Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-19
Approve Call to State Troops
for Service Along the Mex !
lean Border. !
MANY ARE OF OPINION :
Intervention is NEAR
Democrats Justify Course as Only
One Remaining-Republicans
Willing to Back Him Up. i


state troops for service along thu
Mexican border was highly APP
proved today by members OF Con-
gress. The democrats took tho
stand that the President has eN-
hausted practically every means
except armed Intervention int
Mexico to compel Mexican re-
spect for American lives and
property, and that it is proper to
be prepared now for war, if neces-
sary. .A
Republicans declared themselves will
ing to back up the President in any
Arm and decided course he might
adopt toward Mexico. They insisted that
had he followed such a course from the
beginning there probably would not
have been a call for the state troops
today.
Senator Sheppard Of Texas who is
keenly interested in the happenings
along the border. said:
II heartily approve the action of the
President in calling out the state
troops. It shows that he has the stu
alton well in hand and that he is de-
termined to prevent any invasion OF
American territory. by Mexican bandits
and to punish those who have attacked
Americans. / do not know IL this step
means armed Intervention in Mexico.
Much depends upon the course adopted
by the Mexican leaders,.
Now Up to Mexicans.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia took
the stand that the next move was up to
the Mexicans.
There will be Intervention and war
II carranza and the other Mexican lead
ers force it. he said. The American
people have been as forbearing ~
possible with regard to Mexico. We
have stood all we can"
Senator Sterling Of North Dakota.
republican, said:
TT looks to me as though interven-
since Carranza began to ask for the
withdrawal of American troops from
Mexican SOIL sent there to protect
Americans and to punish bandits, that
Intervention has been growing nearer
and nearer. i believe that had the ad-
ministration adopted a firm and de-
cided course toward Mexico at the start:
instead of pursuing the vacillating
policy 1t has, intervention might have
been avoided"
Expects Intervention Now.
ct have believed right along that the
United States would have to go into
Mexico and clean things up" said Sen
ator Chamberlain of Oregon. chairman
of the military affairs committee. Il
think this last step means intervention
is near. The Mexicans are ignorant
and believe that they can lick us.
LAS for using the National Guard on
the border and across the border, be-
lieye that 1T can be lawfully done even
under the old law. OF course. the new
law federalizes the guard and makes
the sending Of the guard out OF the
country legal. and / trust that the
courts will uphold it IL it ever gets into
the courts. 1t is Uncomfortable that the
guard should be sent to the Border for
defense and kept on American terri
tory. waiting for the Mexicans to in
wade this country. 1 believe that the
guard can be sent to Mexico City for
defensive purposes, if necessary"
Senator Works of California, republic
an, author of resolution introduced
several months ago providing for in
PREVENTION by the United States in
Mexico to bring about law and order In
that country, said today;
Il believe that Intervention in Mexico
must follow. We must go into the
country and take care of it and the
people for a time"
Approves Presidents Course.
Representative Macarthur OF Oregon
said:
1T appears to me that the President
is doing the right thing in ordering
the National Guard to be ready for
the defense of the country. I wish he
had made this show of force little
sooner, because believe it would have
prevented much of the troubles we are
now experiencing. / trust we will not
have war; and. of course, 1 believe the
power to declare war is wisely placed
in the hands of Congress. Yet / also
believe in giving the President con-
siderable power in an emergency like
this"
Representative Garland Dupre of Lou
has occurred. We might as we'll make
up our minds to It, intervention is on
the way"
Representative Coady OF Baltimore.
Md, said: I'VE have been using the
gentlest of federation with Mexico We
would have to treat a wayward child.
Now they are getting ugly and the
President is doing exactly the right
thing. Calling out the National Guard
seems TO me to be an ounce OF preven-
ton which may weigh more than 4
pound of cure in the end"
Representative Booher of Missouri
said: 1T looks to me as If we would
have to take the strongest kind OF
measures before they stop monkeying