Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-15
Predictions That "Pot Would Boil
Over" in Event of Further
Assassinations.
FEAR FOR OTHER AMERICANS
Administration Officials Now Bend
ing Efforts to Get Them
Out of the Danger
Zone.

DeoiiSs Siihii vi l''S
foreign relations committee of the
Senate, conferred with the Sccre-
tary OF State, Mr.. Lansing. at the
Department today, in regard TO
the Mexican situation. He urged
Mr.. Lansing to keep the Senate
informed in regard to Mexican
developments and also to forward
as quickly as possible to the Sen
ate the report requested in the
resolution offered by Senator Fall
and adopted by the Senate. ask
ing for the reasons why the ad-
ministration had recognized the
Carranza government.
He told Mr. Lansing that he
desired to get the nomination OF
H. P. Fletcher as ambassador to
Mexico before the committee for
action as soon as possible, and
until this report had been made
it could not we'll be done.
Lull in the Excitement.
There was a lull today in the excite
ment over the Mexican sikuation which
has swept the Senate theSfast few days.
An adjournment Of the Senate until
Monday at noon was taken last night.
While the democratic leaders today
insisted that there would be no action
at present by the Senate-1ooking to the
use of armed force in Mexico by the
United States to protect American citi-
zens there, there was strong feeling
at the Capitol that should news come
of further slaughter of Americans the
pot would boil over, and affirmative
action of some kind would be demand
ed by the Senate.
The democrats in the Senate headed
by Senator Stone and Senator Lewis of
Illinois, have been quick to resent at
tacks by the republicans on the admin
istrations policy toward Mexico. claim
ing that the republicans are making an
outcry for political reasons alone. New
ertheless. democratic senators are as
indignant as the republicans over the
continued killing Of Americans in Mex
leo. and many of them have reached
the conclusion that the United States
will have to act forcibly to protect it's
citizens.
Give Carranza a chance they urged
today.
May Propose Neutral Zone
temptation the Introduction of reso-
luton calling upon the President I"
act in concert with Carranza i'm estab-
lshing neutral zone along the MeNt-
can border which shall be policed by
United :,tates troops and Carranza
troops scr the protection of Americans
and others in that zone. He may intro
duce 1t when the Senate meets MondaN,
He said that he believed the United
States was justified in using force il
necessary to protect American lives In
Mexico.
His colleague. Senator owen. ex-
pressed his Indignation at the slaugb-
ter of Americans and said that he
thought the United States should offer
to back up Carranza with armed forces
in exterminating the bandits i'll Mex
ico.
II would go even farther than that
said Senator Owen, "and would like to
see this country financially aid the Car
TdnZd government dl tHlS lunCluTe WIN
loan. I expect that Carranza is har-
ing a hard time raising sufficient
money to keep large enough armies in
the field to pacify the country"
Would Give Carranza Chance.
Il don't like this killing of Amer
icans" said Senator Tillman of South
Carolina. chairman of the naval affairs
committee, and while 1 believe that
ha INN, cd iafe ipfe
vention in Mexico and that Carranza
should be given an opportunity to
show what he can do to punish the
murderers and protect Americans. If he
fails some measures must be taken to.
stop the slaughter.
Senator Lane of Oregon suggested
that the way to solve the difficulty was
to tell Carranza that the United States
was ready to cooperate with him to
the extent of sending American troops
the bandits.
II believe that would be the neigh.
borly thing to do said Senator Lane.
Ca-ranza's Reply Awaited.
Gen. Carranza's formal reply to rep.
from the United States
that he run down and pun
ish the murderers of American citizens
at Santa Ysabel, still was awaited to-
day, although indirect assurances had
come from him that this would be done.
Through Eliseo Arredondo. the Mexi-
can ambassador designate, Carranza
announced that he had sent troops to
capture the outlaws and promised CON
dign punishment on every partici-
pant" This was taken by officials to
Indicate the character Of the formal
reply which was expected today.
There were no indications today of
change in the administrations policy
n Give Carranza and the de factO gov
srnment of Mexico q free hand in run
ming down the assassins Of Americans