The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-01-20
SENATE NIPs ATTACK:
ION THE PRESIDENT
Editorial AssaiIing Executive and
Lauding Huerta Protested.
LIPPITT FOR ARMED FORCE
"1f u Had Been President" He Cries
"TaIkers over Military Age" 10
Retort Of Chairman Stone Of the
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES.

on the Mexican situation, resolution
calling for immediate Intervention was
offered. Senator Lippitt. Republican,
OF Rhode Island, was the author, but
the senate forces opposing the admin
istration course backed the effort and
acrimonious debate resulted. PIC,
Senator Borah had already attacked
further delay, Directing to referring
Senator Lewis resolution, empowering
the use of armed force, to the foreign
relations committee.
What Americans need is aid now"
he said. $50 far as aiding them is
concerned, the resolution might as
we'll be killed here as sent to the
committee" II,
LlppItt Asks Prompt Action.
Lippitt asked immediate considera-
ton of his resolution. Chairman Stone
of the foreign relations committee de-
manded that it be referred. 3,
Il see reports that this nation will
not act until it has the assent Of other
Pan-American powers" said Lippitt.
Can Senator Stone inform the senate
how long it will take for this govern
ment to get permission to protect the
lives of it's citizensP
THE question is inconsequential and
so far beneath the dignity Of sena-
tor of the United States that l de-
cline to answer it," replied Stone.
This situation" said Lippitt, re
suits from President Wilson's Indian.
apolis utterance-1t is all right for the
Mexicans to spill all the blood they
wish
with that brutal and pusillanimous
course, l have no sympathy. There
are different kinds of blood, and one
kind is American.
IF had been president, "a hours
would not have passed before the
army would have been in pursuit OF
those murderers."
There are two or three senators on
the Republican side athirst for wal
with Mexico" replied Stone. "A dec
| laration of war would break their
hearts; it would leave nothing to talk
about. They are past military age, but
their capacity for voluble defamation
is unimpaired."
H.. Reads EuIosy 81 Huerta, '| ,-.,t
Mexico was brought UP in the sen
ate when Senator Lippitt (RepD had
the clerk read an editorial attacking
President Wilson and eulogizing the
late General Huerta. The reading had
not proceeded far when Senator
Myers Dem.) interrupted it.
Il object to the further reading Of
this editorial" he declared. Il think
that it is entirely improper for the
senate to put itself in a position Of
criticizing the president Of the United
States in eulogy Of man character
lied as cut-throat and usurper."
1.-THE senator is entirely right" de
clared Chairman Stone of the foreign
relations committee. while 1t Ii
probably true that some newspaper
writer's can state the attitude of some
senators better than they can state il
themselves, | hope in the future We
will not have more of this thing at
tempted or done. / shall object"
Stops Reading of Editorial.
By viva voce vote, further reading
of the editorial was denied.
Senator Lewis (Dem.) then asked
that his resolution, which would di
rect the president to send armed
forces to Mexico to cooperate will
Carranza's troops in maintaining or
der, be referred to the foreign relation!
committee. ....
81 would suggest" said Senator
Borah (Rep.), that we act on the reso
luton now. / am ready to dispose O
it at once. The resolution might JUS
as we'll be withdrawn for any good Il
will do American citizens being muir
dered in Mexico, If it is to be sent t
he foreign relations committee.
II do not mean to reflect on the com
mittee, but this is the hour wheI
Americans in Mexico need protection
This senate ought to take a decisive
step this moment notifying the d.
facto government in Mexico that WI
are ready to use the armed forces o
the United States to protect our peo
pie"
| Vice-President Marshall ruled thu
discussion out of order, and Senate
Lewis gave notice that later he would
move to have the resolution referred
in order that the committee might &C
on it Wednesday.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 19.-With hi
back to cottonwood tree, behint
which his hands were tied with heay,
rope, Col. Migsel Baca-Valles, oficia
executioner of the Villa army. wal
shst to death in Juarez by Carranz;
firing squad. The execution took place
at point 100 yards from the Nationa
railway station, where there stood |
special train filled with American refu
gees from Mexico which had arrived
few hours earlier.
i Col. Baca-Valles was put Il
death after conviction by a court-mar
tial oil the charge of having takel
part in the massacre OF American citi
zens near Santa Ysabel q week az
y Monday. $500 -