The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-22
By Vote of Y to 13 Passed
Resolution Justifying
the Use of Force
AFTER REJECTING
LODGE RESOLUTION
Action Taken in Support of
Administration at 3::21
in the Morning

Washington. D. c., April 22.--The
Senate at LAO this morning, by a vote
of AZ to 35, rejected the substitute Mex
lean resolution proposed by Senator
Lodge. That resolution would have
based justification OF the use of force
in Mexico upon the general conditions
there instead of upon the Tampieo in
cident alone.
Then the administration resolution
was taken up and at 3;2l was passed
by vote of y to l3. This resolution
declares that the president is justified
in the employment of the armed forces
OF the United States to enforce his de-
mands for unequivocal amends for the
affronts and indignities committed
against the United States in Mexico.
The House at once concurred in the
Senate substitute resolution when it
came from the Senate this morning
There was no debate and the viva voce
vote was almost unanimous. The House
then took a recess until noon to allow
time for agreement OF the resolution.
At that time the resolution was to be
signed by Speaker Clarke and then go
immediately TO the White House.
Senator Roots Speech.
Senator Root opened the night ses.
sion with a speech supporting the Lodge
substitute.
II shall not prolong this debate" he
said. "for ! believe that whatever action
we shall take ought to be taken to-day.
There should be no further delay.
As Senator Root began speaking the
British ambassador. Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, took place in the diplomatic gal
lery.
Senator Root said that the foreign re-
lations committee resolution, while
emitting the name of Huerta. made it
plain that it was directed against him.
He expressed the highest regard for
the president of the United States and
the highest confidence in his purposes
But we are not asked to express our
confidence in him." he continued. 'We
are asked as part of action in GER
tain conditions to be justified We are
called upon to do our duty to the hun
dred million people of this country and
our duty to the civilized world
The resolution Senator Root said
called for "forceful armed compulsion
of the de facto government of friendly
nation to make amends for an insult
TO the flag of this country"
'We cannot justify this" he eontin-
ued, "on our confidence in the president
We must justify ourselves before the
conscience of the people of our country
and before the eyes of the civilized
world. What is that justification?
Mark you. | do not say there is no
justification. / ask what it is"
Senator Root reviewed the Tampico
incident as the avowed justification" by
the president. He said the incident was
an 'insult to our flag"
"But, sir" he said. amends were i'm.
mediately made. The officer who made
the arrest was himself arrested, the
command at Tampico apologized and
General Huerta also apologized. These
amends were not sufficient to the com
mander of the American vessels and he
demanded salute to the flag
Senator Root said he agreed that the
amends We're not sufficient as coming
"from a de facto government" although
they would have been sufficient coming
from an individual. A dispute arose, he
said, as to the details of further amends.
the customary and usual incidents sur
rounding such salute.
"This was the matter in dispute be-
tween this government and the de facto
government of Mexico and this is the
justification upon which the resolution
now before the Senate is based
"This justification, it seems to me, is
painfully inadequate. If this is all that
there is between this government and
the poor harried people of Mexico, it is
painfully inadequate. But is this all2
"We learn tonight that Vera Cruz
has fallen; that four American marines
lie dead; that q lie suffering from
wounds.
"1s there nothing else but this dispute
of the number of guns-the form and
ceremony of salute to justify the sac
rifce of the American lives?
Deeply as the president desires to
limit the scope of his action-the main
tenance of peace-all history suggests
that once lighted the fires of war cannot
be quenehed at will. 1t is war in its
essence that we are to vote to justify
tonight What viii be the result of
these incidents no man can tell.
"Men viii die-men dear to us will !
die, because of the action we are to take |
tonight. American homes viii be DESC !
late. American children viii go through /
life fatherless because of the action we
will take tonight and when they turn |
back the page to find why their fathers |
died, are they to find that it was about !
the number OF guns or the form of sa-
lutes
1--WE are to justify What is the JUS
tiication? Is there none but that2"
As Senator Root paused he raised his /
hands heaVenwaTd and turning to the 1
senators around him said;
How can We justify ourselves, if we |
have no Justification"
"Ah, Mr.. President he said in a