Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-01-19
SENATE N|PSATTACK
ON THE PRESIDENT
Editorial AssaiIing Executive and
Lauding Huerta Protested.
LIPPI7T FOR ARMED FORCE

IL ! r1d0 oSeN TTcSIOCHt! TIC STiSo-
"TaIkers Over Military Age" Is
- Retort of Chairman Stone Of the
Foreign Relations Committee.
Washington, Jan. 19.-In a final ef-
fort to get quick action by the senate
on the Mexican situation, a 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.
Senator Borah had already attacked
further delay, objecting 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
| well be killed here as sent to- the
committee"
Lippitt Asks Prompt Action.
Lippitt asked immediate considera'
ton Of his resolution. Chairman Stone
| Of the foreign relations committee de-
manded that it be referred. '>@. ">%
'"I 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 citizens?" -
1.-THE question is inconseQuenIial and
80 far beneath the dignity OLA sena-
tor of the United States that DE-
cline to answer it," replied Stone.
"This situation" said Lippitt, re-
suits from President Wilson's Indian.
apolis utterance-It is all right for the
Mexicans to spill all the blood they
wish 10
with that brutal and pusillanimous
course, I have no sympathy. There
are different kinds OF blood and one
kind is American. - s'E =.
III ! had been president, "a hours
would not have passed before the
army would have been in pursuit OF
those murderers." =: q
There are two or three senators on
the Republican side athirst >f0S war
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."
Reads EuIooy Of Huerta.
, Mexico was brought up;in the SEN
ate when Senator Lippitt tRep.) had
the clerk read an editorial attacking
President Wilson and eulogizing the
late General Huerta. The reading had
not proceeded sss far when Senator
Myers (Dem) interrupted it.
II object to the further reading of
this editorial" he declared. II 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 is
probably true that some newspaper
writer's can state the attitude of some
senator's better than they can state it
I hope in the future We
will not have more of this thing At
or done. l shall object"
Stops Reading Of Editorial.
BY viva yoce vote, further reading
Of the editorial was denied
Senator Lewis (Dem.) then asked
that his resolution, which would d.
rect the president to send armed
forces to Mexico to cooperate with
troops in maintaining Or
der, be referred to the foreign relations
II would suggest" said Senator
Borah (Rep.), that we act on the reso-
luton now. am ready to dispose Of
it at once. The resolution might just
as we'll be withdrawn for any good it
will do American citizens being MUIR
dered in Mexico, if it is to be sent to
the foreign relations committee.
Il do not mean to reflect on the COM
mittee, but this is the hour when
Americans in Mexico need protection.
This senate ought to take a decisive
step this moment notifying the de
facto government in Mexico that we
are ready to use the armed forces of
the United States to protect our peo-
pie"
Vice-President Marshall ruled the
discussion out of order, and Senator
Lewis gave notice that later he would
move to have the resolution referred
in order that the committee might act
on it Wednesday.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 19.-With his
back to cottonwood tree, behind
which his hands were tied with heavy
rope, Col. Miguel Baca-Valles, official
executioner of the Villa army, was
shot to death in Juarez by Carranza
firing squad. The execution took place
at point 100 yards from the National
railway station, where there stood a
special train filled with American refu-
gees from Mexico which had arrived
q few hours earlier.
Col. Baca-Valles was put to
death after conviction by a court-mar-
tial on the charge Of having taken
part in the massacre of American citi-
zens near Santa Ysabel Q week ago
Monday.