El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-05
MEXICO MAT TER
Up To WILSON
Fall to State Situation
Fully After Conference
With the President.

were Dd6eQ and prEpaEll an aus lLe---
for presentation to the president The
senator plans to take all the evidence
TO the white house 50 il viii be avail
able for the president, should he ask
for It.
Senator Fail announced that imme-
dEatelv after the conference he would
make public the evidence on which he
based his charges in the senate that
the Mexican ambassador and consuls
in the United States were circulating
Denies Charge.
Denials Of this charge made
Thursday night by Mexican ambassa-
dor Ronillas. who declared that he
had not at any time done anything
to foster, encourage or aid, actively OF
passively. directly or indirectly, any
Of the disturbing radical elements re-
ferred, either in the United states OF
Mexico" He said his government moi
only did not wish to foment disorder
in the United states or spread radical
doctrine but had taken energetic
steps TO prevent its spread in Mexico.
Senators FAN and Hitchcock were
named a committee yesterday by the
senate foreign relations committee 10
confer with the president to seek his
views on the resolution Of senator
FAN requesting that the president
sever Diplomatic relations with the
Mexican government The Hitchcock
assure the president Of its support
should he decide TO break with Mexico
also will be presented TO the presi-
dent.
The senators viii 90 10 the white
house after the presidents cabinet
has held a special meeting at which
the Mexican situation VIII be dis
cussed. The meeting was called to-
day by secretary lansing who spent
nearly two hours before the foreign
relations committee yesterday dis
cussinE the Fan and Hitchcock resO-
buttons and the Mexican question gen
orally.
Secretary Lansing was drawn into
detailed discussion OF the whole gen
eral subject Of relations with Mexico
and told the inside story Of the
american governments attitude to-
ward Mexico.
a great obstacle to a break
with Mexico before the United
States entered the European war
1Er. Lansing is understood to have
said. was the fact that such
break might have had c0nse-
uuemces which would have de-
str0yed the presidents hope Of
avoiding eutanElement in the cor
f1fcf overseas. Fear Of that result.
he Wus quoted n saying, was
based on the large number Of
European interests in Mexico and
the suspected sympathy between
Carrauzl and the German govern
ment.
Germany. II was said, the situation
became even more embarrassing be-
cause II was q part OF Germany's war
game TO stir I'D trouble for the United
States on this continent
Conserved Resources.
Mr.. lansing was said to have added
f~- 4Hnea n-n-rfrne The rTrrf~fE-
tration felt il should 60 a long way
in conserving its resources for the
struggle with Germany
After peace negotiations hnd
been eonrIuded. however, II WIS
pointed out, a note was sent TO
Carranza declaring pointedly that
unless more regard was given
American rights there would be
radical change IN the course OF
the United States government.
This step. Mr.. Lansing f. said to
have declared. WIS decided on
with great deIfberntiOn and con
Etituted definite policy in which
there has been no deviation.
The request OF senator Hitchcock
that the president see the senators,
prevail Of the conference was given
by rear admiral erayson, the presi-
dents personal physician
In opposing the request for an IN
tsrvieW the Democrats are understood
TO have based their arguments on
statement 10 the committee by secre-
tary Lansing. who was said to have
declared that the administration was
carrying out a well defined policy Of
dealing vigorously with Mexico and TO
have questioned che wisdom OF any
precipitate action at this time.
VIII Enforce Policy.
The decision to take a more de-
cisivs attitude against Invasion Of