New Britain herald., 1914-04-21
ORDERED
 TO SEIZE VERA CRUZ
 CUSTOMS HOUSE
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1t took congress to pass the Spanish war resolution.
 Senator LaFollette replied that congress took from April Ii to April l9 to pass the resolution in 1898. Members of the house filed into the senate chamber and crowded the rear of tho hall. Majority Leader Under wood took a seat on the democratic
 side.
 Discusses Pending Resolution.
 Senator Lodge took up the pending resolution.
 This resolution uses the word Justify instend of 'authorize',' ne said. The result will be the same. This resolution does not contemplate the declaration of war. The president in his message disclaimed any hostil- ity toward the Mexican people. But this resolution carries with it armed
 intervention.
 ''The consequences of armed inter
 venHon are in many respects precise ly the same as war. But they pre- sent a task less capable of speedy completion, less fertile in speedy glory of victories won, and may bring a long period of the exercise of what
  eign country, involving vast expendi- lures, great loss of life. perhaps, and, after months and possibly years. pos- sibly only the satisfaction of feeling that we had brought back peace and norder and liberty to a distracted country"
 Reviews Tampico Incident. Reviewing the Tampico incident, Senator Lodge continued: There IS
 no doubt in my mind that that mel
 dent at Tampico constituted an insult t., the American flag and the Aneri- can uniform. No nation can allow such an insult to pass unnoticeo. IL is it's duty to seek proper atonement
 and reparation. The form or sucn
 atonement is universally recognized. \ 1t is a salute to the flag or the oHeno- ed nation. But that salute is gov ernmental action. All party lines dis appear in the demand for amends for suct an insult and we all stand be-
 hind tho presidents demand for atonement."
 The cabinet meeting broke up while the senate debate was on. and Secretary Humility and some of ths cabinet members hurried to the son. ate chamber to hear the speeches. "Notr1inE new in the situation was
 the way Postmaster General Burleson put 1t.
 J1nholds Republicans Patriotism. Senator Lodge resented any impu- tations that the republicans were lacking in proper regard for the honor of the flag" "Hut we must also think of that which the flag covers--the citizens o1 \ ths United States he said. Ona
 hundred and fifty citizens have per
 ished on Mexican soil I cannot, ill
 demanding atonement of the insult
 at Tampico, overlook these outrages.
 cannot pass these murders silently
 by without saying that here is < greater wrong to be atoned and
 wrong which must not be and shall not be repeated.
 1T cannot be put in a position where appear to pick and choose between the factions that today tear Mexico asunder cannot join in any res-. olution which puts the United States
 lin the position of preferring one mur-
 derer and cut throat above another
 murderer and cut throat.
 1T have no desire to criticise Pres. ident Wilson for his failure to rec ognize Huerta. He no doubt pro-. ceeded on grounds appearing to him ! as sufficient. I condemn as strong. y as I can the methods of treach- cry and bloodshed by which Huerta
 reached his present position. Raps Rebel Leader. "But the fact that I condemn his
 methods does not lead me to put my self in a position which, by distor- tion of the acts which we take hera
 or of the words which we utter hero,
 would put me behind Villa-villa, who began life as hired assassin and whose pathway has been marked with bloodshed. rapine, plunder and by unnameable crimes which are a disgrace to the country in which we live.
 .It is for that reason that the minority of the committee on foreign relations has presented the substitute for the preamble of the resolution.
 Not one sentence can be denied. Each
 Is melancholy truth
 E Lowers Voice Emoionally
 The senator added that the first
 act under the resolution would be { the taking of Vera Cruz. We are engaged at this moment he declared,
 lolwering his vice emotionally, mot only in dealing with q question in- volving the graves, responsibilities that can confront the congress but, as
 not often happens. we are partici-
 pating in a great historic action. The grounds of our action here today will { lie before the world and will come to the tribunal of history
 "If we are to intervene in Mexico
 at any point l want to lift it up from
 the level of personal hostilitieS and place it on the broad ground of great
 national action taken in the interest
 and for the projection of American