Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-04-28

by the house, which authorized the
president to use che U. S. army and
navy to GUST Huerta from the presi-
dency of Mexico and punish those
guilty of insulting the American flag,
was adopted by the U. S. senate, ~
to 10, after many speeches that will be
historic. Senators, Lodge and Root set
forth in their speeches reasons why
the insult to the flag could not be the
sole motive for interference in Mexico
by force of arms.
Senator Root, once secretary of
state, and before that secretary of war.
and one of the accepted worlds au-
thorities on international law, declared
in the debate that justification of what
is about to be done and what already
has been done in Mexico cannot be
limited by a question as to number of
guns that shall be fred in salute of
apology or by the manner of firing the
salute in question.
See War Already.
Experts in foreign affairs take the
ground that war has been proclaimed,
and that the outrage upon American
lives and property must be considered
in justification of the Intervention
steps taken and of such other steps as
may be taken. There will be an effort
in conference to force the acceptance
of the original resolution, which came
to congress from the state department
specifically mentioning Huerta as the
object of attack.
But events OF the last "a hours may
make this effort futile. The death of
the marines at Vera Cruz caused more
than one senator to change from oppo-
sition to the Lodge substitute ex-
pressed in the morning and declare
that he would support a broad resolu-
ton, even if it led to declaration of
war.
Williams Fights Change.
Senator John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi, who was the one member
of the foreign relations committee to
stick for the resolution II the form
adopted by the house, is suppol ting the
committee resolution in the hope that
in conference ii will be put back in its
original form. His theory is that war
is an easy thing to enter into, but a
mighty hard thing to get out of, and
that if matters can be limited to Huer-
ia it will be possible for our forces to
retire from Mexico as soon as the die
tator is driven out of the country.
Tense Over Marines Death.
Meager reports of the engagement at
Vera Cruz had filtered to the capitol
when the senate resumed its session
at eight o'clock The four Americans
dead in Vera Cruz, the 20 wounded,
and the 200 Mexicans reported killed
in the taking of the city, became the
text of the talk, mentioned in hushed
voices, and greeted with a solemn
silence throughout the senate cham
Der, packed to suffocation.
| AS the shuttle of debate was thrown
back and forth a full quorum of the
house of representatives crowded the
rear of the senate hall
Secretary O. State Bryan, himself
often referred to in the debate; Secre-
| tary of War Garrison, Secretary of the
/ Navy Daniels, Postmaster General
Burleson, Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo and Secretary to the President
Tumulty sat ABOUT the chamber. They
listened eagerly and held whispered
| conferences as the discussion pro
crossed.
The diplomatic gallery was filled
with members Of the foreign corps,
with Ambassador SpringRice of Great
Britain at their head. As the hours
dragged along ard the news from Vera
Cruz spread through Washington,
throngs of fashionsbly gowned women
and spectators from every walk of life
packed the galleries and thronged the
corridors of the senate wing of the
capitol
The Republican side of the senate,
led by Senator Root, demanded that
the Justification" proposed in the res
olution for movement in force
against Mexico be founded not on
the Tampico incident but on the long
series of outrages against American
citizens and their property, including
the outrages in northern Mexico,
where the sonstitutionalists are in
! control.
! Senators Reed and James vigorous