Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Resolution Wants to Know
What Personal Friend" Of
President Is Doing in Mex
leo City and Who Pays Him
SNEERING ATTITUDE
OF MAJORITY SCORED
Declining to Answer Doesn't
Satisfy Country; Son-in-
Law of Pennsylvania Cover
nor and Family in Peril.
LRY I.eared MIre to fYenIne nerald. ]

lBy ANNntu NNc w f4Nthiuk NthNtusl
Washington. Aug. i5.-Senator
Penrose forced another debate on
the Mexican situation today by intro
ducing resolution calling on Prcfi-
dent Wilson TO inform the senate
whether William Bayard Hale Is IN
Mexico cts as the agent OF any eN-
ccutiv" department of the govern
mcnt u 80 hy what authority hc WAS
appointed aud what compensation he
has been given The White HOUSE
explanation Of Haics presence ia
Mexico has been that ne was there
as personal friend of President
Wilson forwarding Information.
Senator PcnrOeC declared that he
had no desire Go further romplicatc
delicate situation or To indulge In
jngOiSm. he referred. however. 20
dispatches from Mexico telling ut the
serious plight Of shirley G Hulsc.
son-in-laW of Lieutenant Governor
RoNnolds of rennsN l.ania who. with
mis- wife and little daughter, are be-
hcved to hc IN dangC. from rcvolu-
iiuniHts near the cltN ot Chihuahua.
The senator declared that unless the
mission OF John Lind developed
marked change in conditions in Mex
leo. he would address the senate next
week laying before u certain in
formation hc did not disclose today
"'rhinea are setting pretty close "
homc" declared Senator pcnrusc
"und are becoming serious when
American citizens are molcsted anu
their lives ana property cndangcrcd
Personally I am willing to wait icW
days 10 see u the mysterious mission
of Mr Lind produces any iangihlo
result In the event that II does not
early next week ! expect to address
the senate on conditions IA MeNico
and will otter "a resolution which,
"A NnWAHu
seTting The dignity ut the nltcu
states and ~ hrm Intention 10 pro-
tcCt the lives aud property oi Ameri'
cans IN McNiro.'
Mr. Penrosc asked Chairman Ba.
con of the foreign relations commit
tee IL he would reveal the status oI
Hale.
u decline TO answer" replied Sen.
atur Bacon.
"Declning 90 answer will not con
time to be- satisfactory 90 the senate
Jr to the people of the country, re-
1uincd senator pcnrOsc.
Hale. Mr Pcnrose declared, ha'
been active in Mexico city convey
Ing the impression that hr is th'
representative of President Wilhou,
and had been in conference with MI
Lind since tho ENJOYS arrival.
Senator penrosc added that he hh'
known Hale several years and tina
he left Ardmurc Pa, about thirtcci
Npnrg ago under circumstances Whitl
lie need not more than mention.
'''rhc sooner br. Hale's connection
are severed the better for the unt"f
tunate Americans now IN MEXICO
Ia concluded,
The resolution calling for informu
ton went over until tomorrow.
Senator lodge charged that ~
Democrats were uying TO treat "
Mexican question uE party HhNl
His statement, made In bitter term'
followed "a declaration hy senate
Bucon that force meant wal.
Everything IL heing done that ca
be donoi senator Bacon declared
short of using actual force an
force means war ana war 10 h"l
thing TO be- rushed into hurriedly dh
rashb not to be- encouraged by ~
temperate speeches at this time
Attempts hS Democratic leaders {
stop the Mexican discussion and tur
the senate back Io the tdriH VI
brought an outburst from Senate
Lodge.
II want "a support the president
every possible wHN on thk McNlta
matter" he cried, addressing III
Democrats "Ho u not your pres
dent alone, he N the president =
the American people, az much Wln
ns yours. hut ! want no pnrtisanahl
IN the handling uf this serious situi
tion. You can't have nom pafuaa'
ship on party lines, and that ~ wh'
YOU are trying TO do,
You can do nothing worse tha
10 exercise the power OF your m'
iortty on thM MeXican question. tn
question cannot he disposed of lhl
way; Il cannot be dismissed with
smile and a snCer
Another resolution by MIR Tel
rose calling for consular reports
90 happenings at Durango since Jal