The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-11
WILSON DID RIGHT THING.
is r D OF CONGRESS-
Members of Both Houses Approve Mexican Move, but
Some Think They Should Have Been Mott
fed Before President Acted.

anu encouraged tnese DanultS To ths
commission Of further atroc,,S
against our people. and
Whereas. on the ninth day OF Mare,
1915, u band OF these Mcxica,
m~araudcrs. under the command and IL,
the direction Of their leader. Frsncis,o
villa. actually invaded the American
territory and in the dead OF nish,
massacred twenty-three American mo,
and women In the city OF Columbus
y. NJ and
Whereas there IL no G~oveir~so.
whatever in Mexico capable OF pun.sn.
ing these atrocious acts or to pro,ec,
American lives and
Whereas these brutallties. culr
mating in tho invasion Of our ~ sol
and the massacre Of our people. can
no longer lie borne now. therefore
Ice ID
Rcsoired. BY the Congress o. e..
United States. that the Presiden, b..
and NJ is hereby. directed 10 send into
Mexico a sufficient force to hunt dovr
and destroy these numbering bands
and punish all those guilty OF these
atrocities against, our citizens wherefs.
they be found. And the President IL
authorized To- use any force necessary
TO carry into effect this purpose or 90
overcome any opposition from an,
source In Mexico TO prevent Us &C.
complishnrut.
The House approached The Mexican
situation with Az obvious, though quiet.
air ~ determination. There was rome
OF tho outward excitement that re.
ulcutlv attends the consideration u
crises of this kind. nor "A disposition :,
magnify or acceutuatc the gravity o' the
situation. such as usually prevails In .
partisan discussion.
While the President and the Cdp,ns,
were del herdt.ug ON the course 10 be
followed. the House paused Tor a slic-,
time ia is routine ldbors Tor - h"S
d,h,tc preventative Smith Of Texas
iu "a ten minute speech said tina, N.
climax ~ tn" Mexican situation td
i,c.l cached and demanded that acton
be taken Representatives Sia,1er ~
Texas. i.rhlbach Of New J"rsc" and
,plii, Fernandez of New Mexico ..
iieratcd the de and.
These declarations evoked no diMe-.
.rre 90 opinion. NoI were they rad'
with vehenencc. Late in III" afternoon
Chairman Flood held a t~ele0hor" con.
versa,iou with the White House M
was Informed by the President % TIE
course that had been decided upon a.
the Cabinet meeting and was told NAT
unless unforeseen difficulties arose there
Nh|ANN w NNf NN''Nl ~ $3.50
OF congress In dealing with the ~situa''cr
Nj Flood was asked to call a meeting
Of tho Foreign A0sirs Committee ana
Inform members that the Ad niuistrstion
We proceeding under the principle 81.
pressed iu tho treaty Of June -. lsa'
permitting the pursui, 81 Indian marau.
,iers across IN. boundary in the territory
Of either Mexico or the United states
tuthority - Questioned.
At IN. meeting ~ the committee w1!rN
followed ib'r, was No iirec, opposition
Expressed 10 the ~ - adopted Nv 'Gs
Administration. but the qnesti.0'
whether TIA" resident had aut"''''
under III. Constitution % send 'ae a. y
beyond the borders Of tine country, al
whether il would not hav" been , no =
regular proceeding to have !n'o-f I'd
Congress first. we're discussed.
MIR Smuh Of Texas, who began ~.
debate. -tld hat 'he duty ~ restoring
! peace and order t'-nss the border rested
| on the people Of Mexico themselves. and
that, the United states had been pa'ien'
and forhearing and ready to rerder a
all im.s assistance and had ACCORDED
recognition 30 the Carranza Govcrnreu
III is patent to every n thai -.
rarrauza Government ~ either unwilling
or uutbl" Ia make good it's prom's" ~ ~
aNnrd protection to Americans or on.
ers.' lie said.
THE Gilman Of this terrible and A..
p'orablc situation was reached WHEN e"
organized band of Mexican outlaws a''
murdcrcrs under the command az III,
treacherous, hloodthirs'y. arch william
VIVA. crossed the international horde
cr.p' int" the American town " 60
limhus. S"t IL on fire and began -
bloody work Of numbering us imam
taitS.
This Government should taNe ~
matter INTO it, own hands. Al '4'
puate military force OF our own sn94 ,
al one" he ordered 10 tax" 'he 'r"H "
'hiS hand OF night aSSiSSlhs ann 0uiS"'
them until they ar" captured hesl
awe. II captured awe ne! s'""'i 'r
hr"ught bavk 7" '"'nfhp"s. ~her" !"''
a'e euHtN OF nliruer, an" hdHt"u
Representative l~thipa'h eNpr"sSsd W.
non" mat som" on" I" whose worps nv
President would give hecu would SNfr'''