The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-21

Members of the House fled into the
Senate chamber and crowded the rear
OF the hall Majority Leader Under
wood took seat on the Democratic
side Senator Lodge took up the pend
ing resolution.
s'This resolution uses the word
Justify instead. OF AUTHORIZE he said.
ts.The result will be the same. This
RESOLUTION does not contemplate the
declaration OF war. The president
in his message disclaimed any hostil-
ity toward the Mexican people, but
this resolution carries with it armed
Intervention
Reviewing the Tampico incident,
Senator Lodge continued, There .ts
no doubt in my mind that thu Incl
dent at Tampfco soonstitutedsa insult
to the American flag and the American
uni form No nation can allow such
an insult to pass tInnoticed. 1t ts Its
duty to seek proper atonement and
respiration The form OF such atone
ment is universally recognized 1t ts
a salute to the flag. of the offended ma
'tion. But that salute is a government
al action. All party lines disappear
in the demand for amends for such
an insult and we stand behind the
presidents demands
The House resolution, as amended
by the foreign relations committee,
was laid before the Senate soon al
ton to accept the apology already
offered by Huerta as "sumcient
repatriation" for the Tampico incl
dent was introduced by Senator
Works, Republican.
Secretary Daniels left the cabinet
meeting at 1920 o'clock. He was
asked about the orders to Admiral
Fletcher. st would be very unWise
for me to say anything at this time
he said.
en- situation, Of high seriousness
such as now confronts Congress Il
is well to remember the response
bility OF the Senate =, he began me
power to declare war rests under
the constitution with Congress.
When the president lays an interna-
tional controversy before Congress,
he takes the last step that precedes
war" continued Mr.. Lodge. the
president might have taken further
steps but he has come to the body,
which alone has; power to declare
war. / think he has done we'll.
Senator Williams asked how long 4
took Congress to pass the Spanish
war resolution. Senator IaFollette
replied that Congress took from
April IL to 10 to pass the resolution
in 1898.
Senator Lodge resented any 1mpu-
tations that the Republicans were
lacking in proper regard for the
honor OF the dag. But we must also
think OF that which the nag covers
the citizens of the United States, he
said. Gone hundred and nifty Amer
lean citizens have persisted on Mext-
can soil.
81 cannot In demanding atonement
of the insult at Tampico. overlook
these outrages. Il cannot pass these
murders silently by without saying
that here is q greater wrong 10 be
atoned and q wrong which must not
be and shall not be repeated. I have
no desire to criticize President VIII
SON for his failure to recognize Cen
eraI Huerta. He no doubt proceed
ed on grounds appearing to him as
SUFFICIENT condemn as strongly as
1 can the methods of treachery and
bIoodshed by which Huerta reached
his present position. But the fact
that / condemn his methods does not
lead me to put myself in q position,
which by distortions OF the acts
which we take here or of thelwords
which we utter Here would put me
behind ViI1a-Villa, who began Life
as q hired assassin and whose path
way has been marked by bloodshed,
rapine, plumber and by unnamaple
crimes which are q disgrace to the
country In which we live.
cit Is for that reason that the minor
.ity, of the committee on foreign rela-
;tions has presented the substitute tor
the preamble OF the resolution Not
one sentence can be denied Each IS
q melancholy truth If we are 70 4Kl-
terveTie IN Mexico at any point I want
to lift;it up from the level Of pefs cI1s.l
Hostility ana place A. on the brood
er1unds or d Rreat nat iolel act1c
III II terset or the sect On