Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-14

Washington. Jan. 14.-General Car
rama today telegraphed his ambas-
sador here as follows, from his head
Quarters at Queretaro:
The murderous attack on the pas-
Senger train near chihuahua was made
by the only remaining band Of outlaws
In that region. This band is being pur-
sued by my troops with a view to In.
sure Its capture. whereupon punish.
ment which their crime deserves will
be applied to every guilty participant.
Troops Of the constitutionalist gov
ernment have been ordered to estab.
lish patrol from end to end OF the rail-
road line in order to foresend against
similar outrages."
General Carranza's dispatch was the
nrst direct assurances that he VIII
comply with the urgent representa-
ttons Of the United States government.
V At today's cabinet meeting It was
decided that the present policy would
be continued and Carranza would be
relied upon to punish the bandits.
Carranxa Must Restore Order.
Chairman Stone Of the senate for
eign relations committee. conferred on
the Mexican situation today with
President Wilson. He said he was
gathering information with which to
meet the attack ON the administration
in the senate.
Senator Stone said no did not ex-
pect American troops would be sent
into Mexico unless future events
forced it. He said the enraged vflla
faction was attempting to force In
tervention.
He said the administration wfil look
to Carranza TO punish the bandits.
White House officials Indicated that
the resolution Of Senator LS0ts, Cf
Illinois. authorising the president 10
use the armed forces was intxoduasa
without their hn0w4sdgs. sss.
obJscts e American lnesrvem9sn.
1t would be monstrous for the
United States to 80 to war in Mexico
at such time as this" declared Sena.
tor Stone. after his return 70 the capi.
tai.
I'VE should give the Mexican gov
ernment chance to suppress and
punish the bandit bands that have
murdered American citizens. We know
these bandits are seeking blood Of
Americans for revenge. I think that
Americans who venture into such
forth on belligerent ships into the war
zone. are committing crime against
the government whose protection thew
seek. Or course. we must try to pro-
tect them. They have a technical legal
right to 90 into danger places, but
they should not do it, il possible to
avoid it, and thus embarrass the United
States.
be necessary to go into Mexico
Senator Works. republican. of Cali
fornia, today introduced a resolution.
authorizing and directing the president
to intervene in Mexico and establish
and maintain a government there until
1t Is safe to withdraw.
Works Urges Intervention.
up to this time" said Senator
Works, addressing the senate. con
gress has permitted all responsibility
for conditions in Mexico to rest upon
the president. 1t is too grave a re-
sponsibility.
Congress alone has the right to de-
clare war and congress should shoulder
the responsibility. I ask that the res
olution be referred to the foreign re-
lations committee"
The resolution was so referred.
Senator Lodge submitted the same
resolution he offered April 21,1s14. as
a substitute for the resolution the SEN
ate then adopted. authorizing the pres
ident to use armed forces In Mexico
to enforce its demands on General
Huerta, and asked that it be printed in
the record.
That resolution" said Senator
Lodge, expressed the republican atti-
tude regarding the war against Huerta.
That war has reached a successful
termination as Mr.. Huerta has Just
died in jail"