Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-07
Lodge AttaCksOur
 Mexican Policy
SAYS IT WAS FOUNDED ON AMI
 MosITY TO HUERTA.
HE REVIEWED HISTORY
Says It Is Too Late Now to Adopt Any Policy Other Than Military Oc- upation-Senator Stone Makes Able Defense.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Mexican trou- bles were the subject of another sharp debate today in the senate. Senator Lodge, ranking republican member or the foreign relations committee, made a speech criticising the administra- tions attitude and declaring it was all but too late for the American gov ernment to adopt any policy toward Mexico other than military occupa- tion. This drew vigorous reply from Senator Stone, chairman of the com mitted who branded the Massachu- setts senator's attacks as a purely partisan outburst.
 Senator Borah joined in the discus sion and it was indicated that there would soon be a general airing of views on the Mexican situation.
 Says Anarchy Now Exists.
 Senator Lodge reviewed the whole history of the disturbance in Mexico from the inception of the Madero rev oIution to the present strife between the Villa and Carranza, factions and declared anarchy existed now. He in sisted that the animosity of President Wilson against General Huerta had directed the course of the administra- ton toward the southern republic and that the failure of the president to mention Mexico in his last annual message to congress had left it to be presumed that he had no policy to dUF dIlCe now LHdL 11uGILd NdS OuSlOu and revolt and tumult reigned across the border.
 Stone Replies to Lodge.
 Senator Stone took exception to Mr. Lodges statement that it 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 Foyopi0if fi1o the diSPIISSinI1 Of the foreign relations of the United States at this time, when every possible eff fort was being made to keep the na- ton at peace while war ragged in many parts of the world Senator Lodge had incorporated in his remarks recent article by Former President Roosevelt attacking the administrations Mexi- can policy and making mention of the religious persecution alleged to be in progress in Mexico. Senator Stone remarkable screed,' in which the for mer president sought to inject re- ligiOus passions into our international relations"
 Slap at Roosevelt.
 Tt is detestable," he declared, that a former president of the United States and his coadjutor on the floor, the senator from Massachusetts, should attempt to incite religious pas Sions in consideration of our foreign affairs. There is too much of that going on now, between Protestants and Catholics. I protest against it. can think of nothing more danger ous to our political and civil life. It is time for patriotic senators to arouse and do something to check the onward movement of this great religious con f4ict. This is not the age and this is not the country where propaganda of that kind should be encouraged
 As to the charge that President Will sons animosity against HUerta had brought about the present condition in Mexico, Senator Stone asked why President Wilson should feel such hos tiiity. The question answered itself he said, adding that the presumption that the president entertained such Q feeling was a "baId fabrication
 Senator Borah's Views.
 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 in party power, as he had charged Senator Lodge had done. The Mexican situation had come to a point, he insisted, where it must be debated fully in the light of the dut yof the United States to protect the lives and property of its citizens wherever they might be found
 T should like to see the policy es- tabIished, whether democratic or re- publican" Senator Borah added, that when a man called out to passersby in any foreign city that he was an American citizen, it would be known that his life and his rights would be fully protected by this government; they would not be molested then"