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should call upon Carranza for reparation
and for protection of Americans in Mexico
in the future.
IF Carranza cannot give it, said
Senator Gallinger, then the United
States should provide such protection
itself
Must Protect Americans.
Later during the Senate debate Sena-
tor Gallinger of New Hampshire said
the time for watchful waiting in
Mexico had passed. and that now the
United States must take some steps to
protect the lives of Americans there.
Senator Stone, chairman of the for
eign relations committee. declared he
was in sympathy with the general idea
expressed by Senator Gallinger.
Every one will agree" said Senator
Stone, that some kind of punishment
will be meted out to the assassins who
committed this crime. The senator from
time has come when some permanent
step should be taken to protect the
lives of Americans in Mexico. Would
the senator object to informing the
Senate and the country just what he
thinks our government should do:
Asks Light on Method.
THE senator is an old and expert
enced man in our Legislative life and
knows how to direct the course of our
public affairs. He knows that we can
say easily that these outrages in Mex
leo ought to stop ard that we can
denounce them. We can insist that
punishment be meted out. but the
things that concern me a senator
and many others in and out of Con-
gress is just what we ought to do.
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and on that very important subject l
would be glad to have the opinion of
one wiser and more experienced than
myself"
Cites His Past Record.
my record during this controversy
will show" said Senator Gallinger.
that l have carefully refrained from
criticising the government or from
making special pleas to protect life
and property in Mexico. L have real
lied the difficulty confronting the ad
ministration and have no disposition
to embarrass it simply because it is
not of my own party. But here is a
very serious matter confronting u.s..
Would Demand Protection.
Senator Gallinger continued:
I'VE are told that seventeen Ameri-
can citizens are stripped naked and
stood up and shot. A little while ago
the country was shocked almost into
commissions by the fact that one Ameri-
can had lost his life by torpedo strik-
ing a ship, and there was serious talk
of demanding reparat1on. That death
has been multiplied seventeen times.
Seventeen more lives have been added
to the hundreds Of American lives lost
in Mexico.
1.-The senator asks what / would do.
In the first place ] am not a member of
the foreign relations committee, and |
am not a lawyer versed in international
law But if l were President today l
would demand protection for American
citizens of Mr.. Carranz1, and if he were
unable to give it ] would ask Congress
what nv further duty was. l am not
going to argue, but / think we ought to
settle now once for all whether the
lives of American citizens are safe
across the Rio Grande."
When "side-stepping Began"
Senator Borah took the floor. dis
claiming. as Senator Gallinger. that he
spoke for his party.
"There is no reason at this time why
the American people should not let the
sentiment on this question be known
he declared. Five years ago, Mr..
President seven inst Am ,his sae of ehs
horder near Douglas and eleven others
wounded. . .ho.
sidestepping procrastinating, apollo
getic. unamerican policy that is not
"Today we are told seventeen Ameri-
can citizens have been shot TO death.
fortunately it was Impossible 10
smother this incident. 1t is only part
NJ the story, for much of what has
hannened south of the border has been
~ the lid was just taken off at the
State Department and the American
nsonIe could see the reports of the
pra lillian minister on the killing of Amer
loan citizens and the insult to the Amer
ican flag 1t would not take them long to
decide what they wanted to do. Shall We
wait longer?
Should Be Punished With Death.
"Eor one, 1 would demand protection
for Americans of CarranZa, and If he did
not give assurance Of protection in way
that would leave no doubt as to its being
carried out, l would Intervene
party politics has no place in con-
sideration of a question of this charac-
ter" continued Senator Stone. The
men who committed this crime should
be hunted down and punished as they
deserve-with death. 1t must be re-
membered that they were irresponsible
bandits and that there could be crime
of the kind in any state. 1t is only
within two months that anything ap-
preaching a government has been es-
ia blished in Mexico. l am as concern
ed any man in the protection of
American lives and property in Mexico"