Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-03-13
FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1914.
WORKS ATTACKS MEXICAN POL.
ICY IN THE SENATE.
From the Florida Times-Union. ]

The expected discussion in the open
senate on the Mexican situation began
today with a speech by Senator Works
of California, Republican, who ar
raigned the governments Mexican pol
icy. His words brought no reply from
administration senators.
Monday Senator Fall of New Mexico,
Republican, proposes to make public a
mass of information regarding the Mex
lean situation, particularly the treat
ment of American citizens. Senator
Shively plans to reply defending the
administration attitude. Other sena-
tors plan to open up the flood gates if
there is to be a free-for all discussion,
which so many times has been threat
ened in the senate, and as often sup
pressed.
1t was said tonight that an effort
might he made to go into executive ses-
sion when the Mexican issue comes up,
but roll call may be demanded and
some senators asserted that would mean
an open session.
Gen. Felix Diaz, who still is in Wash
ington, has made indirect overtures
to get hearing before the senate for
eign relations committee, but Senator
Shivey, acting chairman of the COM
mittee, tonight said no meeting of the
committee for that purpose had been
called.
Senator Works said:
at is a dark page in our his
tory and unless the American peo-
pie shall have lost all virility, cour-
age and patriotism, it will be read, in
the years to come, with sorrow and
shame. For three long years American
citizens have been murdered, their
wives and daughters outraged, their
homes pillaged and their property de-
stroyed, and their administration has
done nothing more than enter occasion
al mild protects and submissive appeals,
and to whom? To Huerta, whose gov
eminent we had refused to recognize
and who, according to our view, had no
power nor authority to act. To Villa,
not recognized as a belligerent, OF even
a soldier, but brigand and murderer
of innocent people. To Carranza, a
weakling dominated by Villa and equal
ly without authority. What had we a
right to expect from protests and APP
peals made to such as these?"
he
the history of Mexico leading up to the
present difficulties and the refusal of
this government to recognize Huerto
after the assassination of Madero
doubtless by Huerta, who succeeded
him, or with his knowledge and con-
nivance. After the withdrawal of
Ambassador Wilson from Mexico, Sena-
tor Works declared referring to the
sending of John Lind to Mexico City,
there Commenced series of conduct
of kind wholly unknown to diplomacy
and so absurd as to make US ridiculous
at home and abroad.
The demand of the president tc
Huerta that there should be an arms.
tice could not have been complied with
the senator continued, and the demand
that security be given for a free cleo
ton in Mexico was impossible of full
fillnent because of the ignorance of the
Mexican masses.
Naturally Huerta refused to con
slider these proposals" continued the
senator. His refusal put our govern
ment in a most unfortunate position
1t could not enforce its demands. Ii
might go to war but the refusal t
comply with the demands could fur
nish no justification for declaring wal
because we had no right to make them
So we had to submit tamely to the pc
sition of Huerta, bear the dersion anC
sneers of the Mexican people and tn,
indulgent smiles of all the nations O.
the world. And, sir, whatever may b,
said of Huerta in other respects and
have no disposition to defend him, h,
did bear himself with courage, wisdom
and moderation in this whole matter.
"At last prominent British subjec
was brutally murdered by Villa or b,
his orders. Public Indignation raj
high. The people were aroused but tn,
state department maintained its usua
degree of composure. | do not know
why the murder of citizen of Grea
Britain should have created more feel
ing than the assassination of hundred