The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-01-21
Editorial AssaiIing Executive and
Landing Huerta Protested. !
.LIPPITT FOR ARMED FORCE
"If Had Been PRESIDENT" He Cries
s"Talkers Over Military Age" Is
Retort of Chairman Stone of the
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES.

on the Mexican situation, a resolution
calling for immediate intervention was
offered, Senator Lippitt, Republican.
of Rhode Island, was the author, but
the senate forces opposing the admin
| istration course backed the effort and
acrimonious debate resulted.
| Senator Borah had already attacked
| further delay, Directing to referring
Senator Lewis resolution, empowering
| the use of armed force, to the foreign
relations committee.
What Americans need is aid now"
he said. so far as aiding them is
concerned, the resolution might as
/ well be killed here as sent to the
| committee"
Lippitt Asks Prompt Action. -,
Lippitt asked immediate considera-
ton of his resolution. Chairman Stone
of the foreign relations committee de-
manded that it be referred.
II see reports that this nation will
not act until it has the assent of other
Pan-American powers" said Lippitt.
| Can Senator Stone inform the senate
how long it will take for this govern
ment to get permission to protect the
lives of it's citizens?"
'The question is inconseQuential and
so far beneath the dignity of sena-
tor. of the United States that / de-
cline to answer it," replied Stone.
"This situation" said Lippitt, ere
suits from President Wilson's Indian
apolis utterance-It is all right for the
Mexicans to spill all the blood they
wish
! With that brutal and .pusillanimeus
course, I have no sympathy. There
are different kinds of blood. and one
kind is American.
| IF had been president, "a hours
would not have passed before the
army would have been in pursuit Of
those murderers."
the Republican side athirst for war
with Mexico" replied Stone. "A dec
laration of war would break their
hearts; it would. leave nothing to talk
about. They are past military age, but
their capacity for .voluble defamation
is unimpaired."
Reads Euloey of HuerSa.. -
Mexico was broughtsup in. the sea
| ate when Senator Lippitt (Rep.) had
the clerk read an editorial attacking
President Wilson and. eulogizing the
I late General .Huerta. The. reading had
not proceeded, far when Senator
Myers Dem) interrupted it. :.
Il object to the further reading OF
this editorial" he declared. II think
that 1t is entirely improper for the
senate to put itself in a position OF
<criticizing the president of the United
Estates in eulogy of man character
lied as a cut-tAroat and a usurper.'
1.-THE senator is entirely right" de-
clared Chairman Stone of the foreign
relations committee. while it is
Eprobably true that some newspaper
writer's can state the attitude of some
senators better than they can state it
themselves, I hope in the future we
will not have more of this thing at
IibOAApICo Va 0blIC. 0AoIl OOJONt.
! Stops Reading of Editorial.
By viva voce vote, further reading
Of the editorial was denied.
Senator Lewis (Dem.) then asked
that his resolution, which would di-
rect the president to send armed
| forces to Mexico to cooperate with
Carranza's troops in maintaining or
der, be referred to the foreign relations
committee.
Il would suggest" said Senator
Borah (Rep.), that weaaet on the reese
luton now. l am ready to dispose Of
| it at once. The resolution might just
as well be withdrawn for any good it
Will do American citizens being muir
t.dered in Mexico, if it is to be sent to
the foreign relations conmatee.
9Fdo not mean to reflect On the eem-
mittee, but this is the hour when
Americans in Mexico need protection
This senate ought to take "a decisive
step this moment notifying the de
facte government in Mexico that we
are ready to use the armed forces of
| the United States to protect our peo-
pie" y
Vice-President Marshall ruled the
discussion out Of order, and Senator
Lewis gave notice that later he would
move to have the resolution referred
in order that the committee might act
on it Wednesday.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan I9.-With his
back to a cottonwood tree, behind
which his hands were tied with heavy
rope. Col. Miguel Baca Wales. official
executioner Of the Villa army, was
shoAto death in Juarez by g Carranza
firing squad. The execution took place
at a poins 100 yards from the National
railway Staten, where there stood
SPECIAL train. filled with american rcfu-
gees from Mexico which had arrived
few hours earlier
Cel.s Baca-valles was put to
death ssfser conviction by court mar