New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
StOneDemandS Haste
in Reply to Mexico
Resolution.
LEADERS NOW
SPAR FOR TIME
President ShrinkS from
Orders That Mean
Fighting.
From tho Tribune Bureau. J

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator
Stone, chairman of the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, appealed to Sec
retary Lansing to-day to end the
embargo on news which has kept the
Senate in the dark as to actual
events in Mexico, and to hasten the
reply to the Senate resolution,
adopted ten days ago, demanding the
facts about American relations with
Mexico since the landing at Vera
Cruz.
Many Senator'S spent to-day IN
preparing for a new attack on the
policy of the administration, and the
indications are that it will be
launched as soon as the Senate meets
on Monday. A temporary luIl was
caused to-day by the action of the
administration leaders in adjourn
ing the Senate until Monday.
Meanwhile evidence piles up that
the administration cannot long hold
even its warmest supporters IN line.
The administration leaders at the
Capitol, for the time being, have
abandoned any serious effort to op-
pose intervention as a general policy,
and are simply arguing for delay to
give the Carranza government a
chance. There is no agreement as to
what policy should be adopted, but
the feeling is widespread that unless
outrages stop, and at once, the SEN
ate will demand vigorous action.
Popular Feeling May Sway Wilson.
Among the opposition Senator'S there
is a suspicion that the administration
will not dare go on to the election with
conditions as they are in Mexico. They
believe that the resentment among the
peonle as whole Is growing so strong
as 70 overshadow the peace at-any- price
sentiment on which Wilson has count
ed. and they believe that he will soon
recognize this fact and act on it.
This belief is, however, not widely
held. as many do not think that the
President would in any circumstances
give orders that he knew meant fight
ing. These men point out that when he
sent the marines TO Vera Cruz he had
private information which led him to
believe that there would be no blood
shed. but that the Americans would be
welcomed with open arms.
The Democratic Senator'S, however,
are not restrained by any such belief
in peace, and are merely holding on in
hope that the policy sustained so long,
and az such cost, may somehow be kept
10 the end. Many of them believe that
reversal at this time, when the out
RACES, however serious, are no greater
than many others which have been en-
dured with patience, will amount 20 a
repudiation of the Presidents policy
and will reflect on their acquiescence
in it. They are hoping that no more
outrages will occur before the present
indignation has cooled, and that thus
the whole Mexican question can be
dropped into the background before the
campaign opens.
General Carranza's formal reply to
the demand of the United States for
punishment Of the bandits who killed
eighteen American mining men had not
reached Washington tonight, but oth-
cials were not inclined to doubt the
good faith of assurances given BY the
Generals ambassador designate here.
Eliseo Arredondo, that every effort
would be made to run down the MUIR
derers.
VIII Be Hunted Without Rest"
These assurances were renewed by
Nr Arredondo tonight in making
public the report of General Trevino, IN
charge of the forces detailed to capture
the bandits and insure protection TO
persons in the district IN which they
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