Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-18
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WASHINGTON
Many Wire State and War De-
partments Against Granting
Carranza's Request to Send
7 1roops Through America.
CHARGE FEDERAL LEADER
IS HOSTILE TO U. S.

ment Will Refuse Permission
Senators Criticise Stand
Taken by U. S. on Problem.
New York Times-Chicago Tribune Cable.
Copyritht. 1890.
Washington, April 17.-President
Wilson and his Mexican policy were
assailed at the capitol today when
the state and war departments were
considering Mexico's request for
permission to transport troops
across United States territory in or
der to attack the secessionist state
Of Sonora from the north.
Protests against yielding to Car
ranza's request poured into the State
department, particularly from border
states. Although no official state
ments were forthcoming the preva-
lent, opinion tonight is that the re-
quest 70 transport of Mexican
troops across American territory for
the purpose stateds would not be
granted.
Criticise Government.
In the senate, Senators Ashurst
and Smith criticized the govern
ment's haidling of the Mexican prob
lem;' before a subcommittee, Henry
ane Wilson, former ambassador tb
Mexico, declared that President Viii
son was the victim of "an obsession"
with respect to his Mexican policy.
The senate's attention was called
TO the Mexican question by Senator
Smith, who read a telegram from
citizens OF Nogales, Ariz., urging
him to insist that the United States
refuse to permit Carranza troops to
cross American soil.
"Carranza," said Senator Smith.
"has bee and is hostile to every in
terest Of the United States. am
surprised that this government
should even consider request OF
this kind from him. He wants the
help of the United States in making
war on the one state in the Mexican
republic which has been friendly u
the United States and has protected
lite and property. / sincerely hope
the State department will not grant
permission to the Carranza troops to
cross into the United States"
Warns Executives.
Senator Ashurst said he had re-
celved similar telegram.
My colleague and I have been to
the War department so MANY times
that we couldn't enumerate them. to
tell them about the need for more
troops on the border. / now warn
the executive departments that thew
are maintaining a totally Inadequate
force on the border for the protec-
ton of Americans in the United
States.
"Once before Arizona has been
made the highway for murderers.
!he Carranza troops are just muir
derers. hope that If the federal
government does not protect Arizo-
ma that the governor of my state dis
play courage, the manhood, the
to repel by force OF
arms If necessary these gangs of
bandits and murderers."
At the department it was stated
thta no decision had been reached
on Carranza's request. 1t was
stated that previous grants of such
requests would not be taken as
precedent in this case. however, as
conditions were different.
Agreement Sufficient.
Continuing his testimony before
senate subcommittee, former AM
basador Wilson said that the soIu-
tion of the Mexican problem might
be brought about either by estab-
lishment of stable, orderly repub-
lie i nnorthern Mexico, or Ameri-
can intervention and temporary
occupation as ia rsouth as Tam
pico. If morally binding agree.
ment for protection of lives and
property of foreigners could be OBJ
tanned from the Mexican govern
ment that would be sufficient, Mr..
Wilson said.
He told. the sub b-committec that
he had been informed that Presi-
dent Wilson had written a plank
for insertion in the democratic
platform, stating that peace and
order reign in Mexico, and that his
Mexican policy therefore has been
vindicated.
president Wilson," said Mr.. Will
son, took the position that he
the situation in Mexico
and that no one else did. That has
been his trouble. He has clung to
this obsession in spite of the col
lapse of his theory"
Blames President.
The present police toward Me-
leo is result, he declared, of the
Presidents ."belief that all knowl-
edge and power rests in the execu-
tive etr
Any man who supports the Mex
ican policy Of President Wilson is
lnpatriotic and unamerican,p he de
clared. "A resolution approving his
policy, in the light of recent events.
would be equivalent to a resolution
approving Gcrmany's course in sink
ng the Lusitania. In both cases
Americans were killed; the only dH-
ference was that in the case Of the
Lusitania they ali died at once, while
N Mexico their deaths have been