The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
Senator Borah Says
President Wilson Arms
Our Enemy in Mexico

famished masses Of Mexico? Eighty
five cents OF every dollar which we
furnish Carranza will be returned
here to buy arms and ammunition. We
talk humanity and we practice inhu-
manity."
Cannon Hits Policy.
Representative CRnnons excoria-
ton OF the presidents Mexican policy
came during the course of debate on
the Fitzgerald resolution for the ap-
preparation of 100000 more to aid
American refugees to leave Mexico.
The whole Mexican situation has
not met my approval, or the approval
of he House, or the approval Of the
American people," Mr., Cannon said
ut IS almost three years ago when a
sovereign government. our govern
ment, without any declaration Of war
without any authority unless it is JUS
tifcd under the Monroe doctrine, said
to a sovereign government in posses
sion of a government Get out It
was Ge facto government, a sover-
eign government, with more power
than has existed in Mexico from tha-
time to this. But It took a year for
Ca.ran7a and Villa to get arms from
the United States, assisted by the pres
idpnt, to get that old bandit Huer'a
out.
Stretching Monroe Doctrine.
ut vas force in Mexico then. The
commander-in- chief, our president,
wanted them to have a constitutional
election down there and anybody
could run except Huerta, but he could
rot run. That is stretching the Mon
roc doctrine terribly far, isn't it? We
all lccollecl what happened the de-
struction of the property of American
citizens and the taking of lives of
American citizens.
"0ur secretary of state said, we did
not invite you to go down into Mexi-
co. Take care of yourselves. l
think give his language in substance.
In the fullness Of time Mr.. Bryan got
out. 1t ran along until our president
recognized Carranza as de tacto
government and still there was no
law and order in Mexico.
"Then Mr.. Carranza ordered our
troops out Of Mexico Now 125.OOO
Of cur people have been drafted into
the public service, and a great lot of
them are down upon the border. That
is a threat at least, is it not? What
are we going to do with them? just
ask these questions.
Answers Wilson Speech.
Referring to the presidents speech
in Detroit in which he said that the
Cnited States should give Mexico a
chance Mr.. Cannon declared:
Have we not given evidence line
upon line, precept upon precept IN
Congress and out of Congress, by
public sentiment and proclamation of
the president, and by all of our action
for three years past that we do no.
want to possess it?
1.-THE trouble with the president is
that there is no responsible power in
Me- leo. 1t shifts from day to day, ana
yet we are not to use force Good God,
if we are not to use force, then call
homo the 100000 boys that are down
there.
"Butt in? suppose lam butting in
now. l talk now to see If I can say
something that will affect your presi-
dent and mine and to suggest that he
will best serve this great republic by
forgetting for a month or two months
that he is a candidate for the presi-
dency and that he could best secure
his election by not making his procla-
ratiOns to popular audiences and talk
about men butting in