Republican farmer., 1919-12-12
N1o ACsiOn On UzeXiCooss
 W IsoIl Writes L2112r
Senator Fall Requests Foreign Relations Committee Defel
 Action On Resolution

Washington. Dec S-Pres1dent
 Wilson would be ''gravely concerned to see any such resolution pass the congress" he wrote Senator Fall to-
 day in referring to tha Fall resolution requesting the President to sever di-
 plonatic relations with the Carranza government.
 It would constitute a reversal of
 our constitutional bra ct5ce which
 might lead to very grave confusion
 in regard to the guidance of our for cign affairs" he wrote
 The president expressed confidence that Ee had the support If every com lrateut constitutional authority in the statement that the direction of the : @orernment's foreign affairs was as signeI by the constitution to the chief executive and to him alone. When the presidents letter was re- ce.Ecl Senator Lodge, chairman of the
 Foreign Relations Committee, called SeD@ro~ Fall and Senator BranGegee,
 Fsapu@ @ILcan, Connecticut, of the com in-t5.a, into conference and ir a few minutes announced that no further action on the Mexican situation would
 ne -H'"n by the committee.
 We wanted to help" Senator
 Lodge said, but now the entire AIeXi-
 can situation goes to the President. . The spensob$ity s upon his shouI- ders. Let it rest there" i t was expected Senator Fall would make public during the day the evi-
 Geucc upon which he based his rcso-
 luton requesting the severance of 1 c p,omatic relations.
 i The Presidents letter to Senator ] Fall follows:
 i 'ThaEE you very much for your ! n | my 1oauas, that you send inc a copy [ of the memorandum report of the ! su5-co-a4.:5z on Mexican affairs | of the @U-l--nf5-s.a cn -9l fairs i shall cxa.u.ll. z v4i-F the greatest in | tcrest and care. What you told me i Of the Investigation, on Friday last ! prepares mo to find in it matter ot i tho greatest Importance. 1 '.Nou ask an indication of my de sire Wilh regard to the pending reso- l 1'ition 10 which you and Senator l Hitchcock called my attention on Fri
 day. and I am glad to reply with the
 utmost franKness that I should be ] sravaly concerned 10 see any such ! resolution pass the congress. It would constitute a reversal Of our con stitUtoEaI practice which might lead 1 to very grave confusion in regard to the guidance of OUT foreign affairs. l ' am confident that I am supported by i every competent constitutional au- thoTity in the statement that the in
 isia tive in direcign the relations of l our government with foreign govern ments is assigned by the constitution l to the executive and to the executive
 only.
 l "OnIy one of the two houses of con. gress is associated with the Presi-
 dent by. the constitution in all ad 1 visory capacity and the advice Of the ! Senate is provided for only when i sought by the executive in regard to i explicit agreements with foreign gov ] ernments and the appointment of the { diplomatic representatives who are i to speak for this government at for ] eign capitals. The only safe course, i 1 am confident, is adhere to the pre- | scrfbed method of inc constitution.
 We might go very f:s- afield if we :. departed from it.
 l T am very much obliged to you for i having given rle the opportunity u ! express this opinion.
 ''Very truly yours,
 ! "(Signed)
 WOODROW WILSON, 1 Hon Albert B. Fall
 l 'U. S. Senate"