New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
CANNON DEMANDS
 CLEANUP IN MEXICO
"You Can't Feed Bandits on
 Soothing Syrup" He Says

Washington, June 29.-A demand Mexico and clean it up and establish q government there by military force' was made in the house yesterday by ex-Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, who declared that the time has come for congress to act"
 We are already at war in Mexico,' shouted Mr. Cannon. Let us stoo calling it an emergency or a'crisis.'
 Uncle Joe," who spoke during the debate on an urgent deficiency bill carrying $27,536,OoO for the extraordi- nary expenses of the army and the cost of mobilizing the National Guard incident to the Mexican troubles, was severely critical of the administra- tion's past policy regarding Mexico. He said he was ready at this time to to vote for legislation and money necessary to meet the situation
 Do you mean you approve Of what has been done?" asked Representative Garner of Texas.
 If you mean to ask if I approve of Woodrow Wilson's policy in Mexico I answer, God forbid!" exclaimed MT. Cannon. "The administrators course has been dilly-dally, wishy vashy hog-wash But I am not mak- ing a political speech. If I were mak- ing a partisan speech I could say a whole lot of things, but it doesn't seem to avail greatly to talk about who Is responsible for conditions on the Mexican border. It will be legiti mate to call attention to that later on if 1t becomes material when the great American citizenry will be called upon to approve the actions of the adminis- tration with a view to the elections tEat are to be held.
 Before a great while we will ad- jcurn,' continued MT. Cannon, "and I hope to God before we adjourn that action will be taken by this congress positive, manly action-that will tend to wipe out the present con- ditions in Mexico. We cannot feed bandits on soothing syrup.'
 DO you not think that the sooner we go in there and clean out Mexico the better it will be-" asked Represen- ative Eagle of Texas, a democrat.
 You have stated it exactly said MT. Cannon. we are already at war with Mexico, and if that had been realized some months ago we would have been in better shape today"
 DO you mean we should go into Mexico and straighten it out thorough ly?" asked Representative Garner.
 "Yes, thoroughly" shouted Mir. Cannon. "I mean that it is potent that things have been going from bad to worse down there since Huerta was put out of Mexico. It took a year to put him out with a partnership existing between the president of the United States and Villa and Carranza. Finally they put that bandit out and inasmuch as it took that long, guess ke had some red blood in his veins. When he was put out the cOpartner- ship was dissolved, and in the fullness of time Villa became the unworthy bandit and the other bandit, Car ranza was recognized as the de facto government, and we have been going from bad to worse from that day to this.
 'I would go in there for the benefit of civilization, for the benefit of >he United States, for the benefit of the stricken and terrorized people of Mexico. God knows I do not want Mexico and we do not need 1t, but we ought to go in there.'
 Do you realize that this would mean war with Mexico?" asked MT Garner.
 Well, we have got war with Mexico. My God do you not know that, com ing from Texas ?,'' replied MT. Cannon. "I would have, tnfs war proceed u<til we can have permanentNcendition of peace and orderss1