New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-18
Asserts Wilson Has Neg
lected to Investigate Con
spiracy Against U. S.
"MEXICANS WOULD
WELCOME INVASlON''
Senator Declares Force on Bor-
der Could Conquer Coun
try with Ease.
Prom The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, May 17.-Information
that certain Carranza leaders have
been negotiating with foreign coun-
try against the United States" has been
laid before the State Department,
Senator Fall. OF New Mexico, charged
on the floor OF the Senate to-day, du'-
ing the discussion Of the army bill.
Senator Fall surprised Senators by
declaring that the present force on the
border, II left alone by the Administra-
ton, could intervene, take Mexico City
and maintain its lines Of communica-
ton. This could be done, he said, be
cause 80 per cent of the people in Mex
leo would welcome Intervention.
Unless we discharge our duty TO the
people Of this country as we have not
discharged it in the past and perform
that duty in the very near future said
Senator Fall, Eve shall be compelled 10
abandon the only public policy which
we have inaugurated and followed since
this government was formed, together
with our prestige on this continent and
our ownership or control Of our inter
est in the Panama Canal; We shall be
compelled TO abandon the Monroe Doc
trine, or TO meet foreign legions on
Mexican soil. unless We perform our
duty 10 Mexico and to ourselves with
reference 70 Mexico at an early date.
Could Easily Conquer Mexico.
IF we were compelled TO discharge
what l think TO be our duty to Mexico
and TO ourselves by armed interven-
ton, the troops that We now have on
Mexican soil and along the border are
amply sufficient to conquer Mexico. Let
alone, unhampered by orders from
Washington, discretion placed as 1t has
not been placed with our military lead
ers along the border. with orders to
overcome armed opposition and restore
peace and order in Mexico, there are
now enough regular soldiers on Next
can territory 20 do II.
"If the State Department has not
information which would lead it to
investigate the question whether Ger
tain parties in Mexico, certain leaders,
military and otherwise. Of the Car
rama government, are not at this mo-
ment in negotiation with a foreign
country as against the United States,
then it is because they would not
receive or pay heed 10 such informs-
tion when offered 1t il in the posses
sion Of others and is sufficient 70
Justify such an investigation.
"The Senator from Missouri said IL
would require 100000 men 70 patrol
the border. The border Of Mexico has
been patrolled. It has not been in
such an unprotected condition since
the recognition of Carranza. | have
records 10 show that on January l
Oregon made a request that the Dor
der patrol be removed. and that the
border patrol between the Gibson
ranch and Columbus was removed and
that there was no patrol there TO IN
tercept Villas forces when they ma
rauded across the border and murdered
the citizens Of my state.
"The border patrols are removed at
the request, ! suppose, of the General
in Chief Of the recognized government
of Mexico. and the citizens Of New
Mexico were murdered in their beds.
There are fifty men to patrol the border
for thirty miles between Columbus
and Huachuca, and the entire border
NAV be patrolled with the men who
are now on it riding from one station
to another q mile apart. II can be
done. Why is il not done? presume
because we are afraid OF wounding the
tender susceptibilities OF the Mexican
murderers who are constantly raiding
our borders"