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Show NAVY CRITICIZED BY SENATORS Washington. D. C. April 29. Criticism Criti-cism of the navy department's withdrawal with-drawal of the warships from Tampico was voiced in the senate today. Senator Sen-ator Fall of New Mexico presented telegrams from refugees at Galve6ton describing conditions at Tampico. An 1 ?ffort by Senators Reed and Gore to I prevent the reading of the telegrams W&s failed. mh The communications stated the PV American vice consul at Tampico nar- mfJff' rowly escaped lynching, and declared '5 the state department was withholding F'-I' information as to the situation there. If v?J The secretary of the navy was vigor- '"? ously criticised. t 'V'' "Do I understand," a6ked Senator Brandegee, "that American citizens were forced to take refuge on Brit- wftl- Ish and French warships while our lr vessels were nine miles away?" If "Yes," replied Senator Fall, "our t vessels were riding at anchor nine miles away, while British and German 'f ships were protecting our citizens." i nn e |