The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-02-10

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Montana, to dispose of the coal lands in Alaska. It
has developed that the measure has been prepared
at the suggestion of Secretary Lane and will be
made an administration measure. Secretary Lane
will appear before the committee meeting and
explain the proposed measure in detail.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 10.-The Senate
passed the fertilization bill today. The measure
appropriates $6,9OO,00O, increasing the House bill
for field artillery and ammunition by than
100000. The defenses Of the country and it's
preparedness for debated at considerable
length by Senator Bryan of Florida He said the
increase in the appropriation made to meet the
estimates of the army which had been trimmed by
the House to too low figure to meet the emergency.
Senator Sheppard, Of Texas, wanted to know
why so large army. $50 as to be prepared for
war when it does Gomez declared the Florida
senator military authorities tell us that there is
not enough powder the Pacific coast to last more
than few minutes if attacked interjected Senator
Warren of Wyoming. .The lack of arms and
ammunition the Pacific coast is almost criminal,
and it would be criminal to send our soldiers against
an opposing army with their present equipment -
asserted Senator Smoot.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the Senate
committee on military affairs supported the
increased appropriation and declared, 81 do not
think am out of place in saying that the situation
which now confronts this country is delicate
1t is true We depricating war talk in the hope
of averting complications but we must be prepared
for war; especially on the Pacific coast"
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5.-Students of the uni
cersity, nflamed by the recent order of President
Wilson removing the embargo from arms and
ammunition from the United States to Mexico,
attempted to head republican demonstration
against the United States in this city last night.
The newspapers have also been denouncing Pres-
dent Wilson for coming to the assistance of the
rebels by permitting them to import munitions of
war as though belonging to an established govern
ment. Federal troops dispersed the students and
President Huerta has issued orders to the press to
refrain from any denunciation of President Wilson
He believes President Wilson is acting in good faith
but is under delusion in thinking that the
of the revolutionsts would mean the restoration Of
peace in Mexico. "How could peace be resorted if
the country ruled by bandits headed by such q.
man General Villa, who has been an outlaw, for
years." declared the president.
CHIHUAHUA, Feb 5.-General Villa, the
Mexican rebel leader, interviewed here today by
representative of the Associated Press regarding
the execution of Francisco ]. Getsman, General
Diaz' emmissary and the Punishment of Spaniards
from the northern Mexican states. He declared that
only Spaniards known to have been opposed to the
success of the Constituencies have been driven
from the country. Speaking of Getsman he said: 81
believe he acting for Huerta in trying to
me to break with General Carranza The trouble
with the Madero revolution was that it was not
fought to finish. Madero permitted himself to
form gracious compromises with beaten enemy
and paid the penalty by being treacherously
murdered by the very men with whom he compro-
missed 1 do not intend to fall into the same trap
as Madero. The revolution will be fought to a
finish and will not last long now that we are able to
secure arms for our followers
. JUAREZ Feb. 6.-Mexican bandits, headed by
Manaimo Dastillo wrecked and burned the Mexican