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Show Franklin K. Lane and Former Consul General Chamber- !H lain Testify. jH WASHINGTON, May 10. Franklin jH K. Lane, former secretary of tho in- ' terior. George Agnew Chamberlain, JH former consul general in Mexico, tes H tified today before the senate commit tee investigating Mexican affairs. Il Mr. Lane declared American oil rights in Mexico were as well founded in justice and deserved as much pre-ted pre-ted ion as if they had been established in Pennsylvania or California, while Mr. Chamberlain declared that the at titude of the United States toward M Mexico "has been one of accumulating shame for seven years." Mexican commercial and official life was sustained with graft from the lowest tally clerk to the highest cab- H inet officer," Mr. Chamberlain said !H and only a policy of economic control if of the country by the United States would re-establish stability. ' Referring to his resignation. Cham-bcrlain Cham-bcrlain asserted "a self-respecting man , couldn't continue to take the money of H ( the United States for hopeless, pur- , t poseless service after he knew the . things I was forced lo learn," ) M i Criticises President Wilson. I The president, he said, "cut the ground out from under the feet of ov-ery ov-ery diplomatic and commercial agent the United Stales had in Mexico, by repeated statements that force would never be used in the country." "The greatest danger now," he add- H ed, "Is that the United States will be M led lo treaty in some fashion with a new head of affairs in Mexico before we are really decided. to deal with the jH evils. The first step in proper policy iH is that embarked by the senate, In re-fusing re-fusing to confirm the nomination of an-other an-other ambassador to that country. "We ought to follow that up. Mexico, :H because it hasn't been able to borrow a cent, is in a sound financial situation internationally. It is the most wealthy - country in natural resources I have visited', which makes the tragedy of its last 100 years under self-determination jH more glaring. Wo should offer a loan sufficient to put its finances in shape, Jm bound up. with a treaty which would give us direct supervision of' its eco-nomic eco-nomic affairs. Tho second step should 'M be lo withdraw the present recognition M j unless that was accepted. Still failing jM ; acceptance, the third step should bo U embargo; the fourth, commercial blockade; the' fifth a naval demonstra-tlon. demonstra-tlon. Lastly, a military occupation. '1 Difficultiec Under Any Administration "Events are moving fast there now M but the essential difficulties will re-main re-main under any Mexican admlnistra- M Mr; Ghamberlain said President Wil- son's "assertion that bigger interests IH favored intervention was particularly shameful." "It was the American small farmer JM and business man who suffered al- IH ways," ho added. "The big corpora- IH tlon paid the graft," They could pay the graft, the others had to flee. . |