Show U US U.S. S. S PURCHASE I OF PORTION OF I MEXICO URGED I Lower Loser California Californi a Part of Sonora Should Be Acquired Ac- Ac I Says Ashurst l Washington Jan Jami 7 7 Speaking in tho time Senate loda today in support of oC his hiR resolution resolution tion of oC acquisition b by by- time the United States Slates from Mexico of or Lower Louver California and andI I Jarl art of or the time state of oC Sonora Senator Ashurst of Arizona w declared declare tho ho Mexican cnn can government o was unable to control the territory or protect It Ii from foreign invasion Annexed Ann to the time United States State ho Imo said It could cOUll bo ho converted eun into Inlo Immense Immense Im tin- mense a agricultural value b by irrigation atlon from the time Colorado river rl Lower California said time tho senator is 55 the time vermiform appendix of oC Mexico exl- exl co and the time Achilles heel of oC tho time United States Stales The Time Mexican republic Is both unwilling and unable to police tho the penI peninsula pen pen- he lie added and is unable to re resIst resist resist re- re I aggressions ns from Crom or settlement by Oriental powers hen hence a base of or supplies sup sup- I plies or oJ of military an and naval na operations operations opera opera- I with comparative case ease and an seem secre- jie acy could be e established amon among the time numerous nu nuI morons islands on tho time Pacific coast I S Senator Phelan n of oC California Interrupted Inter Inter- Senator Ashurst with tho time comI comment com coni- I ment J that there r Is t always l danger a. a e of uy ly LUL lL b 0 U uy JUI jiUl pur- pur hase or otherwise b otherwise otherwise-by by means of oC n 7 Immermann Im- Im I notes s or om otherwise of otherwise of Lower California He lie added however that ho would not consent con to lo acquisition of oC tho time peninsula by iy the ItO United States Stales except except ex ex- b by complete agreement with Mex Mex- ico leo Senator Weeks s of oC Massachusetts Jas In InQuired Inquired Inquired In- In whether Senator Ashurst would apply appl the time principle of self I tion to lo the territory and aull time the Arizona senator replied Jd that lie ito advocated this timis I plan tian and had ha received hundreds hundred of or letters letters let let- tern from flom re residents of Lower California Califor Califor- nm nia urging the time purchase While Senator Ashurst was speaking In tho ho Senate Representative Elston of California Republican introduced a resolution in the House requesting President Wilson to open negotiations with Mexico for fOl the purchase of or tho time Lower California peninsula and other Mexican lan land along along- tho time International boundary as shall shaH by hy topography promote pro pro- mote mole harmonious relations b by reducing to a minimum all International border borderI difficulties Time The resolution was waH re referred re- re I to tho time house Hoube COlel foreign m affairs I C committee 0 mm I t t e |