The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-07
California Senator Bitterly Attacks Administrations
 C0mplacent Policy
INTERVENTION MAY
 YET BE DEMANDED
Innocent Americans Butchered by Mexican Belligerants Without Hand Raised in Protection,
 Declares Republican

Washington. March. 6.--Predicting with which "thc United states shall he forced to deal in some decisive way, and that very soon." Senator Works. re- publican. of California sharply criti- ciyed the Mexican policy of the admin istration in n speech In the senate to-1y day.
 We may be forced yet" he said. "to intervene in some form in Mexico If we do 1t should not be for the ag- grandzement of our country the ae- quisition of territory or any other ad- vantage to the United States, but It should be in the interest of the Mexican people, and others resident there for the restoration of peace and order and the establishment of a stable government for our sister republic"
 To speak of the relations of the United States with Mexico Senator Works asserted was an unpleasant task.
 Dark Page in History
 Tt is a dark page in our history he continued. Unless the American people shall have lost all vrility courage and patriotism it will be read in the years to come with sorrow and shame. For three long years American citizens have been murdered, their wives and daugh- ters outraged; their homes pillaged and their property destroyed. and this acN- ministration has done nothing more than enter occasional mild protests and submissive appeals and to whom?
 "ro Huerta. whose government we had refused to recognize. and to whom. according to our views. had no power or authority to act, To Villa, not reeog nized as a belligerent; not even a sol dier, but a brlgand and murderer oe Innocent people. To Carranza, weak ling. dominated by Villa. and equally without authority.
 eWhat right had i've to expect from protests and appeals made to such as these amelioration?''
 Outlines Mexican Events
 Senator Works outlined the events in the history of Mexico leading up to the present difficulties and the refusal of this government Uo recognize Huerta after the assassination of Madero. doubtless by Huerta, who succeeded him, or with his knowledge and conni- vance, after the withdrawal of Ambas- sador Wilson from Mexico. Senator Works declared, referring to sending John Lind to Mexico City to the com mencement of series of diplomacie5 wholly unknown and so absurd as to make us ridiculous at home and abroad"
 The demand of the President in his message to Huerta that there should be an armistiee could not have been compiled with, the senator continued. and the demand that security be given for free election in Mexico was i'm possible of fulfillment because of the ignorance of the Mexican masses.
 Such an election, he declared, prob ably would have brought about tho election of a bull fighter for Presi- denta
 Huerta Naturally Refused
 "Naturally Huerta refused to con sider these proposals" Senator Works What else could have been expected? His refusal put our gov ernment in a most unfortunate posi- ton. It ceuld not enforce It's demands. It might go to war but the refusal to comply with the demands could fur nish no justification for declaring war because we had no right to make them. So we had to submit tamely to the po- sition of Huerta, the derision and
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