Arizona republican., 1914-04-21

with the President, pointed Signifi- cantly to the fact that no orders ,, have been issued to the army and remarked the constitutionalists need
 not be alarmed over the situation, for the present action is aimed entirely at Huerta. It was said that one of ! the reasons why the House was in- sistent on individualizing Huerta in a resolution was to prevent the Consti-
 tutionalists from misinterpreting the present movements as threatening hostilitles against them or the Mexi-
 can people generally.
 Progressive support for the resolution was pledged by Progressive Leader Murdock.
 This resolution needs one thing more than anything else he said. That is the unanimous vote of the congress of the United States When
 my country's dignity is in question, I have but one rule. Init is: follow the flag. This resolution will do one thing that should be done. It will send around the world the word that our flag must be respected. l am tired of Watchful Waiting.
 A cheer from the democrats greeted l Mir. Murdocks speech. Representative Lenroot, republican, favored the reso- lution, asserting its passage was the best means of preventing war in MeXico''
 Closing the debate in the House to- night against the resolution, Minority Leader Mann declared he was op-
 posed to war because he served in this House through one war"
 T have seen the results of the Spanish war; he said. T have seen
 that no one can foretell the results of a war. I don't believe it is pos sible for us to have war with Mex ico, and ever leave Mexico. T think that when our troops land in Mexico City and when the war is
 ever we will own Mexico. I am not now in favor of acquiring the respon- sibility for that ownership. I know that when the time comes l will join with the majority in the House who, will say the flag must never come down; that our boys planted it there"
 Mann added that he believed that
 all of the efforts for peace had not been exhausted in the Mexican situ- be plunged into war.
 Representative Henry concluded the debate in support of the resolution. He said that Representative Mann had involved partisan politics in the consideration of the resolutions
 The President, he declared, has done
 everything that a patriotic President could do to avert the war that seems
 to be impending in Mexico"
 Every member in the House , should vote for the resolution. he
 said. and every man should be
 ashamed to play partisan politics" | The Bartholdt amendment limiting 1 the Presidents power was rejected by viva voce vote.
 The amendment of Representative Moore declaring that the resolution should not be construed as declara- i ton of war was also downed by a
 rolling chorus of noes" from the l Democratic side.
 1
 the President to use the armed forces
 of the country. but withholding ap- i proval of the Presidents course in
 the Tampico incident was likewise defeated.
 1 Secretary Daniels announced that
 the cruiser Denver now at Corinto. ! Nicaragua had been ordered to Sa- i lima Cruz, the western terminus of
 the Tehuantepec railroad She is ex- pected to make the trip in two days | The cruiser carries 2SO officers and
 men commanded by Commander A. l II. Robertson.
 Secretary Daniels said that there vas no particular significance in this imove and that the Denver was not needed at Corinto.
 i No further orders for naval move ments will be issued until Congress
 takes final action on the pending res olution, MT Daniels said