The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-08-15
Senator Penrose Severely
Criticizes the Administers
ton for Its Inaction.
PRESENCE OF PAGE
In Mexico Without Official
Authority is Inquired
into by Senator.


Senator Penrose forced another de-
bate on the Mexican situation today
by introducing a resolution calling
upon President Wilson to inform the
Senate whether william Bayard Hale
Is In Mexico city as the agent of any
executive department OF the govern
ment and II SO by what authority be
was appointed and what compensa.
lion he has been given.
The White House explanation OF
Hale's presence in Mexico has been
that he was there as personal
friend OF president Wilson forward
ing information Senator Penrose
declared that he had no desire to
further compncate a delicate sitna-
tion or to indulge in jingoism. de
referred. however, to dispatches
from Mexico telling of the serious
plight of Shirley C.. Hulse, son-in-law
of Lieutenant Governor REYNOLDS, OF
Pennsylvania, who with his wife AMI
little daughter ls believed to be IN
danger from reyolu tionists near the
city OF Chihuahua The. Senator de-
clared that unless the mission OF
John Lind developed marked change
in conditions in Mexico he would adj
dress the Senate next week laying
before it certain information he did
not disclose today.
'Things are getting pretty close
to home,' declared Senator Penrose,
.tand are becoming serious when
American citizens are molested and
their lives and property endangered.
personally. u am willing to wait
few days to see If the mysterious
mission Of Mr.. Lind produces any
tangible results. IN the event that
it does not, early next week eS-
pect to address the Senate on condi-
lions in Mexico and win offer a res
olution which / hope will go some
way toward asserting the dignity of
the United States and its firm inten-
ton to protect the lives and proper
IL OF American citizens in Mexico
Mr.. Penrose asked Mr. Bacon, OF
the foreign relations committee, i
he would reveal the status Of Hale.
q decline to answer" replied
Senator Bacon.
'sDechning to answer will not con-
tinue TO be satisfactory to the Senate
or to the people of the country" re-
joined Senator Penrose.
Hale, Senator Penrose DECLARED
had been active in Mexico City 'con-
veying the impression that he IS the
representative OF president Wilson
and had been conference with Mt.
Lind since the ENJOYS arrival
Senator Penrose AIDED that he had
known Hale several years and that
he let Ardmore, Pa, about thirteen
years ago under circumstances ne
need not more than mention"
"The sooner DR.. Hale's connec-
tions are severed the better for the
unfortunate Americans now in MeXt-
co.. he concluded.
The resolution calling for informa-
ton went over until tomorrow
Senator Lodge charged that the
Democrats were trying to treat the
Mexican question as party affair.
His statement made in bitter terms
followed declaration by Senator
Bacon that force meant war"
II want to support the president
in every possible way on this Me>t-
can question" he cried, addressing
the Democrats. .He is not yonr
president alone, he is che president
or the American people as much mine
as yours. But / want no PARTISAN
sanship in the, handling Of this seri-
fous situation. You can't have non
parnsanship on party lines and that
Is what you are trying to do. You
can do nothing worse than TO eS-
ercise the power Of your majority on
this Mexican question. This ques-
tion can not be disposed Of that way.
It can not be dismissed with a smile
and sneer.
In a demand that the Senate
should not pass or consider the res
oIrtion until the foreign relations
committee had an opportunity TO
take them up, Senator Bacon urged
that all possible support be given to
the president.
.sWhile the senator Is celebrating
ia his committee" interrupted SEN
ator Penrose, americans are daily
being murdered in Mexico. Here is
nrominent American citizen in
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