The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-12-09
SENATE REQUEST OF
DIPLOMATIC BREAK
DIES ON WILSON
ANSWER


told him of the Investigation. 'prcpnr.
ca him 90 find ln ihc memorandum
matter ut Ohio greatest Importance
NnH ntornrira hN sntnr HNnaierH nH
meaning thnt tho president had not vet
hal timc to study Mo Faira report
S,nHfurH noird aHu that She pfeai-
dUntn letter gave uu indieHtion NH ln
whether q change of thc HdmniHtfa.
tiou's attitude toward McNico WINS I'm
dcr consideration.
nurlnr tho day the atntc department
wua advised by the American OrihlssN
at Mpxlco CHy that CarrAnsa's rcpy
tn thc American note rrnewiur the rc
ouvsi for the release ~ Consular
Agent Jenkins WIS 90 ho handed tn
tho American chHrHr todnv Tho rc"ly
had NOT been received at tho state de-
rnt3mcnt tonight
investigation
Continues.
Meantime too Investigation into mo
liberation of lcnklns un n1N last Week
WINS continuing
Officials read without comment %
statement given out hv J SAlior HAN
sru nf Mexico CitN chat ho hal noted
on his own initiative and responsibility
iu furnishing 1000 pr1os hHii ron Jon
hnH release
senator tan announced today thNi
His nnmnfop wuuld continue Cos n -
vcatlgatinn of tho Mexican situation.
ito cYuects fo leave for The border be-
fore Tho Now Year TO pursue TIC ln-
0urN There
DECLARING ~ was 'surprlsing thnt nt
trs tmr 81 SHOULD De stated that tho
suggestion uf the senate that such
! recopul.iou should ho Withdrawn lnH
pronnscd m Nis resoWuonl should
lconsumto reversal az constitutional
practice" Senator Fan m his state
mcrf said
aFrnm the hrrnning OF tho gov
ornmcni the senate has felt FREQ nnd
/ has exercised les privilege over and
Iarain ie nuke any suggestions in re-
spoct 10 an phases of foreign rein
| Attacks Wilson's
Position.
"Therc is nothing Do tho constitution
Ithat requires that tho initiative with
respect to foreign relations shalt he
! nmlted to the executive. or course De
may and proncrlv because of NJ. "N
/ trnordunry relation to forcirn affairs.
/ n ordinary cnees. De- tho SOURCE oi nf
Irotntlau Tho presidents general
matomcnt That only one branch of the
congress. namely the senate has amy
roiaiiou Go foreign affairs and me SON
lute only when ite advice is sought hN
/ tho executive. BIS contradicted hy "a
! hundred ureccdouta Indeed the pre-
ccdenis have gone $50 Oar Tint Tn "a
luumher ot cases me advice has been
! tho advice of negotiation and oven Huch
solemn cneagemcnts ns irentioa have
! been made. not only upon the augFcs
/ iio of the scuute but Up the exact
terms that the senate has suggested
"Hv this resolution tho senate ala
not nttempi to withdraw recognition
or hroal, of relations hut the concur
Trent resolutions contained sugeca
ton or request 10 tho president that he
do $50. such suggestion is ehtirolN pa
I harmony with precedent
"rhc president statcs iu the trnt
paragraph of his letter that he shall
! 'cNamino lr jmN written mcnonn r.
dunn furnished him Friday nlEhn.
with the greatest interest and cr 'o.
what you told me of the investigation
on Friday last prepares me 90 find W.
II maj ter of tho greatest Importance.
IA would appear that The president
HAS not as vet examined this Written
memorandum and uf course undct the
circumstances shall again request Tive
committee 60 postpone action upon tho
resolution. ur upon amy phase ar the
/ Mexican matter until he has had Tim,
10 give tho subject his consideration