I wish the resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs to be adopted. because I believe Minister Mizuer exceeded his authority and is unworthy to be a United States minister. and the captain of the Acapulco committed a crime. or a blunder worse than a crime. and because I believe also that theUnitedStates officers in command of the war vessels Ranger and Thetis. that were within pistolshot of the tragedy when it occurred. failed to do their duty. therefore we owe it to ourselves. we owe it to our country. and we owe it to our flag to investigate carefully the circumstances underwhich the killing occurred. and provide for proper redress and for proper punishment. Mr. Speaker. there are a number of precedents that may be cited in discussing the Barrundia tragedy. . We all remember with what pride we looked upon the action of Captain Ingraham some years ago when he protected Martin Koszta. a Hungarian refugee. who had come to this country and declared his intention to become an American citizen. Soon after his declaration he went to Smyrna. and while there was kidnaped while on shore by Austrian sailors and taken on board their ship. The next morning after he was kidnaped a United States war vessel. the St.