Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-07
Mexico Is Subject for a
Heated Repartcc in
Senate.
ROOSEVELT SHOULD
KEEP OUT OF AFFAIR
Senator Borah Accuses Sen
ator Stone of Switch
ing Policies.

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w troubles were the subject Of
another sharp debate today in the
senate. Senator Lodge, ranking Re-
publican member of the foreign re-
lations committee, made speech crit
icisng the Administrations attitude
and declaring that it was all but too
late for the American government to
adopt any policy toward Mexico other
than military occupation.
This drew vigorous reply from
Senator stone, chairman of the com
mittee, who branded the Massachu-
setts senator's attack as a purely par
tisan outburst.
Senator BOrah joined in the discus
sion and it was indicated there would
he general airing Of Views on the
Mexican situation in the near future.
Reviews History.
Senator Lodge reviewed the whole
history OF the disturbance in Mexico
from the inception OF the MaderO
revolution to the present strife be-
tween the villa and Carranza factions
He insisted that the animosity OF
President Wilson against General
Huerta had directed the course OF the
administration toward the southern
republic, and that the failure OF the
president to mention Mexico In his
last annual meeting to congress had
eft ii to be presumed that he had no
policy to advance now that Huerta was
Ousted and revolt and tumult retgned
across the border.
An Impossible Dream.
Senator stone took exception to Mr..
Lodges statement that II was impos-
sible to expect the organization OF an
orderly government in Mexico, and
that anything looking to that end was
an impossible dream. He sharply ar
raigned the Massachusetts senator for
precipitating the discussion Of the for
elgn relations OF the United States at
this time when every possible effort
was being made to keep the nation at
peace while war ragged In many parts
Of the world.
Senator Lodge had incorporated in
his remarks Il recent article by former
President Roosevelt, attacking the ad-
ministration's Mexican policy and
making mention Of the religious per
secution alleged to be in progress in
Mexico Senator Stone heatedly re-
ferred to the article ''as a remarkable
screed." in which the former presl-
dent Sought TO inject religious pas
sions in our international relations"
Keep Out Religion.
at is detestable." he declared, that
a former president OF the United
States and his coadjutor on the floor,
the senator from Massach husetts.
should attempt to incite religious pas
sions In consideration OF our foreign
affairs. There Is too much OF that
going on now, both by Protestants
and Catholics. | protest against II. |
can think Of nothing more dangerous
to our political and civil life. IL Is
time for patriotic senators to arouse
and do something to check the on
ward movement of this great religious
conflict. This Is not the age and this
is not the country where propaganda
of that kind should be- encouraged"
or the charge that President Will
sons animosity against Huerta had
brought about the present condition
In Mexico. Senator Stone asked why
President Wilson should foel such
hostility The question answered
itself, he said. adding that the pre-
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talned such feeling was a bald
Says He switched"
Senator Borah read extracts from
speeches by Senator Stone during the
last Republican administration. re-
marking that the Missouri senator
had completely changed his Views
with the change i'm party power. as
he had charged Senator Lodge had
done. The Mexican situation had
come to point. he insisted. where
II must be debated fully In the light
OF the duty OF the United States 10
protect the lives and property OF Its
citizens wherever they might be
found.
81 should like to see the policy es-
whether Democratic or Re
Senator Borah added.
that when a man called out TO pass
ersby In any foreign city that he was
an American citizen. 1t would be
known that his life and rights would
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