The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-01
FALLS RECORD N SENATE
PRAISED ny JULIUS KAHN.
W. y. s.
California Representative Says New
McNico's senator Il Help
inn win War.

Fourth congressional district Of Cal
ifornia and ranking minority leader
ON the committee of military affairs
Of the house, passed through Albu-
qucrquc last nirt IN route Ut Cal
i%iornia. In an inter,iw on the po-
litical situation and on the New
Mexico candidates for congress,
Congressman Kahn said:
senator Fall was opposed 10 10,
presidents Mexican policy. lie was
for carrying out the aggressive
American policy. hc. like many
other senators and members Of ron
gress. could not remain silent wher
eighteen American boys were drag
ged out Of a railroad car In Mexico
lined mp against the side Of the cai
shot down In cold blood a. IL the,
were dogs. stripped Of their cloth.
ing and their bodies mutilatcd. anC
no demand was made Tor rcpara.
ton, that aroused the indignation
Of many red bloodcd americans. 81
whom senator Fall Is only one.
But when We got into this war
senator Fail has been standing b,
and has been helping IN every wa,
be- can io put thi, country IN a con
dition Of winning the war spccdil,
and VIGOROUSLY.
You know senator Fan introduc-
ed a bill 10 have three regiment
Of New Mexico boys, volunteers. {,
. patrol the border against Mexican
snipcr. and Mexican raiders. n
was simply wanting la protect IN
own and the people who huuurc,
him 10y rlcrtiug him tu the senate
lie realized that a raid was mad
aver here by villa: he realized tia
, his constituents were killed. and h.,
I was afraid that these condition,
/. might occur again while our boy
/. were lighting ON the hattlrlrlds d..
. Europe. aud therefore h. wuntc,
three regiments of New Mexico ca,
I airy down ON the border To protcc
the border of his state. Surely NJ
one can blame him for that. Hc wa
simply hooking after the welfare e.
! his fellow citizens.
What was the altitude Of the al
l minislration on that's? Nc. Kahl
I was asked.
I n was against It. Scuator fal
! stand, very well indeed with hi,
! colleagues. Hc has established {
reputation In the senate and mo- new
man, be- he ever 81 able, couid mop,
! immediately Ia attain a similar
! standing. Everybody recognize,
! that senator Fail is a hard worker
\ lis exceedingly industrious. | hav,
I had occasion Ia see what he does IL
: connection with the military mat.
tiers that come before the %ronferec,
lie has appeared before the confer
j cncr several times aud adNocalr'
matters In which his state was cs.
pccially interested.
Il remember Mr.. Il. e.. Hernandez
now candidate for congress, yer!
we'll and I remarked while he wa.
n member nf the house that he wa.
independent and fearless in hi
votes. know especially with ref.
crcncc Ia the legislation Of the 50.
called national defense act, whicl
was approved by the president ol
June 3, 1915, Hernandez voted to pm
this country into a condition of pre-
paredness.
n lie repeatedly voted, while IN
house was in a committee Of IN.
whole, considering the measure. fo
an expansion Of n military esiab
lishment, aud when you cOnsidc
that that law was passed only sey
en- months before Germany serve.
her notice on ms that she would de
stroy our ships that dared cross 10
lines which she drew on the Allan
tie ocean. II showed that Mr.. Her