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Show Warning Signal Sounded In 1 Senate On Mexican Invasion I Senators Borah and Chamberlain Fear Grave Complications "May Result. From Course Washington, March i:i. Uangor of grave complications growing nut of the sending of American i loops to Mexico to hunt down Villa ami his bandits was urged in the S-unte today to-day by Senator Chamheiluln, chairman chair-man of the military committer-, nnd Senator Rorah, Republican, hi advocating advo-cating laying aside terapor.irll) nil other legislation In order to dlvposo promptly of preparednesn nn-inures. Their statements prechiifaied a general discussion in which rieimtors Vardaman and Stmmeuis deprecated suggestions that the Untied Stdtes was not prepared to deal with nny situation that might arise In lis relations re-lations with Mexico. While tho Senate debale wuh in progress, Speaker Clark and Majority Major-ity Leader Kltchln wero reporting to their colleagues of the Iloiie on n ennferenco early In tho day with President Wilson, who urge, tliom to speed up the legislative program with a view to action on all Important Import-ant measures in tlmo for adjourn, ment In Juno. Tho House leader.) agreed that it would be impossible to accomplish .the task ahead lu such n short tlmo, nlthough stop will be token to liurry on with the work as rapidly ns possible. Demands for Immediate aetlon on the preparedness bills were made In the Senate when tho matter or tak H lng up the public lands, water pow H er. and rural credit legislation was H broached. Senator Chamberlain Jc- B clared ho would not be surprised lr H as a result of tho punitive expedition H Into Mexico, General Villa wero pro ' M claimed a national hero nnd CO.OOO B Mexican troops milled to his stand- H urd to resist American troops, U Borah Indorse Action H Senator Rorah, who has been ono H of tho most persistent crltlcB of tho m administration's Mexican policy up B to this tlmo, gnvo complete Indorse- H ment to tho President's action, but fl warned Congress to prepare for war, B declaring that no man knew what M consequendes might follow the lufn- M slon of Mexico oven on a punitive M expedition. Ho referred to tho Prns- M Idcnt's recent wnrnlngs to Congress B concerning international coinpllca- Rons, and said Congress had not heeded the warnings, but had sat still with regard to national detenso B legislation, M |