The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21

WILSON IS UPHELD BY THE
SENAT0RSM HIS WAR ON HUERTA


NCOutA0ODo IIOm 11IUS re8UJ
without saying that, here Ii . greater
wrong to b. atonsd and . wrong
which must not b and shall not be
repeated.
ri cannot be put In . position where
I appear TO pick and choose between
the factions that to -day tear Hsxico
asundsr. cannot Join In any resolu.
ton which puts the United States in
the position Of prefsrring one MUIR
derer and cutthroat above another
murderer and cutthroat.
II have no desire to criticize Presi-
dent Wilson for his failure to recos-
misc Con. Huerta. He. no doubt.
proceeded on grounds appearing 70
him a. Gufncient. Il condemn A.
strongly a. can the methods Of
treachery and bloodshed by which
Huerta reached his present position.
But the fact that condemn his
methods docs not lead me to put my.
self in . position which by distortion
Of acts which We take here or Of the
words which We utter here. would put
mo behind villa-Villa, who began
life a. Q hired assassin and whose
pathway has been marked with
bloodshed. rapine. plumber and by
unnameable crimes"
Senator Williams asked how long II
took Congress to pass the Spanish
war resolution.
Senator La Toilette replied that
Congress took from April II to April
10 TO pass the resolution In 1899.
Senator Shivsly. acting Chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee re-
piled to Lodge. He said expedition of
the resolution was Of "vital impor-
lance" and insisted that the Spanish
war declaration was not parallel.
1T can become too late to take steps
that will preserve peace: 1t 10 never too
late to declare war;" shivsly explained.
The former Ii our aim. This IL .
good faith effort for the preservation
Of peace. rather than propagation Of
war. So the question Of time 10 i'm.
portant."
shively said the effect Of the Lodge
amendment could not DO mistaken.
THE President asked no authority
from Congress-" he said. because he
10 not proposing to ~ >scise the war
power"
Senator Shively said tho President
had not asked Congress for author.
ity" because he did not Wish to pursue
. war. Mr.. Shively coutended the
Lodge preamble would have no result
but war.
Would the ssisurs OF Vera crus
be an act OF peace or an act Of WARP
asked senator BrAndeSss.
1T would not b an act OF war"
said Senator Shivsly. 1T would be
an act OF reprisal. On many &C.
casions has the United States landed
forces and seised property and no
war has ensuod."
Senator John sharp Williams. Dom.
ocrat, then took the floor In support
Of the committee's resolution.
Tho time may come" he said.
when war over . mere punctilio will
not bo basis for war; But to-day, II
the President had overlooked this In.
suit to the dag he would have been
condemned from every hill ana valley
In the United States. Therefore, with
the world scmi-barbaric. ssmi.
civilised. I must support the Presi-
dent. I don't want TO kill any Mex
leans. ! don't want any Ms1icans
Tho Lodge substitute. Senator VIII.
Jams said. was q declaration Of war
against Mexico and the Mexican
people.
WANTS the WORLD TO KNOW
ITO ONLY AGAINST HUERTA.
II want" said Senator williams,
this resolution to DO 20 worded that
the world shall know II shall be a
war on HuertA until either Huerta
salutes that naS OF Husrta becomes
an American prisoner or Huerta were
TO die"
A wave Of applause swept the gal.
leries.
'rhe ssrseant.at-arms viii clea,
tho galleries." directed tho Vice.
President. About . hundred mon
Immediately were removed.
"Huerta has studiously endeavorst
10 Insult tho tr0pl00nt ana the Gov
Sernment OF the United States. II Il
not . matter OF injury or property
or life. It's matter Of insult 20 the
honor OF the nag. The Presiden,
sounded the right keynote-Huerta
Tho House Of Representatives STRUCK
the Observation-Disclosures Husrta. AND
when ] vote for these resolutions
do II with tho hope that the Hous<
In conference will insist on naminl
Huerta tho insulting party.
III war shall follow thess rssolu.
lions the civilized world should know
that Il II war forced BY AusrtA. And
sf war shall come Il sheuld b wal