Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-20
Senate Is Told of Adminis- tration's Attitude Re-
 garding Mexico.
BORAH WILL NOT
 PRESS RESOLUTION
Republican Senator Declines to As- sume Responsibility for Demand for
 Intervention in Mexico, in Con. flict with Wilson's Plan.

N Washington, Jan. 19.-Senator Stone, chairmen of the senate foreign < relations com mfttee, today laid before s tude regarding Mexico.
 gs He told tho committee that Presi- < dent Wilson believes the recent out ! rages in Mexico were committed for < the sole purpose of forcing armed intervention by the United States.
 Senator Stone said that the ad- < ministration believes that if the United States sent an armed force Z tito Mexico to punish the men re- < sponsible for the massacre of the 17 Americans near Chihaahua City, it would bring friction with the Car , rsnza government. He said this < W ould weaken the Carranza govern 'ment and would result in another N revolution in Mexico.
 The veteraE Democratic leader had just come from conference with the ! president, when he addressed the committee. 7
 Following Senator Stones state n:ept, senator Borah Republican, s said he would not assume the re- sponsibility for immediately pressing ; the senate for action on the interven- ton resolution. He stated he would, ii.ste ad, canvass the senate and ascertain the sentiment of his col leagues so he will know how to pro- s ceed if further outrages are commit ted. The con mittee than adjourned without taking sStion.
 Democrats Behind Wilson.
 A heated discussion took place be- fore Senator Borah announced his stand. in the course of which the Democratic members made it plain they would stand behind the presi- dent and prevent the passage of inter vention resolutions.
 Senator Marcus Smith of Arizona, who has been outspoken in his de- mand that something be done, gave his support to Chairman Stone. Of the Dem mocrats, senator Pomerene of Ohio alone hesitated and expressed the opinion that policy of further waiting would be unwise. Senators Stone, Clarke and Williams insisted that the Mexican situation should be left entirely with the president. Senators Lodge, Borah and Suther. land, all Republicans, urged that the senate should at least give some of- ficial expression of its disapproval of conditions in Mexico. The opinion was expressed when the committee adjourned that all Mexican resolu- tions would be shelved for the pres ent.
 Officials of the state department are without confirmation tonight of reports that seven members of the United States cavalry had been cap tured by Mexican near Doyle's Wells, x. M. Officials were plainly perturb- ed by the report, but they refused to indicate what action this government would take in advance of official con- firmation of the report.
 None of the official dispatches re- ceived today contained the slightest h'nt about the demanded apprehen- sion and punishment of the Villlsta bandits responsible for the American massacre. Carranza Authorizes Execution Of
 Villa.
 According to Collector Cobb's re- port, Rodriguez was now here in the vicinity of the Amlerican massacre and Bacavalles was not involved in the outrage.
 Authority of any citizen of Metico tc arrest Villa, Rafael Castro, ana Pablo Lopez and execute them with out any formality of the law, is con eained in decree issued by Car ranza. The preamble to the decree which was given out by the Carranza confidential agency here today, sets forth that Castor and Lopez led the bandits who attacked the railroad tl ain and shot to death the 17 Amer jeans. and that they operated under Villas orders.