Evening star., 1916-01-14
White House Decision An
noUnced After Meeting
of the Cabinet.
ADMINISTRATION TO GIVE
CARRANZA TIME TO ACT
Senator Works Introduces Resolu-
tion Calling for Immediate Use
of U. S. Armed Forces.

maintained and Gen. Carranza
would be depended on to punish
the Villa bandits who killed
american citizens.
This followed the receipt OF d
telegram this morning from, Gen
Carranza to his ambassador here
SAYING that he will comply with
the urgent representations OF the
| nited States government that
the guilty persons be hunted
down and punished.
Upon the success OF the steps
he takes The next move in the
Mexican situation seems to de-
pend.
Senator Stone OF Missouri,
chairman of the Senate foreign
relations committee, discussed the
situation in the Senate after a
conference with President Will
son. He expressed the view that
the United States should not
move toward intervention until
the Carranza government had
had chance to show whether or
not it was capable of controlling
the situation.
Senator Works OF California
introduced a resolution proposing
armed Intervention, and declared
that Congress should share with
the President the responsibility
ior whatever is done.
Dispatches to the State De-
partment added practically moth
ing new to the situation.
Change Of Feeling in Senate.
A decided change in the feeling
OF the Senate toward the Mexican
situation is making itself manifest
today on both the democratic and
republican sides. Senators who
have hitherto been in favor OF
keeping out OF Mexico have
reached the conclusion that some
thing must be done by this coun-
try. not only to protect American
lives and property i'll that coun-
try. but also to bring about order
for the Mexican people them
selves ior humanitarian reasons.
The policy OF watchful waiting
adopted b. the administration has
ceased 10 appeal to many OF the
senators who hitherto have ac-
quiesced in it.
Would Use Armed Forces.
A joint resolution directing the
President of the United States to use
the armed forces of this country for
the purpose of Intervention in Mexico
TO bring about a stable government
there was introduced in the Senate to-
day by Senator Works of California
Il believe the time has come said
Senator Works. for Congress TO lift
the burden of this Mexican trouble from
the shoulders of the President: for the
members Of Congress who have been
criticisinR the policy Of the admins
tration to take some affirmative action
In my opinion there is only one thing
that We can do. and that is to intervene
in Mexico, aid the Mexicans In estab-
fishing q stable government, and after
IL has been established and proper as
surances have been given the United
States that all Americans and other
foreigners in Mexico will be given am
pie protection the United States should
leave Mexico to the Mexicans again"
House Committee Holding Back.
House resolutions looking to inter-
vention in Mexico will not be consider
ed by the foreign affairs committee for
the present. Chairman Flood said to-
DAY Announcement of this decision
followed the first meeting of the com
rnittee since Representatives Dyer of
Missouri and Moss Of West Virginia in
troduced their intervention proposals
We certainly shall do nothing with
these resolutions until we have the full
est Information on the Mexican stu
alton. Mr.. Fiocd declared
The senator's may be divided into
groups today as follows: Those who
believe that the United States should
take immediate steps to protect Ame-i-
means Of the armed forces or this
country. which means intervention:
second. those who believe that Car
ANA should be given a chance to run
down the bandits who have been kill
ing Americans. and that IL he fails to
make good. then the United States
should take hand in the work of
driving these bandits out.
Thir ]. those who believe that an Of
fer should be made to Carranza by the
I nlted States government TO send
American forces 10 Mexico 10 act in
CONCERT with the Carrsnza forces to
wipe out the bandits. Fourth. a com
parativcly small number who believe
that the United States should sit tight
and pursue the policy which il has fol
lowed for the last two years
In Favor Of Prompt Action.
Senator Works of California Senator
CumnIins OF Iowa and Senator Borah
o. Idaho believe that immediate action
should be taken.
Senator ossornan Of New York
democrat member of the foreign re-
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