Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-13
MURDERS BRING ATTACKS

MURDERS BRING ATTACKS
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Gals were negligent in providing pro-
lection for the party.
! Administration Assaulted
Although the latest outrage stirred
the simmering Mexican situation
again to the boiling point and drew an
outburst of attacks upon the admin
istration in Congress, probably I'M
equalled since the Huerta crisis two
years ago, there was no outward sign
that President Wilson was being in
fluenced to alter his policy. A proposal
| by Senator Sherman, Republican, for
joint Intervention by the Pan-Amerl-
can nations which led to the recog-
milton of Gen. Carranza, was referred
without action to the Senate foreign
relations committee.
Lansine's Statement
While Secretary Lansing in state
ment announced, Every step will be
taken to see that the perpetrators of
the dastardly crime are unprecedented
and punished" he added that it was to
be deplored that Americans had not
needed the state departments warming
| against exposing their lives in the
| guerrilla warfare territory In defining
| the right OF Americans in territory un-
der the sovereignty OF another nat:c'-
l, .1,of q ;1f
| the danger Of losing his liberty or his
| life if he ventures into territory "herc
the. authority is uncertain.
Although the attacks in Congress up
on President Wilson's policy We're al
most unmeasured in terms. the admins
| tration was not without defera,:s
among the Democratic leaders. who
challenged their critics to point out
better course and recalled that during
the Taft administra ton resolutions pro-
posing Intervention were vigorously op-
posed by the Republicans
Senator Stones View
The most significant development of
the congress ional debate came in the
Senate, where Chairman Stone of the
foreign relations committee. himself a
I'tIlOtTdt QctldIeQ llldl IL 1SIi. Noi
"a proved himself unfit to restore order,
There is only one thing to do, and that
is to go down there armed and inter
Vene'
Word Sent Carranza
Secretary Lansing, with the approval
of President Wilson. today dispatched TO
Consul Silliman at Queretaro for pre-
sentation to General Carranza a note de-
nouncing the staying of Americans near
Chihuahua by Mexican bandits. and call
ing upon the head of the de facto gov
eminent for the immediate pursuit, cap
ture and punishment of the perpetrators
of the deed.
In urging the sending of troops to 9TH
er districts where Americans are in dan
ger of losing their lives or property.
At the same time the state department
ordered an investigation of the murders
with a view of determining whether they
resulted from the failure of the de facio
government to give proper protection in
a zone known by it to be dangerous or
whether the men lost their lives as the
result of a bandit outbreak which could
not have been foreseen.
Information Sought :.
Instructions to seek information were
telegraphed to consular representatives
in Mexico and along the border.
In the note to Gen. CarranZa the kill
ing of the Americans was described as
a dastardly crime, committed in territory
announced to be in the control of the
Carranza forces. The men were killed
Gen. Carranza was informed because
they were Americans, after they had
gone into the country with the consent
of the CarranZa military authorities.
Funeral Train Secured
Arrangements for bringing the bodies
of the slain men to the United States
were made early in the day. After sew
eral messages had been exchanged. Sec
rotary Lansing was advised from FL Paso
that Gen. Cavira and Consul Garcia of
the de facto government had arranged
for a special funeral train.
Dispatches from FL Paso also said tina,
Carranza troops already were in pursuit
of the bandits. General Gaviera it was
stated, had sent soldiers from the south
from Juarez, while Gen. Trevino was
said to have sent another force west
from chihuahua.
When Congress Met
The atmosphere was surcharget. with
excitement when tine Senate and House
met and the storm broke quickly Ser
ator Sherman, Republican, Of Illinois,
introduced a resolution to express the
sense of Congress that there should be
an Intervention by the United States
and Pan-American nations unless Gen.
Carranza could comply at once with a
demand that he protect the lives and
property of foreigners. In the House,
Rep. Dyer Of Missouri offered a reso-
luton asking President Wilson if he
did not think the time had arrived to
abandon watchful waiting and invade
Mexico.
Resolutions Referred
The resolutions were not acted upon,
both being referred to the foreign af-
fairs committee. But there was aroused
by the latest Mexican atrocity spirit
of resentment that the most conserva-
tive leaders found it difficult to re-
strain. Senators Gallinger and Borah,
on the Republican side in the upper
house, echoed the terms of the Sher-
man resolution which declared that the