Show It So ARMY If 0 IN MEXICO I CHAMBERLAIN Military Ch Chairman irman Says We Have Not Enough Men to tope Cope ope Wi With h the Situation Borah Asks Action on Bill c. c Y WASHINGTON ASHINGTON March l 13 Senator Borah Republican urged th senate today to drop all other II legislation and immediately consider con con- sider ider l' l the national preparedness preparedness' program gram In view of ot the consequences ih that f might from the decision to toP P pursue rs e General Villa in Mexico Chairman Chamberlain of the military mill mill- tary committee told the senate that ir in Ills opinion the United States army ild not have enough soldiers to cope Ith Mexico or enough equipment He added he would not be surprised to see all Mexicans rally around Villa Borah gave President Wilsons Wilson's de determination determination de- de termination to send troops across the border to capture outlaws ws his full Ind in indorsement indorsement In- In d but declared It would be bethe the height of folly for congress to press preparations for tor forwar war when no one could tell teU what the present military action on might lead to Sees Dissension IA r 11 All Central America he said saki was apprehensive over oveE the movement of American troops south of the Rio Hlo Grande no matter what the motive moti may maybe maybe- n y be M Sparks of dissension are constantly flying ng from Europe Europ over this hemi- hemi phere Senator Borah declared No Noman man knows VS one da day what emergency th the country may have to face the next iT This ris defense program cannot be shaped in a week It may tal take e months z formulate the th plans plan for d urged by he president f aJ from froni th the es ft condition n 0 thIs legislation one of two things must be true Either the president is Iii if error as to the requirements of th situation which confronts us or gress is sadly in error in its failure jj more quickly to the d s l'-s requests Certainly nothing can be less for for- late ate te at such a tim time as this for conIs conas conss con- con ss as and th the executive to disagree this important issue do not disapprove c of the action i resident president resi l nt has taKen talen in pursuing Is 3 Mexico 1 those who invaded in the led ted States and murdered ed our V c zen zeus I I Rears fears Consequences i I Ih et no man knows the consequences Lh h might follow from our our entering I ico he said even Seven for tor the purpose I Iset set orth by the president The proba proba- ties that may arise from the fact 1 ih we have llave invaded Mexico are many I T The rj e difficulty is that we have started a rain over which we cannot exercise I Control and We are under a solemn obligation to meet any condition that that i may y arise Experts tell us that it will require an army of men in Mexico and 1 to protect the border In the thet t f face e of such circumstances shall we fine our efforts here for the next 1 w weeks to legislation that can wait 0 o. o oj vake ake advantage of or the situation and titre and now once and t for r all all set ourselves to consummation of of a plan of I preparedness and give notice to all the world that congress and the president a are In accord with respect to this situation situa situa- tf tion tn n Senator tor Chamberlain said not more than n regulars were la lit continental ed States and he estimated that than half those could be used in Mexico If If we think we can can go into Mexico and them into order in a few tew weeks this country will be mistaken said Mid the senator I r would not be surprIsed surprised sur sur- to see every every Mexican rally rany around Villa or one standard to whip th the United States Besides lacking rn m men 1 we lack equipment nt such as aeroplanes aeroplanes aero aero- pl planes nes sufficient to meet the present i l Senator Smoot Republican declared I I there were more machine I II I runs cuns in Mexico today than in the ed ed States and more ammunition l H H tjI declared the United States could 10 put put more thaT than 25 OO men men menon menon ozi on on th the r Mexican border Hoke Hole Smith suggested that he military committee e bring in an irmy imy bill immediately to double the misted strength Simmons asked Senator h If it the national guard could 1 obe e available for patrol d duty ty along he order Chamberlain replied there xer er er about men in th the national I and all aU were available for service |