Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-14
BODIES ARRIVE At FL PASO;
QUICK DEATH FOR BANDITS
IS PROMISED BY CARRANzI
President Waits on Carranza
to Act, While Mexican Crisis
Is Again Agitated in Both
the House and Senate

CBy Associated Press.)
/ WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Elesio Ar
redondo, General Carranza's ambassa-
dor here. today formally assured Secre-
tary Lansing that the Carranza govern
ment deeply deplores the dastardly
action OF the Villa forces, in killing
| sixteen Americans near Chihuahua
i Tuesday, and added that efficient action
/ will be taken to bring the murderes to
justice" He also gave assurances that
General Carranza would take steps to
remedy the situation in the state OF
| Durango, in which depredations against
foreigners have been reported.
There were no developments in the
| situation at the White House or at the
state department. but in congress both
house and senate continued to give it
/ attention.
Senator Lewis, Democrat. introduced
resolution proposing 20 empower the
president to use the army and navy to
restore order in Mexico as had been
done in Haiti and Nicaragua. He asked
that it lay over without action, however,
and there was no further debate at that
! stage.
In the house. Representative Slayden.
Democrat, of Texas, defended the rec
/ ognition of General Carranza and declar-
/ ed that If order were not restored a
should do it.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S VIEWS.
President Wilson told Senator Shep-
pard that the Americans had been speci-
neatly warned to keep out of Mexico
in reply to a suggestion from the sena-
tor that the situation was serious. Sem
ator Sheppard said the president did not
say what further action would be taken
In regard to statements that General
4 NNnTaUnn
men to resume their work in Mexico.
state department officials said no in
formation TO that effect had been re-
ceiyed here. but il was understood that
general resumption of mining activity
was the expressed hope of the Carranza
authorities.
No messages had been received today
from Consul Silliman and it is not re-
garded as probable that a reply from
General Carranza to Secretary Lansing's
representations will be received before
tomorrow.
Secretary Lansing said today the de-
partment would prepare soon for the
senate the information on the Mexican
situation asked by Senator Falls reso-
luton.
BRITISH REPORTS.
Reports to the British embassy from
the British vice consul at Chihuahua
AAduE 10 Oh the shooting near
San Ysobel nor the later one reported
near Madero They referred to one
British subject having been killed. but
did not mention his name and embassy
officials assumed he referred to Peter
Keane whose death was reported yes
terday.
Sir Cecil Spring-Ricel asked Secretary
Lansing today for any information avail
able regarding the British involved in
the killings.
When congress met the situation came
up again. Senator Lewis. Democrat, in
troduced a resolution authorizing tho
president to employ the array and. navy
in Mexico, in the same manner as they
are now utilized to preserve peace and
order i'm Nicaragua and Hayti. He ask
ed that the resolution lie on the table
for the present
SENATE RESOLUTION.
The resolution reads:
Resolved by the senate and the house
Of representatives:
That the president of the United
States be authorized and empowered to
order the army of the United States Or
any necessary part thereof to the coun-
try Of Mexico and there cooperate with
any force there existing. which to the
president shall seem appropriate for the
object Of protecting the citizens and
property Oh the Unite uGAdNeS ana 10
punish those violating the security OF
United States citizens and to authorize
the president to use the military and
naval foree of the United States I'm Mex
/ leo to the same extent as is by law per-
mitted the navy in Nicaragua and Hayti
for the protection of American rights"
In the house, Representative Slayden,
OF Texas, declared the time had come for
a Pan-American union tc bring peace to
Z ~ Il. -.
/ tion of the slayers of the Americans
would satisfy the people of the border
states.
The rising anger of Americans on
the border is dangerous and cannot be
trified with" he declared.
THE president did the proper and only
possible thing in adopting the sugges-
/ ton to recognize CarranZa," said Mr..
| Slayden at was an intolerable condi-
tion and some one had to be recognized.
/ The choice lay between Carranza and
Villa, the unspeakable.
"I have been silent even when I
/ thought serious mistakes were being
made, leaving the whole matter in the
hands Of the president and the secretary
of state am not criticising them.
HORRORS CUMULATIVE.
Horrors in Mexico are cumulative.
Americans have been murdered singly
and in squads. They have been shot
/ even on their own territory. They have
mysteriously disappeared. Mexicans
have even invaded our territory under
military command, killing Americans
and stealing their property.
THE people of the border have been
\ patient under an unparalleled series
Il Of outrages- They do not want war with
/ Mexico, but they do want security for
I their lives and property. Their patience
\ is near exhaustion. Their anger is
/ great and growing. ] deplore any rash
| action on their part. but he must be
| blind who cannot see the danger.
when the internal affairs of any
| republic in either of the Americas be-
/ come a scandal and a nuisance, when