The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-14

General CarranzaS despatch WaS
the hrst direct assurances that he will
comply with the urgent representa-
tions of the United States, govern
1nent.
Upon the success of the steps he
takes, the next move In the Mexican
situation seems to depend
At today's cabinet meeting it was
decided that the present policy would
be maintained and General Carranza
would be depended upon to punish
the villa bandits who killed American
citizens.
General Carranza's ambassador
here today suggested to bis govern
nnent that all AneTirans in danger
Gus districts be connnedled to come.
Into garrisoned places where Carran-
"a troops can protect them Secretary.
Lansing asked Mr.. Arredendo to re-
quest General Carranza toAprovtde at
once trains and guards for the re-
znoyaI of Americans who wished to
1ease endangered localities.
Mr. ArrsdoHdof forwarded the re-
quest with aiIs endorsement ana his
own suggestion that Americans in
danger be compelled to come into q
safety zone even Il it be necessary to
force them % do so.
All Americans at MADEIRA, Mex. are
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day to the state department. which
speciffca1iy denied the report Of the
murder CT the 10 Acericans and two
English women The colony there
was attacked by the bandits who
were routed.
After Chairman Stone, of the Sem
ate foreign relations COMMITTEES, had
discussed the situation with the Prest-
dent he returned to the Senate cham
>ber and again expressed the view that
the United States should mot move
towards armed intervention until the
Carranza government had demon
strated whether It was capable of
controlling the country.
"It wou1d be mOnstrous for the
United states to go to war in Mexico
at such "a time as this" he declared
II was the origtnaIswar man in the
Senate when there wast no organized
government recognized by this coun-
try. But now we have recognized a
government and it would be absurd
to crush it without giving that gov
ernment q chance to suppress and
punish the bandit bands that have
murdered American citizens
Senator Works. Republican, OF Cal
tfornia, today introduced resolution
authorizing and directing the Presi-
dent to intervene in Mexico to estab-
1ish and maintain government there
until it, is safe to withdraw.
Up ton this tine,'' said Senator
works, addressing the Senate, Con
eress has permitted all responsibility
for conditions in Mexico to rest upon
the President 1t is too grave a re-
sponsibilfty. we have all sympathized
with the President, with the hope that
conditions would right theseiyes with
out Intervention. very much doubt
now that such a peaceful outcome. is
possible.
Congress alone has the right to de-
clare war and that is what interven-
tion means. There is no reason for
dividing the responsibility with other
nations or to impose upon the Presi-
dent
The resolution was referred to the
foreign relations committee.
Senator Lodge submitted the same
resolution he offered April 81, 1914,
as substitute for the resolution the
Senate then adopted authorizing the
President to use armed force In Mex
leo to enforce its demands up Cen
eraI Huerta, and asked that it be re-
printed in the record.
THAT resolution" said Senator
Lodge, expressed the Republican at
situde regarding the war against
Huerta. That war has reached a sue
cessful termination inasmuch as Mr.
Huerta has Just died in JAIL =.