New-York tribune., 1919-12-04

Senator Fall held a conference with
Henry P. Fletcher, American Ambassa-
dor to Mexico. who has been in Wash
ington some time because of the Mexi
can situation.
Senator Hitchcock, Administration
leader conferred with Secretary Lam
sing on Mr.. Falls resolution, and later
said he could not tell what the attitude
of the Democratic Senators would be
on the measure. He intimated, how
ever, that the absence of precedent
might result in the Administration
forces orrosng the resolution in it's
present form.
Detailed Facts Withheld
~ earnestly hope" said Senator
Ashurst, speaking to his resolution,
sent that committee will convene. | am
prepared to lay before that committee
information that will show the neces-
sity for the immediate passage OF this
concurrent resolution.
"In the last month I have been con-
stantly in receipt of letters and tele-
grams detailing a situation on the in
ternational border which I do not feel
ut liberty, nor do I feel that it would
serve any useful purpose. to include in
the record just now, but which | wi
detail to the Senate in executive ses-
sion or to a committee Of the Senate
at the appropriate time.
'My colleague and myself, when we
entered the Senate on April 2. 19l2,
think if not the first--one Of the first
official acts on our part was to cal at
the War Department and urge that 8
sufficient number of troops be kept or
the Mexican border 10 protect American
citizens in the United States. lha'
has been most discouraging task
1t has been impossible to impress .he
War Department with the loea thai
American citizens in the United state
have been and now are IN constant
peril from the aggression and ralds
outlaws and murderous bandits whe
assembl, below the international line
and. in nope of booty, ride across tbs
line, murder citizens and go oacF
again
Fears Repetition Of Outrages
ut has beconfe tiresome for US tt
visit the War Department, to be tolt
the same story, that your request viii
have consideration and then see the
officials of the War Department motol
ont to play golf instead of considering
the question. Now, that is tlrcsom'
to me. know as we'll as any man car
know the future that, unless judgment
courage, prudence and all those Things
that protect people are employed, there
will be repcCitloll-~ csci"' iSPN "
tions-of the Columbus outragos. an(
/. for one, want the Senate and th'
country to know that my colleague
and | and the members Of the Hous
from Arizona have for eight and one
half wears constantly and inveterate, !,
urged and pleaded with the War De
partment to protect the lives Of citi
zens of the United States in the Unlte'
States.
"The resolution, stripped Of its par
liamentary vel biage, means this, tha
the government Of the United States
though the War Department, should as
semble at these various points alonl
the Mexican border, troops in sutticien
number and III sufficient force to repe
the aggressions of these murderou
outlaws who take the lives of our citi
cents and destroy their property.
Outlawry Called Act of War
"Surely l do not need to argue t
the Senate of the United States tina
in Republic, such as ours, an unlawfu
act or an unwarranted act of violence
addressed toward citizen of tn
United States, is an insult to the gov
ernment, because under our scheme O
government the people do ,r shoul
constitute the government. SO | re
peat an act of outlawry by the ma
tionals of one nation, directed towar
our citizens. is an act of war. And d
/ need to state that all of us who ar
honest confess that the Mexican ques
tion has been most miserably an
shamefully handled, or mishandled