The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-05
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SOON INTERVENE
Many Washington Officials
Believe Action Bound
to Come.
PREDICT EARLY MOVE
Senator's Silent on Mexican
Crisis at Request OF
Wilson.
DEBATE EXPECTED SOON
Senator MARITIME Among Those
who Uphold Policy Of
President.
PREDICT EARLY MOVE
EXPECTED SOON

WASHINGTON, Jan. at is the opinion
OF large part OF official Washington that
Intervention In Mexico is bound to come
as a logical consequence OF the present
relations OF the United States with the
southern republic.
The cable despatch In Saturdays SuN
bearing the announcement that the Lon
don Spectator had suggested armed inter-
ventlon by the United States created some
thing Of a sensation in Washington.
Privately most officials here and many
members Of Congress declare that even
tually the United States will go into
Mexico to - store peace. Publicly most
Of these officials decline to comment on
the subject.
The following question was put to a
number of Senators and Representatives
and officials connected with the Admins
tration:
What shall We do with Mexico?'
Most OF them refused TO answer, but IN
q number Of Interviews herewith appended
the question is discussed at some length.
The inquiry disclosed that President
Wilson had practically requested all MEM
beers of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations not TO discuss the Mexican situ-
alton. This was admitted by two or three
Congress Waits on Wilson.
Even Senator Fall Of New Mexico. who
has had some decided opinions as to the
duty Of the United States In dealing with
the situation has maintained discreet
Silence Senator William Alden Smith,
who was at the head of a subcommittee
Of the Foreign Relations Committee. cree
ated at n time when the Senate was Re-
publican. which conducted thorough in
vestigation into the Mexican situation, has
practically suspended his work and has
been waiting for the development Of the
Administrations policy.
1t IL no violation OF confidence 10 say
that this silence Is not due to a lack OF
interest among Senators IN the Mexican
situat on, but was induced by request
made by President Wilson that discussion
Of Mexican affairs publicly would be en-
barrassing to the President In working
out his policy.
There Is no disposition in the Senate
to treat the Mexican polio! as a partisan
matter. Reluctantly Senators have re-
NAMED silent at the Presidents request.
believing 1t was their patriotic duty to do
60 Meanwhile there have been murmur.
ings OF complaint privately that Congress
and even the members Of the important
committees on Foreign Relations in the
Senate and Foreign Affairs In the House
have been kept In ignorance as to what
the President or the State Department
was doing.
1t is not likely that the embargo OF
silence will be respected very much longer
unless the policy OF the Administration
takes more definite form or Congress is
given some definite Information to what
will be done toward restoring peace.
situation IntoIcrnbIe.
One member Of the Foreign Relations
Committee said the situation pointed 10
Intervention as the necessary outcome Of
conditions. He declared the situation q,
present II intoerable He believed the
United states could not very much longer
permit the butcheries and atrocities that
are going on in Mexico and Justify her
ind ference 20 the other civilized nations
by reliance on the Monroe Doctrine.
Some of the Congress leaders are hone
hn th4t when the President returns
to Washington following his conference
with John Lind he may have new
policy which will meet the situation
II something of this sort is not forthcom-
ing shortly after the Presidents return
II is likely that there will be a revival
OF discussion in the Senate of Mexican
Affairs
In response to the Presidents reaues,
upon the Senate that there be no discus
sion or Congressional action on Mexican
affairs Republicans joined tbe Democrats
In the Foreign Relations Committee In
passing IA resolution in that committee
that any measure In the form OF resoiu-
tion or bill offered in the Senate relating
to Mexican affairs should be referred &c
.he Foreign Relations Committee and held
n allegiance. Some of the Republicans
acquiesced In this programme reluctantly
but as matter of courtesy TO the Presi-
dent, who expressed confidence that in
time his policy would work out n Neace-
full solution of the Mexican problem, and
they were willing even in the absence O,
definite information AS TO what this policy
was, TO await results.