Arizona republican., 1916-01-13
Atmosphere is Surcharged
 With Excitement When
 Senate and House Meet ]! and Storm Over Mexican / Situation quickly Breaks
SENATOR SHERMAN
 SETS BALL ROLLING
Introduces Resolution Is Sense of Congress Inter vcntion Unless Carranza Complies With Demand ! He Protect Foreigners
Republican A. p. Leaseo Wire]

Republican A. p. Leased Wtre]
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Cungress was swept by wave of indignation today over the killing of American citizens by Mexican bandits near Chi huahua City. Demands for action came from minority members, and, while the administrations leaders counselled peace even Senator Stone, chairman of the senate foreign rela- tions committee, admitted that if Car ranZa, after a fair trial, failed to pro tect foreigners in Mexico, then inter- VentiOn was inevitable.
 The atmosphere was surcharged with excitement when the senate and the house met, and the storm broke quickly. Senator Sherman, republican, of Illinois. introduced a resolution to express the sense 1f congress that there should be intervention oA' the United States and Pan American na- tiOns unless General CarranZa could comply at once with demand that he protect the lives and property of foreigners. In the house. Representa- tive Dyer of Missouri offered a reso- lution asking President Wilson whether he did not think the time had arrived to abandon "watchful waiting" and invade Mexico
 The resolutions were not acted upon, both being referred to the foreign af- fairs commit-ee. Bat there was aroused by the latest Mexican atrocity a general spirit of resentment that most conservative leaders fouSd it diff ficult to restrain Senators Gallinger and BOrah, on the republican side of the chamber, echoed the terms of the Sherman resolution which declared that the Carranza government ap- peared powerless to cope with the lawlessness in Mexico. and declared intervention the only alternative un- less reparation for the Chihuahua out rages were speedily made and the de facto government in future showed it. self capable of controlling the situa- tion
 Senator Stone urged patriotic sup pot of the president and patient for bearance until the experiment of try ing out the CarcarZa government should prove q failure.
 If Carranza proves himself ineffi- cient. however, he said, If he is un- able co punish criminals and to insure safety to foreigners in Mexico I think with the senator from Idaho. MT Borah, that there is only one thing to do and that is to go down there armed and intervene"
 Senator Thomas of Colorado also advised against intervention except as an unavoidable resort, decning that the United States never would get out of Mexico If It's armies once crossed the Rio Grande. He made vigorous speech, assailing the Standard Oil company and the Pearson Oil syn dicate. charging that these interests through rival efforts to monopoiize the oil properties. in Mexico had been responsible for the revolutions of that country and for strife along the bOr- der.
 Senator ShermanS re O u t 0 T prompted Senator Gallinger to read a telegram from Judge l.. w. Holmes of New Hampshire. asking that every possible thing be done to locate his son, Thomas Holmes, only surviving member of the group of Americans attacked by the Mexican bandits neal Chihuahua. Later, announcing thai Holmes had been located the New Hampshire senator remarked that the time certainly had come for cOnclu sive action in Mexico.
 Senator Stone expressed the beliei that the bandits committed the mur- ders deliberately to embarrass tho Carranza government. He asked Sen
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