Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-01-20

Editorial AssaiIing Executive and
Lauding Huerta Protested.
LIPPITT FOR ARMED FORCE
eff Had Been PRESIDENT" He Cries
Takers Over Military Age" Is
Retort of Chairman Stone of the
Foreign Relations Committee.

washington, Jan. 19.-In hnaI ef-
fort to get quick action by the senate
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.
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. so far as aiding them is
concerned, the resolution might as
well be killed here as sent to the
committee"
Lippitt Asks Prompt Action.
Lippltt asked immediate considera-
ton of his resolution. Chairman Stone
OF the foreign relations committee de-
manded that it be referred.
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 citizens?"
"The question is inconsequential and
SO far beneath the dignity of a 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-'It is ali 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 l 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 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 capaoay fo" voluble defamation
is unimpaired."
Reads EuIoay of Huerta.
Mexico was brought up in the SEN,
ate when Senator Lippitt (Rep.) 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.
q object to the further reading of
this editorial" he declared. q think
that it is entirely improper for the
senate to put itself in a position Of
critfcizing the president of the United
States in eulogy of man character
lied as cut-throat and a usurper"
''The senator is entirely right" de-
cIared Chairman Stone of the foreign
relations committee. while it is
probably true that some newspaper
writer's can state the attitude of some
senators better than they can state it
themselves, [ hope in the future we
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 with
Carranza's troops in maintaining or
der, be referred to the foreign relations
committee.
81 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 well 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 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.
FL 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 a CarTanza
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
a few hours earlier.
Col. Baca-Val1es 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 ISABEL a week ago