South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-21
SH|vELY LYPLEADS WITH SENATE To
BACK SONS MEXICAN POLICY
South Bend Senator Leads Administration Forces in Debate On
Observation-Disclosures Proposal of Lodge and Declares
Proposed Action Is Not War.

lean affair to bitter attack upon the
presidents failure TO pledge the re-
storation OF peace in Mexico.
NO man." he said. would suffer
the insult given 10 our honor and fag
10 pass without atonement. but an
atonement for an insult given by a
nation to another nation is a salute 10
the flag OF the injured nation. And
that salute is a national act, having
reference to . uation as an entity.
Certainly in seeking TO secure
atonement for an insult TO the flag.
al party lines vanish and all OF US
stand back OF the president
1 have seen ii inumated that IN
the position taken by certain mem
berS of my party upon this resolution
IL appeared we were not duly sensitive
10 the honor of the flag No men IN
the United States are more devoted 10
It's honor than the men who bear the
name republican and who gave their
all that there should be but one flag
in this country.
Wants ReparatiOn for Murders.
We not only believe. Mr.. Pres-
dent, that the flag should be respected
IN Mexico but we believe that some
thing should be said about what the
flag covers. More than $50 innocent
and helpless people American citi-
zenS, have been murdered on MeXi-
can soil. l cannot put aside the mem
Ory Of those people whose murder has
passed unnOtlced and unatOned.
cannot pass by in silence the wrong
done these people without saying thar
theirs has been the greater wrong de
manding atonement. / cannot be put
in the position OF having 10 pick and
choose between the factions that are
tearing Mexico asunder. / will nol
without protest join I'm any action here
which would select one cut-throat and
murderer in preference to another.
IF we intervene in Mexico it must
be TO protect life and property; not
TO take down one man and set up
another like him in his place"
Shivefy Supports Wilson.
Senator ShiVely as acting chairman
OF the foreign relations committee
who followed Senator Lodge, appeal
ed TO the senate TO support the presi-
dent
The president is not proposing"
he declared, Gin what he is doing and
what he has done, TO exercise the war
power, which is lodged in congress"
Senator Shively declared that the
Lodge preamble upholds instead OF
singing out General Huerta for at
| tack alone as the basis for the use OF
. the army and navy in Mexico, that all
outrages in Mexico and lack OF gov
ernment be cited as the ground for
the hostile demonstration and which
was offered as an amendment 10 the
senate substitute resolution was a
proposition TO declare war on the
Mexican people.
Attacks Preamble
'All that there is in this preamble"
he said, can be translated only in
one way and that is 10 transform this
resolution into a declaration OF war
But IL We are 10 make a deClara-
| ton OF war then let Us clearly make
| it. Let US not indulge in the snivel-
ing pharisaiSm of reciting causes and
pretext for making war and then
passing peace resolutions. Let us not
thunder in the preamble and whisper
| in the text
There can be no question what the
natural effect Of that preamble would
| be If addressed 10 any great power OF
the world. All recitation Of our pur-
| pose would be idle.
NO distinction is made I'm that
| preamble, no attempt IS there 10 draw
| the line between those who have
committed o1enses and those who
have not. 1t is a declaration against
the people OF Mexico"
Seizure Act OF Reprisal
| Questioned by Sen. Brandegee as 20
whether the proposed seizure Of Vera
Cruz would be an act OF war. Senator
| ShiVely answered that il would be
an act Of reprisal taken for the pur-
| pose Of securing respect for the
American nation He declared there
| are many precedents for such action.
| Senator Shively denied the asser-
T. tion OF Senator Lodge that the return
| OF the salute 10 the Mexican hag
would have the effect Of recognizing
| any government in Mexico.
! 1t would be a return salute mere
! ~ 10 the Mexican flag" he said. and
] understand that IN spite OF all the
| factions there j. but one flax in
! Mexico. Some one i'm Mexico in all
/ thority delivered the insult 10 our
/ flag There was de facto authority
/ present II that authority existed
| sufficiently for the insults IL is surfi-
| Client that we demand atonera eut
| from the same de facto authority.
Substitute Gan DO No Good.
The substitute offered by the SEN
I atOr from Massachusetts, can do no
/ good TX has a tendency to defeat
4 the very purpose for which the other
/ resolution was drawn. When YOU are
I engaged in trying go avoid general
/ armed conflict with the people Cf
I Mexico. il Is not a good thing To-
/ parade all your grievances. j. IS
/ likely 10 defeat all or our good pur-
poses The preamble offered here as
a substitute for our report il out OF
| oint with these resolutions and
| should not be passed
( Referred To Newspapers.
! Following Senator Shivelys appeal
| Senator Lippitt OF Rhode Island
asked a number of questions as 10
/ Huerta's last replies 20 the demands
| OF President Wilson Senator Shive-
/ Is referred him 10 the newspapers
Senator Williams of Mississippi a
| life long advocate OF international
! peace. then took the toor.
! The world is not civilized vet, 3"