The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-10


der of General Villas court martial
when the German official press
says that should a German citizen
be- murdered In Mexico. Germany
would not acquiesce like Great
Britain, then / say 10 you Senators
there IL imminent danger OF a con-
fiiet between the United States ana
this country which should always BE-
AZ peace.
4 believe the American people can
be left to handle any critical condi-
tion provided they are informed on
the subject. / am not one who be-
lieves. when the press II full OF re-
ports OF outrages and details OF Mex
lean horrors. that II can be incOm-
patible with the public interest. 10
send 10 this senate details OF out
RACES upon American citizens. I am
not one who believes that the consti-
ton should be pushed aside and let
one man assume the executive ana
legislative powers of the govern
ment"
Fall Policy Meant War.
Senator Shively, replying as act
ing chairman OF the foreign relations
committee. declared that Senat br
Falls policy would mean actual
armed Intervention and that inter
vention meant war He deplored that
in the open senate. declaring that 4
would have a harmful influence upon
the attitude and temper OF the peo-
pie OF Mexico
No one doubts what Intervention
means" said Senator Shively. land
the senator from New Mexico has not
suggested any power In Mexico with
which could be surrounded efforts TO
restore peace. II composition OF the
difhculty Is available by watching and
waiting. the people OF the United
States could have a lust grievance
against their government IL Il should
start now the muster. the march. the
camp and the battlefield The gov
eminent Is exerting It's energies TO
work out solution without precipita-
ting war and all that war means. After
all We have listened to / put 10 TO you
II practical solution has been sug.
gested. Because the senator has seen
Mt 10 leave the situation in this way
does not furnish reason why We
should resort to the remedy suggested.
The very description he has given OF
Mexico repels the idea that Il Is an
easy way out of the difficulty. or
course the situation In Mexico Is re-
gretable. Whatever problems came
TO this administration in that diff
Guilty are inherited
Praised Administration.
Those who are responsible for our
foreign policy are doing all that can
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 ex-
pressed today that the department OF
state and president are neglecting any
I duty that involves the peace and wei
| fare OF the country"
Senator Sheppard Of Texas declared
the majority OF the people OF his state
were In hearty accord with President
Wilson In his Mexican policy and de-
, plored the attitude OF their governor
Every Gay that Dassed without inter
Nenttou was a tribute to the work the
president and Secretary OF state were
doing. he said. The logic Of administrn-
ton critics l. peculiar" he said They
would stop bloodFned with war Pad
as present conditions are In Mexico they
would be a hundred times worse n We
/ should go 20 war there"
Texas with President
texans from the border had assured
him, Senator Sheuunrd asserted thar