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Show HE FAVORS : INVASION s 'Sen. Stone Would Use P. .-the American Army 8L in Mexico 'Washington, Feb. 27 President Ta.fr would bo satisfied in ordering American tropps to take such action as might be necessary to put a stop jo fighting on the border, "even though vt might lead to a Btruggle between ibe United States and Mexican forces." (This ,.wat the declaration today of Senator Stone or Missouri, In a speech w the senate on the Mexican situation., situa-tion., following the Introduction of a resolution hy him Mondaj designed Ro to empower the president Senator Stohe's recent conferences nt thq White- Houso had led to the belief -titfil he was practically outlining the VlsheB of. the president for more comprehensive com-prehensive authority to deal wlfh tho situation. ' "I express the opinion." Bald Mr. Stone, "although I do so with some jack of confidence, that if a pressing emergency should arise at any point on tho border, Involving the integrity ol our own sovereignty or the safety fad our people, the president of tho lTDlted States might take the initiative nud, -without previous congressional authority employ such force as might .he necessary to resist any form of ag-greSBlon ag-greSBlon and to restore order at that point. If such an emergency should jiow suddenly arise, as seems altogether alto-gether probable, and if the president 'should change his too passive attitude of a year ago and lift a strong arm to protect tho lives and rights of our .people, I -will give to his act every support In my power. Still, it would jbe far better in a grave international hiatter of this kind for the congress -to take the initiative. That would relieve re-lieve the president of possible constl-'tiitional constl-'tiitional embarrassment as to his authority au-thority an,d the moral effect necessarily neces-sarily would be of great value, either ft home or in Mexico v "Some positive declaration by congress, con-gress, made In due time, would in all-human all-human probability so compose the situation sit-uation on the border as to relieve the president of all necescltj of resorting to any draBtlc- action. My appeal now Js that congress act Bpeodlly and wlse-Jy wlse-Jy nnd resolutely." Referring to his resolution of last IAPjTi'l, tabled. In the foreign relations LrfiteJtt30.-4iecaiifii rexlcan- affuirt resignation of General Diaz from tho presidency. Mr. Stone reiterated the views thon expressed and contended tiat the situation today had grown el'en more menacing to American lives and Interests. ' Mr. Stone declared that Mexicans "pad no right deliberate to outer Iito p. furious conflict on the border line and within easy gunshot of populous pop-ulous American towns and cities " ,SpeaWng of his first resolution, he asserted that his iews last ear did not receive the support of the administration admin-istration or the senate at that time "Our government,'' added the senator, sena-tor, howeer, ''after starting in with tie strong demonstiatlon, shifted its position and proceeded with a caution cau-tion akin to timidity, seemingly dom-liated dom-liated by one supreme idea that of avoiding any possible conflict with Mexico, no "matter what might happen hap-pen to our people along the border "There is no stable government in 3exico today. The old countr is i the throes of another bloody and dQBtruotho revolution. I fear we are about to face a grate crisis and it is cDiulng upon us at a most unfavorable time, when. I fear, the exigencies oj American domestic politics may hao do great weight in determining the (idsmouts and actions of some of our yibllc men "I would not wlllingh acquire a foot cf Mexican territory, but I woujd pro-tact pro-tact tbe hves and propert of American Ameri-can citizens, particularly those in American Am-erican territory, from peril at the lands of those peripatetic, perennial aid Irresponsible bands of Mexicans, revcr warring with oach other ijiroughout even sea&on ot the jear, regardless of the rights of other peo-de' peo-de' Mr Stone gave notice that he would press consideration of his resolution |