The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-15
u. s. SENATE CLOSE
ON INTERVENTION
Poll Shows % For, % Against
and 10 NOncOmmittal
on Use Of Force.
GORE IN FAVOR OF 1T

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Chicago tn
bnne publishes the following article
under Washington date on the situation
In Congress with regard to h Mexican
programme:
while President Wilson and his on
ella advisers In tho Cabinet meeting to
day we're deciding TO continue the policy
Of watchful waiting Administration lead
ers In Congress began TO take alarm
at the spread Of sentiment In that body
In favor OF Immediate armed interview
tion In Mexico.
III ia estimated that close to q ma
jority OF tho Sena is ready TO vote for
the despatch OF the army and navy TO
Mexico to protect American lives and
property. To test the situation In the
senate the Tribune correspondent caused
this question to be put to each OF tine
seventy Senators who were at the capital
to-day:
Do YOU believe that the continued
slaughter Of American citizens In Mex
leo warrants the use Of armed force
now by the United States to protect
the lives and property OF American
c~itizens In Mex'co7
"Twenty-three SenAtors-four Deno
Gratis and nineteen Republicans|an-
swered this question In the
'Tw~enty-eight ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Democrats and Ave Republicans-an-
swered the question IN the negative.
Nineteen Sepators-twelve Democrats
and seven Republlcans-recorded them
selves as n~oh-committal.
FOR Armed Interventiou.
, A.. son.,nr. ,vhn IN vOr the
immediate employment OF armed force
4, protect American citizens In Mexico
are.
"Democrats--Gorc. Oklahoma: Mey-
srs. Montana. Lewis, Illinois. and
Thomas. Colorado.
.Kepublicans--Borah. Idaho: Gal
linger, New Hampshire Catron. New
Mexico: Lodge. Massachusetts; Clark
wyoming McCumber. North Dakota
Cummlns. Iowa. Norris. Nebraska
| Poindexter. Washington Curtis. Kan
sas sherman. Illinois Dillingham;.
| Vermont Smoo,. Uiah; du Pont, Della
ware; sterling. South Dakota: Fan,
New Mexico Townsend. Michigan
Wadsworth, New York, and Works. Calf
fornia
Senators Opposed.
The Senators who are opposed to I'M
| ediat Intervention are:
democrats 49, Bankhead.
| Clarke. Arkansas Fletcher. Florida
| Hardwick, Georgia Hollis. New Hamp'
| shire Hughes. New Jersey; Lane. ore
gon Lee. Maryland MARITIME. New Ier'
sew O'Gorman, New York owen. OKLA
ho,na Phelan, California: Pittman
Nevada Shafroth. Colorado Sheppard
Texas Shields. Tennessee
North Carolina; smith. Arizona stone
| Missouri, Thompson. Kansas; Tillman
! South Carolina Nardanan. Mississippi
| Walsh. Montana.
..Rcpublicans-Clapp. Minnesota Ken
Won. iowa ,ironna, North Dakota Mel
son, Minnesota. and Harding, ONO.
senators Nou-Committnl.
The Senators who were non-cominit
tai on the question are:
"pemorats--Ashurst. Arizona Rams
deli, Louisiana chamberlain, oregon
Smith. Georgia chiffon. West virginia
Underwood, Alabama: Hitchcock. Ne
braska Williams. Mississippi ms
Maine Johnson. South Dakota Martih
Virginia Newlands. Nevada.
"~Rcpubi,cans Rrsndegee. Connecti
cut Colt, Rhode Island Jones, Washing
ton; Lippitt, Rhode Island MCLEAN
Connecticut DIVER. ienhsyl'hh'a
Weeks, Massachusetts.
MANY 81 the Democrats n AL q
Republicans who answered in IN" mega
tive or who were n~uncommittal SAID ina
II il, should prove that 'arraiza j
iucapablo of protecting Americans u
the future, they would favor armed IN
trryention by the United states.
Among the Democrats who q TN
stand are Chamberlain, Chiffon. Hitch
cock. johnson of Maine, Hughes. otIor
man, Fletcher. rhelan, Shairoth, Lane
simmons. Smith OF Arizona, Tlllman an
Walsh.
A number OF Democrats. notabl'
Senators owen, Lane and Lewis, Sug
ges,ed tina. the Administration No
armed aid to C~arranza 10 establish peac
and order III Mexico. -.
Il ~disapprove absolutely OF the Al
Illustrations Mexican policy SAT
Senator Harding OF Ohio, but when "
20 into Mexico We should go in 70
keen. I do not favor armed interven
ton now or until Carranza has bee
given a further opportunity to demon
strate his ability TO control tho coun
try