The evening world., 1914-05-06
Lippitt Says American Rifles
Responsible for Murderous
Carnival in Northern Mexico.
STONE BACKS VACTs.
Declares Whole Nation Sup
ports President in All His
Actions in Mexico.

WARRINGTON. May 6.--"American
bullets. fired from American guns.
hnve played their part In the MUIR
derous carnival which has been sick
ening tho world with It's details In
Northern Mexico for the last year. and
those bullets and guns were put In the
hands OF villa and his associates with
the consent. approval and encourage
ment OF tho President Of the United
States"
This was the declaration OF Senator
Lippitt OF Rhode Island In the Senate
this afternoon. champloning he's reso-
luton calling upon the President for
information regarding the report that
he was in sympathy with the move
ment TO make villa President Of Mex
leo at the conclusion OF the present
hostilities.
The resolution was tabled.
"The suggestion that this Admins
tration would have anything to do
with the placing Of such "A man ms
villa In the saddle Of Mexico has
been so sickening to me that was
ioath to believe It," he continued.
but II In being forced upon me that
the purpose Of this Administration Is
10 do that very thing.
UP to date no effort has been
made to get any satisfaction for
American lives and property that
have been lost through outraSes per
mitted by the men In control In
NS Fl; s.. 1 s..s stated that ". ar,
lighting only Gen. Huerta and those
who gave him their support. In one
part of Mexico there has been peace
and order for a year. and In the other
part there has been a perfect carni-
val OF crime. Apparently II Is the
definite purpose TO aid and assist
those people responsible for the afro
cities In Northern Mexico and to dis
tanned law and order In the section
surrounding the City Of Mexico"
| Senator Lippitt spoke Of the Vera
Cruz incident and the loss OF Mexican
lives as showing the length to which
tho Administration had gone to keep
munitions Of war from getting into
Huerta's hands.
~ know what the Senator meant"
said Senator Stone. He meant to
charge the President with the death
of 200 innocent Matchmaking OF Il!
innocent Mexicans at Vera Cruz.
1.-THE Rhode island Senator seems TO
regard those Mexican 'snipers' 'inno-
cent Mexicans.' Why. all the country
approves Of what tho President did
at Vera Cruz, with the possible excep-
tion OF tho Senator from Rhode
Island.
II neither condons Villas acts mol
do l agree with the Rhode Island SEN
ator, who seems to approve OF the
acts Of Huerta, q man guilty OF trea.
son and whose hands are red with
tho blood OF his chieftain.
THE Senator says we were hast,
at Vera Cruz because a German YES
sel was approaching laden with arm'
and munitions OF war for Huerta ant
his army. stand here to approve
what was done. The President wal
taking the only means to enforce tn,
uitimatum and make Huerta apollo
Tho Senator from Rhode Islant
advises the Administrations that 4
should have remained inactive unit
rapid firing cannon. field guns ant
Mauser rifles. with millions Of round
of ammunition. had been delivered
into the hands OF the men who woult
f,re at our flag and our soldiers whei
they landed at Vera Cruz.
"If Carranxa and villa care to prose
cute the war they have declared oil
Huerta. I do not believe II Is the In
tention OF the Administration or 0
Congress or OF the people OF the Unit
ed States to force war upon them,
added senator stone.
''If they continue as they are nov
doing, I confess I sec no reason 10
opening hostilities upon them"