
time on proposition in the house, ant
Fitzgerald wanted time to ask Puio o.
Investigation fame few questions
Lloyd yielded time to Puio. "The gen
tleman from Louisiana" said Speaker
CLARK. "is recognized for ten minutes
In order to give Mr.. Fitzgerald an op
portunity to catechIse him."
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