Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-30

lrcSldGnt w llSun acknowledges tnat
Senator Falls criticism on that point
was correct because he has ordered
the American soldiers. when fired on,
to shoot to kill ana pursue the enemy
across the border whenever the Off
Ger in command regarded il wise to
do so. aSuEa
Senator Fall also made vigorous
speech in the senate. in which he de-
nounced in strong language, the fact
that Pershng was prohibited from
sending forces to rescue the wounded
at the Carizal massacre The MeXicans
carried off quite number of American
soldiers, but left the dead and wound
ed on the field where the fight oc-
Cured. The wounded men existed for
days without food or water ana when
they crept to water courses to siake
their thirst they were killed. And one
negro soldiers teeth had been
knocked out with q rock in order that
he might be robbed of the gold fill
ings.
Senator Fall also pointed out that
the president had sent many messages
to the Mexican chieftains, telling them
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them personally responsible for fur
ther sacrifice of American life and
property But the chieftains paid no
more attention to the warning than
they would to the bark of a coyote,
and the threatened punitive expedition
for the punishment of these men
never occurred Watchful waiting and
the "new notes" became matters of
Jest.
Because of these criticisms. Presi
dent Wilson became deeply angered
against Senator Fall, and although by
his subsequent orders to return the
fire from across the border justified
tho course taken by Senator Fall, he
demands Falls defeat
Since the United States entered the
war with Germany, Senator Fall has
voted for every measure proposed by
the democratic administration, but HI
has INDUCED in severe criticism of how
some of the administration programs
were being carried out
For example: One of the strongest
statements issued in Washington was
one by Senator Fall, calling attention
to the fact that Denman and Goethals
had quarreled for four months over
how ships were to be built, without
any effort being put forth for the
building of ships. Lloyd George. at
least once week, was urging In pub
lie statements that the allies would
win or lose, according to whether
they had ships enough to carry men
and supplies to Europe.
Largely as a result of Senator Fall S
somewhat caustic arraignment of the
administration, the president accepted
the resignation of Goethals, who was
not TO blame for the delays. and called
for the resignation of Denman, the
chairman of the shipping board. who
was responsible. Thus the president
because he adopted measures that
ended the quarrel and shortly after
ward put Schwab in charge of ship
construction.
Another criticism by Senator Fall
was that the ordnance bureau of the
war department, under Crosier, was
inefficient and behind in the program
of delivering the goods. The presi-
dent. through Secretary Baker, de-
MED the charges by Senator Fall
against Crosier, but when Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, a democrat,
took the same position that Fall had
taken already and began to call wit
nesses before the senate's military
committee, Baker got busy
Senator Fall, at the same time that
he called attention to the gross care
lessness of the ordnance bureau,
showed that the quartermaster' bu-
reau was equally as badly managed