The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-03
Fall Declares Startling Report
Now Ready for Congress.
Asks Withdrawal of q. s. Rec
OgnitiOn of Carranza Govt.
EXPECT new REFUSAL NOW
State Department Not Surprised
at Mex. Officials Statement.
Evidence in Jenkins Case Is
Furnished to q. s. This A. M.

Washington, Dec. "a resolution
requesting President Wilson to sever
diplomatic relations with Mexico was
introduced today by Senator Fall, Re-
publican. New Mexico. chairman of
the senate committee charged with an
investigation of the Mexican situation.
The secretary Of war would be au-
thorized under resolution introduced
today by Senator Ashurst. Democrat.
Arizona, to use the nations military
forces to protect Americans on the
American side of the border who are
threatened in the activities of Mexican
outlaws or other belligerent factions
/ in the southern republic.
Explaining his resolution which also
asked that the president withdraw
recognition of Carranza, Senator Fall
declared 1t was based on evidence
which would .'Astound the world
when produced The resolution was
referred to the foreign relations COM
mittee.
"I chaIse," said Senator Fall. that
the Mexican embassy, the consulate
general in New York and the consul
ate general in San Francisco. have
been actively engaged in the distribu-
tion of Bolshevik propaganda, and
that this has been done with the
| knowledge and consent of Venustiano
| Carranza."
Senator Falls determination to in
troduce the resolution was reached
after conference with Henry p.
! Fletcher, American ambassador to
| Mexico, a few minutes before the SEN
ate convened. Before that he con-
| ferred with the chief of the Mexican
division Of the state department con-
cerning the last information from
I Mexico. The state department has or
| dered its record without reservations,
to the senate foreign relations COM
mittee and the subcommittee which
has been investigating the Mexican
situation and the state department are
understood to be in thoro accord.
| The Jenkins case Is given relatively
unimportant place in the Mexican sit
uation by the resolution that the Mex
| icau government is deliberately
spreading anarchist propaganda in the
United States and is using for the pur-
pose its diplomatic and consular
agents, is regarded by both the COM
mittee and the state department as Of
! greater importance.
In the statement made by the sem
ator when offering his resolution he
J was careful not to make public the
proofs, but is known that his state
ments are based on evidence in ar
chives of the committee and the state
! department.
Chairman Lodge of the senate for
! efgn rela tionsS committee late today
I called a special committee meeting
! for tomorrow to take action on the
Fall resolution and any other question
arising from the Mexican situation.
/ Washington, Dec. 3.-Senator Falls
! special Mexico investigating commits
. tee is ready to report at any time on
the advisability of armed interyen-
| tion by the United States, COMMITTEES
members said today.
Fall, just back from the border, had
a long conference with Secretary Lam
sing. Fall said later his COMMITTEES
F, can make a partial report at any time
! for the information of congress should
| it be needed, altho much investigating
| remains to be done.
! Meanwhile Mexico had not replied
to Lansing's second note requesting
release TO w. o. Jenkins, American
consular agent imprisoned at Puebla.
! Another refusal to free jenkins would
not surprise the state department. IL
4 was learned. Such a refusal, 1t is ex-
pected. would make the situation suf-
| ficiently serious to be called to the
g.