South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-21
SHIVELY PLEADS WITH
SENATE TO BACK WILL
SONS MEXICAN POLICY

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said ne Perhaps in another 100
years il will be so advanced that the
spectacle of a battleship with the
American flag flying at the stern will
be an object for laughter but at the
present stage Of civilization il is not
so. If the president had passed by
unnOtlced the insults offered our flag
by the Huerta faction in Mexico there
would have gone up from every hill
and valley in this land an angry cry
Of protest
The time will come after a while
when mankind will say that a mere
punctillio shall not lead men TO kill
one another. At present we must
abide by the demands Of the civiliza-
ton OF today. And so 1 stand here
supporting this resolution.
Fl do not want TO kill any Next
cans" continued Senator Williams.
And ] do not want any Mexicans to
kill me- The president has nothing
against any MeXicans and he said so
yesterday in his message. The pre-
amble offered here by the senator
from Massachusetts, cOntemplataS
quarrel with the people OF Mexico.
We have no such quarrel
Galleries Cleared.
Vice President Marshall ordered
leries in the midst Of Senator VIII
liams' speech because over-enthu-
siastic visitors applauded. SO serious
an exercise of the authority of the
vice president to preserve silence in
the galleries is said never to have
been invoked before.
If we have war with Mexico"
Senator Williams declared. lit will be
the end Of progressive legislation un-
til peace is established. The demo-
cratic administration now is in pow
er ready and anxious to carry out the
will of the people with a program Of
progressive laws begun with the tariff
act and the currency act If we have
war and if you vote for a resolution
which will bring about war, you are
playing into the hands Of the reac-
tionarieS. Reactionaries always are
the enemies of peace. War is the
child Of hatred and 1 have a hatred
of hatred"
The amended resolution as report
ed by the senate committee is as fol-
lows:
In view OF the fact presented
by the president of the United
States I'm his address delivered TO
the congress i'm joint session on
the twentieth day of April. 1914.
with regard 10 certain affrOntS
and indignities committed against
the United States i'm Mexico.
Resolved that the president is
justified i'm abe employment OF
the armed forces of the United
States TO enforce his demand for
equtvOcal amends for certain af-
fronts and indignitteS committed
against the United States.
"Be IL further resolved that the
United States diSclalmS any hos
tility To the Mexican people Of
l.
them"
TheOriginal resolution as drawn by
the house military committee "au-
thoriZed" the president 10 use the
land and naval forces of the United
States against Huerta."
Doesn't Want War.
Pres. Wilson sent Secy. Bryan to
ask for the substitution of the word
justified" for authorized" Secy
Bryan said that paint resolution of
congress authorizing armed inter-
ventiOn might be regarded as
declaration Of war. Pres. Wilson did
not desire that
He wished congress only TO declare
that the use OF force by the president
was justified" 10 enforce demands
upon Huerta.
The house adopted this resolution
after a six-hour debate following the
pleS4uenl appearance beIOre con-
greSs in Joint session. The vote was
33T TO 81.
Ii was opposed by the republicans
in the house on the ground that the
United States could not make war
against one man.
The senate's failure to act promptly
has embarrassed the administration
seriously and viii hold up the plans
for the immediate blockading and
seizure OF Mexican gulf ports.
II the senate should uphold the
action OF its committee and adopt the
modified resolution. the resolution viii
then have 10 go back to the house
where another long wrangle such as