The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-08
DEBATE IN THE SENATE
Is UNUSUALLY FRANK

about by Senator Clarks demand fol
immediate action on his resolution call.
| ing for Congressional investigation OF
Mexican conditions. brought the Mexi.
can situation to a more acute condition
| than it has been up to this time.
I'VE have waited in vain for some
| definite information, either from the
Senate committee or from the present
administration or the past administra-
tion," said Senator Clark. The only in
formation We have comes through the
newspapers and through individuals who
come to us or write to US
The administration probably has a
policy. but we don't know what 1t Is.
Now the President has sent his third
confidential representative to the repub-
ne; but We are left without information,
while American lives are being lost and
American property destroyed. ! see no
reason for delaying action: there can be
an investigation by this committee as
well as by the administration"
Senator Bacon, chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, replied and
begged the Senators to be patient and
give the President a chance TO work his
policy out. He declared that the Clark
resolution not only indicated an attitude
of disrespect toward the President, but
that it fiouted him to his face.
THE President of the United States Is
face to face with the gravest emergency
that has confronted us since / have been
member OF the Senate" said Bacon.
ut is much graver than that which faced
us in the Cuban situation.
That was a tempest in a teapot COM
pared with what We may be required to
do to establish order in Mexico and main
tain 1t for a generation or two.
And when the President stands face TO
face with this tremendous rASnpp Sihi1ify
this unspeakable duty: when he-a man
whose integrity and good faith We all
lecognize-seeks to settle II. for US to
adopt this resolution. which can be based
on no other basis than the failure of the
Presidents plan, is to do nothing but to
fcut him in the face.
Report Not Omcinl.
II have seen the reported statement of
the Mexican government. but not from
official sources. 1t is nothing but right
and proper that that should be considered
as one not authorizing activity on our
part until that act 1.-THE refusal to recog-
nize Lind) is put into effect by the Mexei-
can government.
There has been no communication re-
ceived yet by the Mexican government
message has been delivered. and the Mex
lean government has had a chance to
action it, should We undertake to deal
with the situation.
1T is entirely possible that when Mr..
Lind gets to Mexico and delivers his
message there may be a different reply
1t may be that the situation then will
be entirely changed as to Mexico's at
titude.
1T is a known fact that the Presi-
dent of the United States has formulated
a plan with a view of effecting the de-
sired result in Mexico-that of restoring
p ace-and that an effort is now being
made to execute 1t. I do not wish TO
go into the matter now. In my judg-
ment discussion of the matter is not
in the best interest of the public veal.
The question will not be settled in a day
or a week. There will be plenty Of time
to discuss 1t.
THE President has openly sent a per-
sonal representative to Mexico to bring
about some sort OF a composition. some
arrangement by which peaceful results
may be secured. 1t is our desire that
orderly government be restored in
Mexico. One way is to attempt to do so
by peaceful means: the other is by the
strong arm of force.
who will say that the latter should
not be the last to which We should re-
sortg'