Evening journal., 1914-04-28

Wncfc STOOD lne AhitilSdh tivolo anu
where waved the American flag, and
that following every step they took,
bounding them night and day, were
these constitution lovers, whom you
now invite as your allies in war upon
Nictoriano Huerta.
"Ihis is the message which YOU will
send to the people of the border. This
is the message which you will send to
those who remain behind mourning the
American citizens whom the Senator
from Kentucky Mr.. James, dares to
name as mere soldiers of fortune who
have gone to an unmarked grave in
the republic of Mexico.
Mr.. President. this is one gigantic
mistake. II is time that attention was
called to the sources of information
which have impressed the Secretary Of
Of State of this great nation apparent
/ " with the fact as he understands it,
I that Pancho Villa is something more
: than an ordinary thief and murderer
"Why. sir. at the time the President
of the United States sent his personal
! representative to Vera Cruz. to be close
! there to the scene of action in the
city of Mexico. the Secretary of State.
as reported by the papers. sent his
personal representative 10 the southern
border Of the United States there TO
enter into conference with and to re-
port upon conditions among the social
ed constitutionalists
"Now, who was this representatives
! think the records in the case. in the
hearings reported by the committee,
which have been referred to once before
today, will show that Mr.. Del Vale
was at one time the paid attorney for
the Maderos. who are backing the so
called constitutional revolutions; and
think, further. and ! take it upon my
self to say, Mr.. President. that The
truth is that if the records do not show
il the fact can be proven that the special
representative of the State Department
today is business partner of the Ma
dero family. Mr.. George r. Carrothers,
the acting consular agent at Torreon
and special envoy extraordinary TO the
court of PanchO villa This simply
means preiudiccd information or mis-
information. IL means an inaccurate
Judgment necessarily based upon facts
which are not correctly stated. II
means that no correct Judgment could
have been formed. and, as we Of the
border who are familiar with Mexico
know, no correct judgment has been
formed by the President of the United
States as to the true conditions existing
in Mexico.
81 want to say. sir, now. in passing,
that I have approved of the action of
the President of the United States in
refusing to recognize as the president
of Mexico Nictoriano Huerta. It is not
love for Huerta which causes me 10
say to you upon my word as a Sena.
tor. one who for % wears has been
familiar. as I believe possibly no other
Senator here has. with actual conditions
existing in Mexico and with the Mexi.
can people and the Mexican character
upon my word, ] say to you that the
President of the United States is al
this moment uniformed or misinform
; ed as to the conditions in northern
! Mexico Otherwise. sir, he as a Chris
, tian gentleman. as mn intelligent man
! As President of the United States, coul,
3 not and would not have held out Z
4 Pancho villa or Carranza not only hop'
1 but the promise. that il they did no
= directly support Mr.. Huerta-for tha
! is what he says in his message-n'
war would be made upon them, abso
. luton would be granted for all tn
e deaths which have occurred, and par
\ don would be extended for all the in
% suits and outrages which we have en-
n dured at the hands of these bandits
p and, substantially, that an allianc
s would he made with them, provides
0 they would not support Huerta. Tn
o. Senator from Missouri (Mr Reedl say
\ that this is the issue which is draw
p between the substitute proposed and tn
e resolution offered by the committee.
Y ''Alr. President. / have said that yol
n arc sending a message to the people o
!. the border. and / will ask to have real
i from the desk some kilograms from tn
G people of the border. win Just rea
: one from the border myself, as I desir
n that nHe name meliiored in it shal
+ not be- published:
[. Senator Albert B. Fall Washings, D,
I ID. c.:
l. "Is il possible our government
v prosposing partnership with the thiey
|. ing combination of pelados-
= (which term might be translated 4
the lowest class of inhabitants-
n "'who are trying to confscate all prop
# erty for personal use?
n "'Nilla, his brother Alberta Ma
n dero-
! "And one name which | refrain froI
d repeating
q "'bringing out cotton and droves G
/. cattle for their own private speculation
l. This outrage is unprecedented and wi
o lead TO serious trouble. even if on
e government does approve
# 81 win ask that the secretary ma
l. read the other kilograms, Mr.. Pres
IS dent"
/. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If ther
+ be no objection, the secretary will rea
d as requested.
r. The secretary read as follows:
El Paso, Tex, April 20, 1914.
N "Albcrt Fall.
!. 'United States Senate. Washington
r ID. c.:
4. "Press reports Mexican ports in col
a. troll of Huerta faction will be place
a under blockade, and intimate that thoi
70 in the control Of Carranza and villa wi
,s be permitted TO remain Open We hoI
" these reports untrue. Enormous quar-
10 titles of war munitions being entere
ID through this port for Villas force
10 which we believe will be eventual
m used against the United States. Sil
in cerely believe il is to the interest
Id our government that all ports be close
n We personally know that the situate
I'd in northern Mexico is bad. unstabl
ID unreliable: and the rank and file
of Carranzs-Nilla forces are against Ame
to leans. regardless Of representations
IN leaders, and We are unalterably oppos,
at to Villa as our alley.
rs "Tom Lea
20 HChas T.. Hunt.