New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
U. s. DEMANDS CARRANZA
 PUNISH VILLA BANDITS WHO i, KILLED SEVERAL AMERICANS
Resolutions Introduced in Senate and House for Intervention Unless "FlrSt Chief'' Gives
 Protection to Foreign Life and Property

situation has been brought to the poAl- ing point again by the execution or the sixteen or more Americans near Chihuahua. In congress, at the White Mouse and at the state department to- Say it entirely displaced the subma- rine controversy and all other inter- national affairs
 Secretary Lansing, after sending demand for satisfaction to Gen. Car ran2c, issued a statement declaring U was to be deplored that the Americans had not followed the state depart ment's warning against exposing thelr lives in the guerilla warfare reglon, and adding: 'Every step will be taken fo see that the perpetrators of thls Sastardiy crime are apprehended ana punished.
 Storm ili Senate. -
 Tn the senate, an expected storm rrol-e as sooi> as 1t assembled. Sem ator Sherman, republican, introduced q resolution proposing that unless General Carranza gives proper pro- Rction to foreign life and property the Knitted States should invite the Pan American nations which have been as sociated in the Mexican negotiations to join in restoring order and govern mont in Mexico.
 Senator Shermans resolution was read to the senate and without com ! lnent or discussion was referred to the lNreign relations committed
 Resolution in House.
 Tn the house, Representative Dyer, republican, introduced 8 similar reso- lution, calling on the president to ln- form congress if he did not beneVe the time had come to abandon the e'watchfuI waiting policy. Otnef --fnem mbers gave notice of their lnten- tion to make speeches. The adnln- istration was not without its de- lenders, who gave notice that they would speak also. ..E
 While the White House and the state department exhibited evidences of concern there was no indication to- day of proceeding further than call- ing upon General Carranza to punish the bandits who executed the Amerl- cans. and to give proper guarantees for the lives and safety of foreigners. Al GaIlinger in Debate.
 Although the introduction of Sen ator Sherman's resolution passed without debate, the speech making broke out when Senator Gallinger, the republican leader, declared the time for watchful waiting had been passed and that the United States now must tAke some steps to protect the lives of Americans in Mexico. He read a communication from the state de- partment saying Thomas B. Holmes, the only one of the seventeen Amer" jeans who escaped death, was safe in Chihuahua.
 Chairman Stone of the foreign re- lations committee, declared he was in sympathy with the general idea ! expressed by Senator Gallinger.
 Sen. Stones Views.
 'E,veryone will agree" said Sen- ator Stone, that some kind of pun ishment will be meted out to the as- sassins who committed this crime. The senator from New Hampshire says he thinks the time has come when some permanent step should be taken to protect the lives of Amer scans in Mexico. Would the senator object to informing the senate and the country just what he thinks our government should do?"
 My record during this controver- sy will show returned Senator Gal finger, fthat I have carefully re- trained from criticising the govern ment, or from making special pleas to protect life and property in Mexico. But here is a very serious matter confronting us. I am not member of the foreign relations committee, as Is the senator, and I am not lawyer versed in international law, as is the senator.
 Would Demand Protection.
 "But if I were president today I would demand protection for Amer fcan citizens of MT. Carranza, and ,e~if he were unable to give it I would ask congress what my further duty VAS. I am not going to argue, but think we ought to settle now, once for all, whether the lives of Amcri- can citizens are safe across the Rio Grande.''
 Shall we wait longer?" demanded Senator Borah, who as he took the floor. disclaimed as did Senator Call anger that he spoke for his party. 'Ior one,' he continued, "I would | demand protection for Americans Of Carranza and if he did not give as- surances Of protection in a way that would leave no doubt as to it's being carried out, I would intervene Protest by Telegraph It was amounted at the state de- I,artment that Secretary Lansing s | protest went by telegraph to Ameri- EAa Consul Silli1nan at Queretaro and demands protection for Americans in he district, which is said to be con- rolled by the de facto government # Mexico. It denounces the murders IS "a dastardly outrage"
 Mr. Lansing's despatch says the murdered men were travelling under ;afe conducts issued by military com I
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