The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-03-13
ARMED Intervention IS URGED
SENATOR ASKS PROTECTION FOR
AMERICANS AND FOREIGNERS.
Aetna Chairman ShiveIy of Foreign
Relations Committee Defends the
Administrations Policy

urged armed intervention for the pro-
lection of Americans and other tor-
eigners in the stricken republic.
The galleries were crowded to over
flowing and remained so for four
hours until Shively of Indiana had (
spoken for the administration, eX-
pressing regret that the subject had |
been discussed in open session and
averring that no adequate solution had
been offered to the problem.
Senator Fall in lengthy narrative |
Of incidents of outrages to Americans |
in Mexico held the interest Of the SEN
ate and galleries for more than three
hours. Assailing the administration
policy as inadequate, and declaring
that President Wilson knew nothing
about real conditions and had been
mistaken in every act Of his admins
tration toward Mexico, the New Mex
leo senator pleaded for Intervention
for protection to avoid inevitable war.
Emphasizing the danger of war with
a great foreign power unless some
thing should be done speedily, Sena-
tor Fall referred to comments in the
German press over the killing OF the
British subject, Benton, by order OF
General Villas court-martial, and de-
clared:
when the German official press
says that should German citizen be
murdered in Mexico Germany would
not acQuiesce like Great Britain, then
l say to you senators, there is tmmi-
nent danger of a conflict between the
United States and the country with
which we should always be at peace.
81 believe the American people can
be left to handle any critical condI-
ton provided they are informed on
the subject. am not one who be-
lieves it can be incompatible with
the public interest to send to this
senate details of outrages on Ameri-
can citizens. ! am not one who be-
Iieves the constitution should be push
ed aside and let one man assume the
executive and legislative powers OF
the government"
Senator Shively, replying as acting
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, declared Senator Falls policy
would mean actual armed interven-
ton and that intervention meant war.
He deplored that the situation thus
had been discussed in the open SEN
ate, declaring it would have a harm
full influence on the attitude and tenn
per of the Mexican people,
mo one doubts what intervention
means" said Senator Shively. IF so,
luton of the difficulty is available by
watching and waiting, the people OF
the United States could have just
grievance against their government il
1t should start now the muster, the
march, the camp and the battlefield
The government is eXerting its ener
gies to work out solution without
precipitating war. After all we have
listened to, ! ask you If a practica
solution has been suggested. Because
the senator has seen fit to leave thu
situation in this way does not furnish
: reason why we should resort to thu
remedy suggested. The very descrip
ton he has given of Mexico repel
the idea that it is an easy way out o
the difficulty. Of course, the situa
ton in Mexico is regrettable.
: "Those who are responsible for on
! foreign policy are doing all that cal
be done They are not swift to rus
to arms; they are men who think an
weigh the facts and measure const
quences of acts before they commit u
to them. / repel the notion espresso
, today that the department of stat
? and the president are neglecting an
duty that involves the peace and we
fare of the country"
\ Senator Sheppard of Texas declare
= the majority of the people of h
state were in hearty accord with Pre-
ident Wilson in his Mexican polio
and "deplored the attitude of the
r governor" Every day that passe
without intervention was tribute
"A the work the president and secretal
of state were doing, he said.
1.-THE logic of the administratic
critics is peculiar" he added. "Tht
70 would stop bloodshed with war Ba
d. as present conditions in Mexico ar
ID they would be hundred times wor
ID if we should go to war there"
* Texans from the border had a
rs sured him, Senator Sheppard asserte
re that there was no excitement, al
is they were dealing with both sid
IS, across the border in commercial We
rs lures without difficulty, as long
ou they kept to their own affairs.
us Il believe, and the majority
Americans believe" concluded t
ne Texas senator, that if this matter
ed left to President Wilson he will fiji
lily a way out without war. We will pr
or that the foolhardiness of adventure
lig ard sal, will =;