The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-10

get dollars and return to this coun- try. He had himself received a re- ply from Secretary Bryan, he said, on a recent visit in regard to a specific case On his return to his office he wrote the secretary, saying he had q list of several hundred American adults who had resided in Mexico in 10 to 27 years and of 1260 American children, HOO of whom were born in Mexico. These had been driven out of Mexico by Sa- lazar's forces, the letter stated. Senator Fall read Secretarys Bryans letter in reply which merely acknowledged the receipt of the communication.
 Shively Replies
 Senator Shively of Indiana. acting chairman of the foreign relations com mittee. reply to Senator Fall defend ed the state department and the ad- ministration in its attitude toward Mexico and declared that Senator Falls proposal would mean actual armed in- tervention.
 Referring to the cases of violence to American citizens in Mexico described by Senator Fall, the Indiana senator declared At a subsequent time when facts regarding each individual case may be put in possession of some sen ator it will be opportune to answer as to what has been done by this gov ernment.
 "The object of Senator Falls address has become manifest to the Senate. The same information he has given could have been given in executive session. But it Is manifest it was designed to publish to the world facts which have been presented here today.
 Tt is apparent that the senator from New Me/ico sees no character in Mex leo capable of composing the situation Would he turn to Huerta to compose Mo characterized Huerta as a man un- worthy of power and incapable of handling the situation. Would he turn to Carranza? Manifestly not. Ignoring Carranza. would he turn to Villa? Man ifestly not Is there anyone in the background unnamed to bring order of chaos with the assistance of the gov ernment of the United States? No sug- gestion of that kind could be made.
 Means Armed Intervention
 "The senator from New Mexico com means armed intervention. The very conditions he describes could give no other complexion to his contention. The cases of outrages he has cited, I must be permitted to say, have been extreme and do not represent the average. He says he is nonpartisan. l easly con sent His has been an indscrimnate
 
 Taft administration or what was not done, and an indictment of the state department and the foreign policy to- ward Mexico of the present adminis- tration. The impression he would leave that our government has been inactive and has not sought to push cases and stand up for the rights of American citizens is utterly mistake. A review of the work done by the state department will show constant energy, industry and attention to the extreme ly difficult. embarras ssing and threat ening situation.
 "Intervention means war because no man or body of men have been dis covered who will or can cooperate. with the United States in establishing peace"
 It would mean long task, he ar gued. only to be entered upon after every other resource was exhausted.
 Defending the state department in not placing before the Senate Mexican information, Senator Shively declared newspapers repeatedly had published matters discussed in executive sessions of the Senate, the views of certain sem ators being reported in a way the re- marks they made in those session would not justify. The discussion held at the conference of senators with President Wilson on Mexican affairs
 
 crecy also found it's way into the pa pers he said, increasing the difficulty of the department.
 Is Doing Its Duty
 "One thing about the situation Sen ator Shively continued. lis that he who would assai1 the policy of this gov ernment can approach itA from any angle but the government of the Unit ed states can occupy but one position. The government is doing it's duty. It is giving its attention to all outrages and following them up with great diff ficulty to secure information and ac- tion.
 "The senator from New Mexico fore casts the policy he would pursue by reading from an unratified treaty ne gotiated with Mexico in 1859, which would authorize intervention under certain circumstances. The treaty was rejected by the Senate at that time for reasons deemed to be good. If the re- jection meant anything, it meant that intervention was not to be the inevit- able policy of the United States gov ernment.
 with the influence on the attitude and temper of the people of Mexico created when the injunction of secrecy has been thus removed, we are con fronted In Mexico with a condition and not a theory. No one doubts what intervention means"
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