The Washington times., 1913-08-15
SENATE AGAIN
TALKS OF WAR
Upper House Nearly at Breaking
Point Over Indignities to
American Citizens.
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left Ardmore, a suburb of Philadelphia,
about thirteen years ago, under Circum-
stances not necessary, to describe. He
charged Hale was exploiting a we'll
known publication concern"
Il consider him a most dangerous ad-
wiser" said Senator Penrose, ''and II
the Administration is being guided by
him, the sooner his connection with the
Government is severed the better il will
be for the unfortunate Americans resid-
ing in Mexico"
The Senator had a newspaper article
read. consisting of a letter from a
Mexican to Felix Diaz, criticising Hale
He informed Senator Bacon he would
give the name Of the writer to him and
the Foreign Relations Committee
No Attention.
Senator Bacon said he would nav
no attention to an anonymous COM
munication- Senator Penrose replied
that some of the matters he would
have to be treated anonymously, since
American citizens would not make
statements and subject themselves to
attacks of Mexican banditti
The first resolution went over, and
then Senator Penrose introduced one
calling on the President to direct the
Secretary Of State to transmit to the
Senate the reports of the consul at
Durango covering occurrences since
the first of the year. This also was
forced to go over, and Senator
Bacon demanded that it be referred
to the Foreign Relations Committee.
Senator Penrose said he believed the
President and Secretary Bryan were
trying patriotically to do their duty,
but Americans were daily being
murdered and slaughtered"
Here is a prominent citizen of Penn
cNyl lfNia rhn Fz1N
bullets of the Mexicans by this time"
he said. Il understand over 100 Amerl-
cans have been killed and their names
are on record with the Department Of
State
Senator Bacon maintained the Presi-
dent was proceeding in good faith and
pleaded that he be allowed time.
Not a lingo.
Senator PenrOse asserted he was not
jingo but daily American men were
being murdered and American women
outraged. Everything was being done
except use the necessary physical force
u prevent Outrages and ''hOmilies
We're being delivered from Washington,
he observed.
Everything is being done that can
he DONE said Senator Bacon, short
of force. And force means war. And
war is not thing to be entered on
rashly at this time or by incorporate
speech"
Senator simmons tried to choke off
debate and force consideration Of the
tariff bill This led Senator Lodge to
Lecture the Democrats sharply against
making Mexico a party matter. ESn-
ally, Senator Poindexter brought up
anew an old resolution inquiring IL
any steps had been taken to protect
Americans in Mexico.
Tries to Stop 1t.
Senator simmons wanted to head it
off. Thereupon. Senator Lodge. with
great emphasis, warned the Democrats
that they could do nothing worse than
treat this as a party matter and dis
miss it with a smile and a sneer."
Senator POindeXter advised that the
President frankly inform the Senate
what was being done. senator Lodge,
after the tariff bill was taken up. got
the floor and again warned the Demo-
Gratis that this was a matter of utmost
seriousness beset with difficulties, and
that the majority in the senate ought
TO treat IL in nOn-partisan fashion, as
the President was doing.
We on this side are as anxious 10