Evening star., 1916-01-12
STIR
IRE OF CONGRESS
Demands Are Made That Ad-
ministration End Attitude OF
"WatchfuI Waiting"
SHERMAN RESOLUTION
SUGGESTS INTERVENTION
Dyer Measure in House Calls on the
President to Submit All
Facts as to Policy.

Mexico displaced everything
else at the Capitol today In both
the Senate and the House the
feeling was at the boiling point.
In the Senate an expected
storm broke as soon as it assem-
bled. Senator Sherman, republi-
can. introduced a resolutions pro-
posing that unless Gen. Carranza
gives proper protection to foreign
life and property the United
States should invite the pan
American nations which have
been associated in the Mexican
negotiations to join in restoring
order and government in Mexico.
Scarcely had the House OF
Representatives convened when
Representative Dyer OF Missouri
presented a resolution asking the
President to inform Congress il
he did not think the time had ar
rived to abandon the ''watchful
waiting policy and invade Mex
ico and to submit to the House
the fullest details regarding the
dealings OF this government with
Carranza
Other members planned to
bring the subject before the
House during the day, if possible.
Defense Of the administration S
Mexican policy, as we'll as attacks
upon it, were promised.
Would Protect Americans.
While many members of the Senate
were urging that nothing be under
recent killing of Americans in Mex
| leo can be received. there was strong
/ undercurrent of feeling that some
thing should be done to bring about
| protection of Americans.
!
| that it is the sense of Congress that
| the President should demand protection
| of Americans and other aliens in Mex
leo from the Carranza government, was
re eferred to the foreign relations COM
mittee of the Senate. The resolution
also urges that the foreign govern
ments which Joined with the United
States in the recognition of the Car
rama government now join with this
! country in demanding that Carranza
| protect all foreigners residing or trav-
| cling in that country. Further. ii
| urges these countries. in the event Of
/ this protection not being forthcoming.
to join with the United States in in
| tervention in Mexico. Finally, the
| resolution sets forth that the United
| States. if il intervenes in Mexico, shall
! leave the country again to the Mexi-
| cans after order has been restored.
Senator Callinger of New Hampshire,
republican leader. read to the Senate a
telegram he had just received from Judge
p, Holmes OF keene, y. H.. asking the sen
ator to do all in his power to locate his
son. who. he believes, is a victim OF the
most recent Mexican outrage.
| Senator Gallinger said that he read the
telegram simply to show that this most
recent outrage Is worthy the attention not
only of Congress, but of the executive
we'll.
Dyer Resolution.
| Representative Dyer's resolution asks
the President TO inform the House
whether in his judgment the time has
come for this country to cease its
policy of 'watchful waiting and take
other steps for the protection of Amer
lean lives in Mexico" and also that
/ The President be requested to advise
the House whether or not there is any
government now existing in the So
called Republic of Mexico. and whether
prevails there.
! That the President inform the
House what efforts have been made, If
any, to protect American lives and
tration of the so-calied first chief
| Carranza. and what assurances il
any. have been given by the first
| chief Carranza' relative to protecting
American lives and American property
That the President inform the
House whether or not he does not be-
lieve that our duty to the citizens of
the United States. as well as to for
eigners. residing in Mexico. demand
| that the Congress take action looking
to an intervention in Mexico by our
government and the establishing of
peace and order there. and
That the President be requested, if
not incompatible with the public in
terest, to send to the House all docu-
ments and papers that have passed be-
I tween the government of the United
States and the so-called government of
First Chief Carranza since he was Of
fcially recognized by that govern
ment.
| Would Call on Carranza.
In an interview, Senator Gaiiinger ex-
pressed the opinion that the United States
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