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Show CRITICIZES PRESIDENT Senator Clark of Wyoming Wy-oming Says the Sending Send-ing of Lind to Mexico Will Not Be a Protection Protec-tion to the Americans Washington, Aug. (i -President Wilson's action in sending lonner Governor John Lind lo Mexico as a special emissary in the present situa tion was attacked in the senate today by Senator Clak of .Wyoming, who declared ' something else must be done by the administration'' to guar antee adequate protection lo Americans, Ameri-cans, Senator Clark presented a resolu tion for an immediate Investigation by the senate foreign relations committee of the condition of American citizens and Americ an ' property In Me xico "This resolution Is not introduced In a spirit of hostility to the administration admin-istration or of criticism of the for c-ign relations committee." declared the- senator, ' but conditions are growing grow-ing steadih worse in Mexico Nov we learn that Governor Llnd has been sent there by President Wilson. "That does not satisfy Mr. Lind does not go as the official representative representa-tive of the United States He does not go as an ambassador, cloaked with authority to represent the United Uni-ted States He c annot be appealed Lo by American citizens for protection Some other &teps are necessary to give to Americans and American property prop-erty the protection they need and are demanding." Senator Sheppard presented a summary sum-mary of the strength of the Constitutionalist Consti-tutionalist forces in Mexico He declared the senate should have complete com-plete knowledge of the number of the Constitutionalist leaders, the troops they could muster, the extent of the t. rrltory controlled and the extent of their equipment Senator Sheppard e report showed that the Constitutionalist b ad. ra had followers numbering between t " and mi, huh. ;md that thc were in possession of far more than half of Mexico "We are unable to get exact and definite Information ' said Senator Clark, "about conditions in Mexico Evidence still continues, however, to show that American property is being destroyed every day. that American citizenship Is being dishonored there and even officers of the American government are being shot down. ' It is no purpose of this resolution to place the responsibility for tl outrages. It is to obtain information. I know there is a disposition at times to regard such information as confidential. But In nay judgment that is not the proper course now because be-cause It Is no secret thnt other nations na-tions than ourselves are Interested in the situation. Conditions are being talked of, not only In the senate, but elsewhere The conditions can nut long be borne with bj the- American republic Something must be don, or something will be don- do not intend to ask for a vote on the resolution reso-lution at this time and unless someone some-one desires to make a statement In regard to it. 1 shall ask that it go . over " Sails from Galveston Tonight. Washington, f-6 "Korm" Gov- ernor John Llnd of M.une80ta. on hi, way to Mexico as President Wilsons . personal represent e will sail from (.alvcston, TexaB, for era Crus on the battleship New Hampshire to-niulit to-niulit Secretary Hrvan today asked Secretary Daniels to provide the battleship. bat-tleship. The gunboat Wheeling, patrolling the lower gulf toast, has left Cam-peche Cam-peche for Progreso. On the Pacific-coast Pacific-coast the cruiser Yorktown has left Sallna Cruz for Topolobampo. Americans Are Missing. Washington, Aug. fi. Todav's official of-ficial dispatches from Mexico contained con-tained no information of the five officials of-ficials of the Madera Lumber com-pan com-pan who are believed in El Paso to have been taken prisoners and hMd in chihuahua. Inquiries arc being made. Have Not Heard of Battle. E Pasii, Texas. Aug. 6. Federal officials In luarez have heard nothing to lav regarding the battle fought south of Juarez esterday between federal troops guarding supply trains enroute to Chihuahua and a band of rebels under Terrlbio Ortega The federals claim that the rebels were .dispersed with heavy loss. Rebels Reb-els it th- LI Paso rebel junta de-dare de-dare the rebel8( after being first driv-l driv-l n off. returned and drove the federals fed-erals into their train, where the battle bat-tle continued all night, without a do cisive victory for either side. |