Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-19
Would Express Policy.

Would Express Policy.
Senator Borah and Senator Lodge
contended that the foreign relations
committee, and after it the Senate,
should express itself definitely as TO
what the policy of this government
should be in regard to Mexico. Senator
Borah urged that a resolution be adopt
ed authorizing the President to use the
army and navy to protect Americans
in Mexico. He suggested that it would
be the proper thing for the President
to inform Carranza that the United
bringing order out of chaos in Mexico
since it was apparent that Carranza
unaided was unable at present to COM
plete such a task.
The position taken by the republican
senator was that to leave the pending
resolutions up in the air was to keep
the Mexican people in the dark as to
what the United States intended toward
them. He said that the Villa crowd
might.regard the failure to act as an
encouragement to it, and the Car
rama people, on the other hand, might
regard the pending resolutions as a con-
stant threat. which might be carried
out against them at any time.
The need Of some definite policy by
this country was strongly urged by
both Senators Borah and Lodge.
Position of Democrats.
The democrats, on the other hand. in
sisted that the entire matter be left to
the President and his officers to ham
die, and that by agitating the matter
only embarrassment would result. The
democrats seemed solidly in favor of
such a course. with perhaps the eX
ception of Senator Pomerene of Ohio
who expressed the opinion that some
thing ought to be done. Senator Smith
of Arizona, democrat. who has been in
the past a strong supporter Of some
affirmative action toward Mexico. to-
day leaned the other way and sided
with his democratic colleagues.
The threat made yesterday by SEN
ator Borah that if the foreign relations
committee did not report on these reso-
lutions motion would be offered in
the Senate to discharge the committee
from further consideration OF one or
more Of the resolutions, still holds
good, though Senator Borah said today
that he intended to look into the sit
uation somewhat further before offer
ing such a motion.
Embargo Resolutions Referred.
The arms embargo resolutions offered
by Senators Hitchcock and Works We're
referred by the committee to sub
committee consisting of Senators
Hitchcock. Smith of Arizona and Lodge
Senator Stone said that the commit
tee had agreed to pass over the nomi-
nation of Henry p. Fletcher to be am
l. Il ~,
yet been received from the State De-
partment to the resolution adopted by
the Senate on the instance of Senator
Fall of Mexico, requesting the depart
ment to furnish information regarding
the circumstances which led TO the
recognition of the CarranZa govern
ment.
Resolution Asks for Information.
A resolution calling on the President
for information if the United States
had entered into any relations with
South American or Central American
republics which would require the
United States to consult them before
using the army or navy TO protect
American citizens in Mexico was in
troduced by Senator Sherman. repub-
lican, of Illinois. No action was taken
a no no ueDdte was provoked by lis in
There was an echo of the Mexican sit
uation in the House today when Rep
resentative Treadway of Massachusetts
read to the House a letter he had re-
ceived from friend on the border,
telling of the aggressions of Villas
men in that region and complaining
bitterly of the inaction of this govern
ment. The correspondent was not in
favor of intervention at this time, but
recommended that if the Carranza gov
is not upon an efficient basis
within thirty days the United States
should take hold of the situation.
The reading of the letter was heard
N silence and provoked no comment.
Official Proof of Executions.
From Collector Cobb, at Ell Paso, the
State Department received today Off
.ial proof of the execution of Jose
Rodriguez and Miguel BacaValles. VIII
a leaders, at MADEIRA last week. Mr.. |
,obb telegraphed that he had seen and |
Identified the bodies. Secretary Lam |
,ing had announced that proof of pun |
of bandits involved in the mur- |
ier of Americans in Mexico would be |
'eQuired.