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Show REVOLT CAUSES DEBATE. ! Senate Is the Scene of Sharp Contro-I Contro-I versy Over U. S. Troops on Border I WASHINGTON, May 9 The danger dan-ger to American lives on the border as a result of the revolution In Mexico Mex-ico was tho subject of sharp controversy contro-versy in tho senate today The Uf II-Ing II-Ing of several citizens in El Paso as the result of yesterday's battle In Juarez was the Immediate provocation. Senator Stone again urged the use of 'United States troops to protect Americans, and, changing his attitude toward tho president's course, practically practi-cally charged him with playing a gamo of bluff In sending the army to the front. Senators Bacon of Georgia, Works of California and others replied commending com-mending the attitude of the presiJent. Mr. Bacon contended for the right of the Mexican combatants to pursue I their wnr even though American lives should bo incidentally endangered. Declaring that apparently this government gov-ernment intends not to lift a hand for J tho protection of American citizens in their own homes. Mr Stono expressed I apprehension lest the bullets of yester- day be followed today by shrapnel and cannister. He said that he bad not proposed an Invasion of Mexico with the object of remaining there, but i merely to dispatch a force across the r line sulficlent lo acompilsh the end in view and then retire The Missouri senator declared that the president was allowing himself to be bound by red tape In previously Indorsing the dispatch of troops to thp border ho hnd supposed the president's-step president's-step was taken in the interost of American Am-erican citizens, but that it was a mere "game of bluff." The president, pres-ident, he thought, must have had a more serious purpose in mind at the start, -but manlfestedly a change had com.o over the spirit of his. dream. Mr Bacon responded, that Mr? Stone's course would plunge this country coun-try Into immediate war; that tlity Mexican government has a right to assert its authority even if by doing so It should endanger tho lives qf persons oh 'this side of the International Interna-tional line. He Gala If tha'.sltliatlon were reversed and El Paso wero In tho hands of a mob, the United States government would have tho right to quell the disturbance regardless of conditions in Mexico. The United States cQuld not wpll send troops Into Mexico without taking tak-ing one side or the other of tho conflict, con-flict, and Mr. Bacon contended that In any event the adoption of Mr, Stone's rc-solutlon would be a declaration of ' war. |