South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-13
WANTS CONGRESS TO
START MEXICAN WAR
Former Secretary of Navy, W..
E. Chandler, Has Joint ReSo-
utiOn He Hopes to Get Be-
fore Members Soon.

WASHINGTON. Jan 13-William
Z. Chandler. former secretary Of the
navy, has prepared a joint resolution
OF congress for Intervention in Mex
leo.
Declaring that II We could not
honOrably avoid going tc war with
Spain IN order 10 put an end to etrOc-
tiles in Cuba. we cannot now avoid
going TO war with the brutal Contend
ing forces in Mexico in order TO put
an end 20 worse atrocities there
Sen. Chandler who had a Eand in
framing the joint resolution which
brought on war with Spain. declares
that there is a remarkable pan alle1
between the two situations, and hat
the substitution OF the word Mexico"
FUR Cuba" makes the revolution
Of 1898 exactly mt the present case.
He has submitted his resolution to
Pres. Wilson with a letter outlining
his view on the Mexican situation. He
quotes from the statement OF Huerta
on Jan. that hell will hold both
Woodrow Wilson and myself before I
resign" and the later statement of
Gen. Villa that "Huerta's death has
been decreed as a traitor TO Mexico
and that he will be fed to the sharks
in the Bay Of Vera Cruz" as evidence
of the chaotic conditions nCW reigning
n Mexico.
The joint resolution which he ex-
poets TO see introduced in congress
at an early date is as follows.
The abhorrent conditions which
have existed for more than three
years in the republic of Mexico so
near our own borders have shocked
the moral sense of the people of the
United States and have been dis
a 81
ating as they have in the carrying on
war there by the various conteuding
military actions contrary TO the rules
of warfare among civilized nations
which condition cannot longer be en-
dured.
Therefore, resolved. by the senate
and house Of representatives of the
United States of American in congress
assembled:
''First-That peace. good order, pro-
tections for the lives. liberty and
property Of the citizens of all nations
and free and independent government
ought 10 be established and maintain
ed in the republic Of Mexico.
'Second-That il is the duty Of the
United States 10 demand and the gov
eminent Of the United States does
hereby demand that the contending
military factions within the borders of
Mexico be at once ceased to wage
warfare between themselves and do
immediately esta blish armistices and
proceed by peaceful negotiations and
processes 10 organize one free and in
dependent government of Mexico.
'Third-That the president of the
United States be directed and empog-
cred TO use the entire land and naval
forces Of the United States and to call
into the actual service Of the United
states the militia of the several
states, TO such extent as may be neces-
sary to carry these resolutions into eff
feet
'Fourth-That the United States
hereby disclaims any disposition or
intention to exercise sovereignty. iur-
isdiction or control over Mexico ex
cept for the pacification there of and
asserts its determination. when that
is accomplished TO leave the govern
ment and control Of Mexico to its peo-
pie.
'Fifth-That for the purposes of
this joint resolution OF congress war
be and the same is hereby declared
10 exist between the United States and
all governments and military forces
within the borders of the republic of
Mexico