The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-04
CABINET IS WITH
WILSON ON MEXICO;
ASSASS|NS SLAIN
President to Give Carranza Time
to Restore Order.
SENATOR WORKS URGES WAR
First Chief of Republic Tells Wash.
ington That Troops Are Pursuing
Remaining Members of Band
of Outlaws.

Washington, Jan. 15.-At the cab
met meeting 1t was decided that the
present policy would be maintained
and General C~arranza would be de-
pended on to punish the Villa bandits
who killed American citizens.
No formal announcement was made
but officials close to the president de-
clared the administration had no in
tention of armed Intervention in Mex
leo at present.
Carranza Given More Time.
The view was reiterated that Car
rama should be given an opportunity
to demonstrate his ability TO restore
order. This was encouraged by a tele-
gram from CarranZa to his ambassa-
dor here, promising every effort to
run down the bandits. The attacks on
the administration i'll the senate and
house were gOne over at the meeting,
and Secretary Lansing presented re-
ports from the border.
The president and members of his
cabinet were represented as being
deeply shocked over the murder of
Americans, but as believing that the
CarranZa authorities should be able
to control the situation.
1t was generally agreed that, be-
yond making the representations al
ready sent to Carranza, with which
he has promised to comply. no further
steps should be taken at present.
Whether each member of the cabinet
agreed with that view was not dis
closed.
Telegram From Carranza.
General Carranza's telegram from
his headquarters at Queretaro fol
lows:
THE murderous attack on the pas
senger train near Chihuahua was
made by the only remaining band of
outlaws in that region. This band is
being pursued by my troops with a
view to insure it's capture, w%hereupon
condign punishment which their crime
deserves will be applied to every
guilty participant. Troops of the con-
st~itutionalist government have been
ordered to establish patrol from end
to end of the railroad line I'm order to
guard against similar %outrages."
Senator Works. Republican, Califor-
MIA. introduced a resolution authoriz-
Ing and directing the president to in
tervene I'm Mexico to establish and
maintain IA government there until II
In safe To withdraw.
aIfn ta thta ttV,np a.tt C..ata.
Works. addressing the senate. con.
gross has permitted nil responsibility
for conditions I'm Mexico TO rest upon
tho president. II IL too grave Il re-
sponsibility. We have all sympathlzod
with tho president I'm tho hope that
conditions would right themselves
without intervention. | very much
doubt now whether such n peaceful
outcome In possible.
Says Intervention Means War.
Congress alone has the right To- do.
clare war. and that IN what interven.
ton means. Congress should cour.
ageoualy shoulder the responsibility.
Thoro II NO reaaon for dividing the
responsibility with other nations or
Ia Impose II upon the president ask
that the resolution be- referred 60 tho
foreign rotations committee, with tho
hopo that IL Will take prompt action"
The resolution wns No referred.
Senator Lodge submitted the same
resolution he offered April u, 1914. aa
"A substitute for tho resolution tho
senate then adopted. authorizing tho
president To Use armed force I'm Mex.
leo to enforce TIA demands upon Gen.
eral liuerta and naked that II be- re-.
printed In the record.
THAT resolution" said senate
Lodge. "osproaaod the Republican M.
titudo regarding the war against Ilu.
efta. That war has reached a aue.
cesaful termination. ~ Mr.. lluerta has
just died In Jail"
Stone Deplores War Talk.
Senator stone again addressed the
senate.
"On this occasion. moro than any
time In tho last five years" aald he.
we ought not To embroil our govern.
mcnt with Mexico We ought now Ia
ulu 'dtIlHsa W |tNNtUflHl ~ EONtfns |
mont frmly. 10 maintain order. Can
II be- We are going tn cooperate with
Villa and Zapata 10 help oyerturn this
government before IL In established?
Il do not believe n senator on tho
Republican aide would vote for war.
II this In To be- partisan politics we
are going into IA n result OF these
resolutions. | am here Co say tho presi.
ent OF the United States Ii too big
to involve so much life and hope In
war for politics
III We were capable Of II. the best
thing that could happen To him and
the Democratic party politically would
be To have war with Mexico and also
with Europe, With such n war raging
next November the chances OF the
presidents being reelected would be
enhanced n h~undredfold.
But the president happily is not
built that way. lie will not drag q