The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-10
SENATOR FALL OF NEW MEXICO MAKES RADICAL SPEECH FA-
 VoRING ACTION.
URGES ARMED INTERVENTION
To Protect American Citizens and Property as We'll as Other Foreign- ers-Fesrs Disastrous Foreign War if We Remain inactive.

Washington, March 9.-The lid of secrecy regarding Mexico was lifted in the United States senate today by Senator Fall, republican, of New Mexico, who urged armed intervention for the protection of Americans and other foreigners in the stricken re- public
 The galleries were crowded to over- flowing and remained so for hours un- til Senator Shively of Indiana had spoken for the administration, ex- pressing reget that the subject had been discussed in open session and averring that no adequate solution had been offered for the problem.
 Senator Fall, in lengthy narration of incidents of outrages to Ameri- cans il Mexico, held the interest of the senate and galleries for more than three hours. Assailing the adminis- tration policy as inadequate and de- claring that President Wilson knew nothing about real conditions and had
 
 administration toward Mexico, the New Mexico senator pleaded for in- tervention for protection to avoid in- eyitable war
 Emphasizing the danger of war with great foreign power unless some thing should be done, speedily, Sen ator Fall referred to comments in the German press over the killing of the British subject Benton. by order of Gen. Villas courtmartial, and declar- ed:
 "When the German official press says that should a German citizen be murdered in Mexico. Germany would not acouiesce like Great Britain, then I say to you senators there is immi- nent danger of a conflict between the United States and the country with which we had always been at peace.
 q believe the American people can be left to handle any critical condi- tion provided they are informed on the subject I am not one wao be- lieves it can be incompatible with public interest," to send to this sea- ate details of outrages on American citizens. I am not enc who believes the constitution should be pushed aside and let one man assume the executive and legislative powers of the government"
 Senator Shively, replying as acting chairman of the foreign relations com mittee, declared Senator Falls policy would mean actual armed ~interyen- tion, and that intervention meant war. He deplored that the situation thus had been discussed in the open sen ate, declaring it would have harm ful influence on the attitude and tenn per of the Mexican people
 No one doubts what intervention means,' said Senator Shively If so lution of the difficulty is available by watching and waiting, the people of the United States could have just grievance against their government if it should start now the muster, the march, the camp and the battlefield. The government is exerting its ener- gies to work out solution withouH precipitating war. After all, we have listened to, l ask you if a practicle solution has been suggested. Because the senator has seen fit to leave the situation in this way doesn't furnish reason why we should resort to hem edy suggested. The very description he has given of Mexico repels the idea that it is an easy way out of the difficulty Of course, the sltua- tion in Mexico is regreable.
 Those who are responsible for our foreign policy are doing all that ca6 be done. They are not swift to rush to arms; they are men who think and weigh the facts and measure conse- quences Of acts before they commit us to them. repel the notion expressed today that the department of state and the president are leglecting any duty that involves the peace and well ware of the country
 Senator Sheppard of Texas declGed tine majority of the people of his state were in hearty accord with President Wilson in his Mexican policy aad Tde- plored the attitude of their governor. Every day that passed without inter- yention was a tribute to the work the president and secretary of state were doing, he said.