The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13


zsns. 1 would protect the American
passport when issued at whatever
cost
'swe do not want Mexican territory.
We want the Mexican people to settle
their own troubles; but we do want,
and we are entitled to have, protection
to American citizens. We have
treaty with Mexico by which the pro-
lection of the rights Of our citizens
are guaranteed in that territory. Are
the treaties of the United States to be
n scrap OF paper also because We
have not the courage to say to that
nation that those rights therein guar
anteed shall be protected? Before we
would teach the nations of the earth
I to respect their treaties let us teach
those who violate them to respect
ours
This is not party question. it rises
higher. 1t is a question OF whether we
are prepared TO defend and protect the
lives of those who rely or our pass
ports and trust in the integrity OF
our institutions, There can be but
one side to this question to all who
feel an interest in the honor and in
/ tegrity and mission of this republic
senator stones Reply.
Senator Stone then took up the de-
bate.
} "All I know of this sad affair" said
he lis what have read in the news
papers this morning. Bandits stopped
a train, took seventeen unarmed men,
| subjected them to the gross indignity
of stripping them naked, and then
murdered them who did it2- Irres-
| ponsible bandits.
/ MIR President I am az much con-
! cerned as any man in the protection
! of American lives and property. We
all desire it, and ! recall very well
the incident referred to by the sena-
tor from idaho (Mr. Borah) at Doug
las, and it's repetition at Ell Paso a
| short time later. At that time / Of
| fered resolution in the Senate au-
! thorizing the President of the United
! states to employ the military forces
of this country in certain contingent
eies left largely to his discretion, TO
! prevent a recurrence OF just such OUT
RACES That resolution was debated
here on this floor in the presence or
nearly every senator occupying a seat
here now.
There was not a senator, Mr.. Presi-
dent. on the other side--or- on this side
of the chamber, who expressed himself
on the floor as being favorable to that
resolution. or any resolution of ike
kind in the substance or spirit of 1t.
Everyone who spoke at all expressed
position to any policy like that out
lined in the resolution.
The Taft Policy.
'vThe then President, Mr., Taft, de-
sired to confer with me about IL while
il was pending. We knew what his
policy was, and he then thought that
resolutions OF this kind and discus
sions of that kind were unfortunate,
and that the effect OF them in Mexico
would be bad and tend to obstruct the
policy that he was pursuing and which
he felt confident would ultimately re-
suit in compromising conditions In
Mexico MIR. President. from hat time
forth without any change of opinion
acquiesced in the policy of the Pres
ident,-4rtt4 -4faee-beeff aeco--trrrT n
; ever since and am today. There Is
/ not a senator here. there is not a
right thinking man In America VINO
does not hope and pray that these Sc
! rlous difficult questions may be SOLVED
without a resort to force. The pres
ent president of the United States. Mr.
Wilson, believes we are now approach
ing a point where these questions VII
be solved. and I not only hope that II
. true as you do, but | have felt tina
= we ought, all of US as American sena
tors. not as Republican and Democrats
I give him our support at this time Il
see whether this experiment will b.
: disappointing, or whether ii viii sue
coed.
Y War Is Galfinger's Idea.
, THE senator from New. Hampshfr
r says he would advise the President Z
lay the matter before Congress am
! take the opinion Of the Congress. Fo
r what AS to what We phould do? Doe
= the senator mean as TO whether w
= shall declare war or direct an act tina
. amounts to war;
: 81 mean precisely that returne'
4 Senator tsallinger.
4 Then ISaA-exs sa-AAre-the senate
n stands" answered Mr. stone. There
Z fore. there is not much difference be
= tween his attitude and that OF tn