Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-05

d detailed discussion Of the whole
general subject OF relations with
Mexico and tnld the insloe story Of
the American governments aIrIIude
during recent years.
The great obstacle tn q break win
Mexico before tf1e United States en-
tered the European war. Mr. Lansing
is understood To have SAID. was the
fact that such break nlEtI. have
had consequences which would n1ye
destroyed the President hope OF
avoiding en1Eagiernen1s IN the cnn-
fict overseas Fear of that result
ne was quoted as saving. was Sass@
on the large number o. European
interests N Mexico and the suspect
ed sympathy oetwesn CarranZa and
the German government
With The declaration OF war with
German Il was SAID. the SITUATION
became even more embarrassing be-
cxuse II was a part nf Germany s
war game TO stir up trouble Tor the
{ uifac States On TINS continent M
Lansing was SAID ID have added that
n these premises the adrnlnistraIlon
feit il should go a long way IN con-
serving ITS resources Tor Llle sIuEsie
with us European ensmE-
After neace Vaccinations haG been
concluded however. Il was polnITo
out a note was sent n Car-aaza DE-
ciarirg puintedlv that unless more
rera-d were gwen American r1gnts
there would be radical cnanse IN
-.,e nou-se of he United States gov
arUment
This srep. Nj Lansing Is said 10
have declared WAS decided On Will
great deiiberanon and constituted a
definite policy f-um which there hao
bean no dsviatlen. The secretary Is
understood to have added thai In the
circumstances he saw no reai u1
rency for demanding the t'resloetl
attention 10 the jenkins case SINCE III
dealing with it the department only
had been pursing the course MI
Wilson had endorsed.
In questioning the advisahiliTy o1
the action suggested in the Fall
resolution MI. Lansing was quoted as
SAYING that the jenkins correspond
ence seemed about 10 bring reili
test whether Car-NnZa meant 70 Aeea
me warming given some months az
and that II might De wiser 10 iei lnis
question ne answered before hreah
ing of relaLiuns- Such nreaK- ne
js SAID alsr as II have suggested,
might mt only endanger the eforl
to ob-ain Jenkins release but alsa
place other American lives and IN
r..rasts IN ieapa-dv Hv the withdraw
al If diplomatic representatives.
In addition. doupr Was sad 10 have
been raised as what practical aGVAnt-
age might be gained by such with
trawai.
Bmn the secretary and Ambassador
dur Fletcher went 10 the comni ttt,e
al It's request and gave -ner stiist-
nerlrs behind closed doors. M. Ian
sing was al the commitree table more
than An hour and d halF and after
ward the members resumed consider
alton of the resolution which Inc
Democrats were asking fOr delay Al
first they proposed indefinite post
pone,nen1 and then postponement IN
Ill the next regular meeting ~ he
held Wednesday. Both motions were
voted down ny the Republicans
The motion % appoint committee
of Two ID endeuvur to see tne Pres
IdeYt then was made by Seuarur ali.
Debate on II was very brief but SO
terse was the discrimination Of the
majority % reach some SORT OF ac-
riun that d IaTe afternoon quorum
call of the Senate was 5lsrega-aeC
and when the Senale's serEeant-at-
arms came to arrest" aaserrees anu
take them into the chamber The COM
mitzee ciased its doors against rim
When the motion WAS brought 10
a vote Senators Lodge, aassachu-
sets: Bnrah. Idaho; FAN. New Mex
ico Johnson. CaldorniR: New. tnd;-
ana. and Moses. New Hampshire. ali
Republicans. lined up with all the
Democrats present, Senators Hitch
cock. Nehra ska: Williams. MISSISSIPPI
pi: Swanson. VirginR-: P;r1-nan. Ne
uada- ana Shields. TENNESSEE. oppos
ing II. Although Senator Fail had
suggested that Senator Lodge, the
COMMITTEES chairman and Republican
leader ofthe Senate be named with
Senator Hitchcock, to 60 70 the
White House. Chairman Lodge de-
ciined 70 take the piace and named
Senator Fail instead