Evening star., 1914-05-06
Senator Norris Queries.


had been such a carnival of crimes as
found no parallel in modern times.
Senator Norris Queries.
In northern Mexico we have had
carnival in which the confetti were bull
lets fired from American guns and the
cheers converted into the cries of women
and children" said the senator
DO you think it wise to call upon the
President to explain every newspaper
item that may APPEAR interrupted Sen
ator Norris.
Senator Lippitt responded that reports
of support Of Villa were rumored al
about Washington.
With probably the most serious work
ever to come before the present sena-
tors facing tt-that of declaring war
Senator Lippitt said now was the
time to confer when the war spirit was
not upon senators. For these reasons
he contended the President should lay
before the Senate the correspondence
with the Villa followers and particu-
larly what instructions were given to
Mr. William Bayard Hale when he
went to confer with them as the rep
resentative Of the American govern
ment.
Senator Stone Defends President.
Senator Stone. chairman of the foreign
relations committee, declared he cared
nothing particularly about Villa, saying
probably many things he had done in his
life had been wrong.
Il neither condone Villas acts. nor do
agree with the Rhode Island senator. who
seems to approve of the acts of Huerta. a
man guilty of treason. and whose hands
are red with the blood of his cheftain.
Senator Stone took Senator Lippitt to
task for criticising the Presidents acuon
at Vera Cruz. .he Rhode Island senator
responded that the senator was placing
his words in a false light
What the Senator Meant.
.oh. 1 know what the senator meant. :"
continued Senator Stone. He meant to
charge the President with the death of
200 Innocent Mexicans-think of 1t. inno-
cent Mexicans-at Vera Cruz.
THE Rhode Island senator seems to
regard these Mexican snipers. who We're
firing on our boys in violation OF all the
rules of warfare. as innocent Mexlcahs-
"Why. all the country approves OF what
the President did at Vera Cruz, with. pos
sibly. the exception of the senator from
Rhode Island.
Senator Lippitt had spoken of the Vera
Cruz incident and the loss OF Mexican
lives as showing the length to Wnlcn
the administration had gone to keep mu-
nitions of war getting into Huerta $
hands.
Approves Vera Cruz Action.
The senator says we We're nasty at
Vera Cruz because a German vessel was
approaching laden with arms and muni-
tions of war for Huerta and his army.
There IS no doubt however. that the fact
thar the vessel was due at that port has
tened the action taken by the admins
tration. For myself. l stand here to ap-
prove what was done. We were then IN
an acute difficulty with the Huerta gov
ernment. We had made a peremptory
demand on Huerta which was insolently
refused. and the President was taking
the only means to enforce the ultilnatum
and make Huerta apologize for what he
had done
THE senator from Rhode Island critl-
cises and objects to what the President
did. The senator from Rhode Island ad-
yises the administration that 1t should have
kept quiet and remained inactive until
rapid-firing cannon. field guns and Maui
ser rifles. with millions of rounds of am
munition, had been delivered into The
hands of the men who would fire at our
fag and our soldiers when they landed
at Vera Cruz.
Sympathy With Mexicans.
The senator seems to be deeply SYM
pathetic with the Mexicans. ] am sorry
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