El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-06

has gone TO pieces. The regular
army is strategically distributed TO
a s4st governors OF states in handling
industrial disturbances. Calls for
! volunteers would have TO be made and
new appropriations and taxes decided
upon
But as said above. there isn't going
{ TO be any Intervention just now
Congress Would Hesitate.
! Indeed, there is no reason TO sup
: pose that congress really wants more
/ war. on the other hand. the presi-
/ dents refusal 20 intervene in Mexico
would enable the proponents OF in
Prevention 10 place the blame for in
acton sIuarely on him, though talks
with Individual members Of congress
+ lead TO the suspicion that If the presI-
dent suddenly put the matter up 20
congress, that branch OF the govern
ment would hesitate to take the re-
spOnsi5lity.
Il viii be noted that. notTith-
standing all the TAX Of armed In
tervention, the furfhesr distance
that congress seems willing 90 20
Is a simple Withdrawal Of recoE-
milton and the severance Of dInlo-
matte relations.
These steps have been under con.
sideration at the department. Of state,
anyway, and are not understood 10
be objectionable 10 the president But
the controversy over Mexico at this
time IS really a tempest in a teapot.
It is a side affair.
The real question that has been in
directly raised by congress IS whether
or not the president is incapable of
performing public duties. IL viii be
remem bered that some time ago at
tention was called in these columns
10 the campaign that has begun 10
drive Woodrow Wilson out Of office
before his term expired.
He has been Id two months. Most
OF the members Of congress consider
arely decline to be drawn irt0 any
any plan 70 declare the president (
legally unable TO f1lfll his executive 4
tasks. Most OF them are not parties
TO the plan Of a group Of extremists. I
There e. n well defined feeling
among many Republicans that
some OF their colleagues are 60
Ing TOO FAR in batting the presf-
dent and thar a public reaction
may follow which may be puiiti-
caliy disastrous
As a matter Of fact. senator Fan. F
who saw the president in company .
with senator Hitchcock, knew In ad-
vance that Mr.. Wilson did not agree .
with him on the Mexican question .
The president was we'll enough 10 sit
in an armchair and listen 10 the ar
guments Ct the New Mexico senator T
and to return, as is his custom, a I
noncommittal answer.
In Touch with Situation.
II had not been expected that he f
would divulge TO senator Fan or any
other member Of the senate what MS +.
plans are with respect 10 Mexico. but Z
that he would communicate his views
in message to both houses Of coz L
gress. While IL is true that secretary {
Lansing has not consulted the presi- E
dent about Mexico since his illness 4;
It is also true that memoranda on the
situation have been in Mr. wilson's
hands and that the newspaper &C +
counts OF the text Of every note sent
and the FAN resolution have been
read by the president and his 5udg /:
ment Is unquestionably the same as
Il has been, that. while America has
the power and the resources 10 jump
on weak nation and punish Il for
the acts OF few governmental Of
-icialss the helpless millions would be
drawn into the strife. no such course
Of action would at this time be taken
by the man who has been the out
spoken champion OF weak nations.
Worse Things Happening
There is no doubt That the Mexican
has lrritated the president
from time 20 time. There IS 10 doubt
that at this time he shares the cute
ragged feelings OF the senate over the
policy Of Mexico in the Jenkins case,
lut there were things happening dur
nE the war with Germany which de-
served armed intervention much more
han today and il was 1eelned mex {
1edieut for many reasons % indulge ]
q a war below the Rio Grande ,
The condition r. not much
changed international affairs
are in a state OF confusion, due 20 4
the failure OF The senate 70 give
the nation a peace treaty and 90 q
help Europe 10 Us feet. Germany Z
f. hesitutluE 20 approve The pro- J
tOcol submitted By the allies,
thinking the senate action a. in
her interest. Domestic affairs IN
side the United States are un-
settled.
President Wilson may be bitterly I
.riticised for failure to Intervene in =
leXisO at this time, but he IS not go :
ne 10 involve the country in any 5
more wars at present, at least until &
Americas own affairs are settled h