Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
WILS0NNoTE.
over MEXICO.
VERY polite
Senate Committee Willing
to Let It 90 at That,
Lodge Says.


: a.
Warrington, Dc. S.-President
Wilson would be "gravely concern
ed to see any such resolution pass
the congress-" he wrote Senator
Fall today In referring to the Fail
resolution requeeting the president
70 sever diplomatic relations with
the Carranza government.
= Within His Rights.
The president expressed conf
dence that, he had the support Of
every competent constitutional au-
thority In the statement that the
direction Of the governments for
.eign affairs was assigned by the
constitution 70 the chief executive
and to him alone.
1T would constitute Q reversal
Of our constitutional practice which
nigh: lead 70 very grave confusion
in regard 70 the guidance Of our
foreign afYairs," he wrote.
II MerelS Wanted to Help.
When the presidents letter was
received, Senator Lodge, chairman
Of the foreign relations committee,
called Senator Fall and Senator
Draudegee, Republican, Connecti-
eat, Of to committee into confer
euce anA IN .. feW ulnutee xu4-
noauued HAT 40 further actibn on
tho Mex1ean sltnAtion would lie
taken ty; the committee.
I'VE wanted TO help" Senator
Ledge aaid, but now the entire
Mexican situation goes to the pres
ident. The responsibility is upon
his shoulders. Let It rest there"
Senator Lodge said the commit
tee had wished to assure the pres
ident d its support, but that even
that appeared undesirable.
Very WE'LL" he said. "he may
desl with it,"
lit was what I expected" re-
marked Senator Hitchcock, after
reading the presidents letter.
on at the Bottom.
The committee discussed the
Mexican. situation for an hour this
morning giving particular atten-
tion To the Carranza oil DEGREES,
which; members said had resulted
In stopping the drilling Of new
wells.
The Jenkins case was not dis
cussed, 1t was said.
Senators said they had been in
formed by the state. department
that the Carranza government had
sent troops into the Tampic0 oil
district to enforce the DEGREES. The
American oil operators have taken
the position that on lands already
acquired they have the right to
drill new wells without obtaining
new, permits and in this they have
been supported by the state depart
peut.
The Carranxa government, on
the other hand, contends that while
the Americans own the land the
government owns the oil beneath
It Ind can regulate new drillings.
Fall Not Done.
Investigation of the whole Mex
lean situation, by the foreign rela-
tions subcommittee will be con-
tinued, Senator Fall said today. He
expects to leave soon for the Mex
lean border, whore he will resume
hearings.
It was expected Senator FAN
wouli make public during the day
the evidence upon which he based
his resolution requesting the sew
-staace Of diplomatic relations.
Hansen In Rescue RODE.
Mexico City, Sunday. Dec. III.
0alter Hansen, who furnished the
bill upon which William o.
jenkins, the American consular
agent at Puebla, was released, de.
cSared tonight that he had acted IN
bis own initiative. He issued this
.>sta&6msnt:
II wish to say the following: On
Tuesday morning last, on account
Of certain facts that came to my at
tantioa which I am In no position
to diaklcse. I suddenly realized that
win bstweon the United States and
MEXICO was inevitable unless one
Of the two governments was ready
Do sacrifice it, honor. prestige and
dignity BY recsding from the daa.
ssroas position, into which 1t waa
> T5kes Blane-Or Credit.
(Hf6aeaf0rA took all the ateDs