Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-04
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WORK BEHIND
l6L.OSEDDOOR
Drop Party Lines and Call
Lansing Before TAX
ing Action. !.

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Warrington. Dec. 4.-Secretary l.
Lsnsing viii bs called before the
asaats foreign relations committee
: Gefofs act.4p II taken on the reso-
luton Of Senator Fall, Republican,
View Mexico. requesting President
wilson to sevsr diplomatic rela-
tlons With, Mexico. The committee |
hopes 70 have the secretary before
Il latsr today.
Bshina Closed Doors.
s Decision to call Mr.. Lansing for
& discussion Of the Mexican Ques-
tton was reached BY the committee
After . two-h0ur session behind
closed doors.
When the committee recessed
senators said the whole situation
was n an uncertain state. Senator
Hitchcock Of Nebraska, acting
Democratic leader, said the admin
1tIa!lon sens.ols ~ aot nAeu
xny oenni.e s.fnu .Ss'ust .ne Ifs"-
!usiOn; Dut wsntso w. conlnll..es -
g hui!y hoVAsc0 0eio1s couss0
decided upon.
ss Drop Party Lines.
4 Republican members Of the COM
MI q were understood TO have
favored the resolution. but they
fSoined With the DAraocrats IN pre-
l narins to nj III the fact from
6Dcre{ary i ,suGine NotUro teooytane
% the seatats. s.
Henry p. Fletcher. American
aanbAssadof to Mexico, wAs before
the committee today to give. his
views ON the Mexican situation.
|, The discussion WAS raid to have
ysyealed considerable difference OF
opinion among committee members
regarding the best method Of pro-
tecting American interests In the
| southern republic.
Hitchcock Goes Farther.
!. SENATOR sHitchcnck introduced Z
snhstituta resoIntion in fhe co,n-
/ ss}Ffea which hesidea anthorixine
the nresident to hreak dinlomatic
relations with Mexico. would pledge
support Of congress should he
break diplomatic relations with
AsAico.
AmDassadof Fietcher gave tne
coMpi.teo ssspnic account VI tae
metnod used ~ tne MeNcan au-
tapIlt,es 70 secure evloeace Wnlcn
tney aeciafe feIutes 1enKlns state
mens tnat ne was not seen " GER
taln Time ana place 10 tne company
~ 'ne psnui's ps'or ~ n's A'onsp-
NJ r,a4chsr .a,a tho Novice,
S,thsred In nam. IN that ne;oh-
horhood and ssid ~ them .Ta,,t.
-. srss har. @ , a. .hs. S % ti,,a wesny
~. 's 1890 "'''-
IN. ,.. .,s !. -. a..
:, ~ .s ons @ '.su 10 w.s no Vro ~
S.,,,as ~ 1ae icons s "ss .sxes, n. ou.s.oe e, .ne
u. oaluns aIu nlnuse ia'eI tnose
o mslninS @ neald : rine shot.
ne o.neI nine were asked tne
same q9 stlon eno aeain tney gave
nekatlve answer. announcer peon
was taken outside and another shot
was heard.
Weaken After Third.
The remaining eight wera av.,r
ashed the ssme cnest,or nv. .Sa,.
ansver -. nnchsnssd a. xne.h.. .
1eon was taken from ths ROW. ed amd
third shot ~. beerS @"u
: uShen ths "ns.ticn ,,.. .
81 ths .even rsms,r,n~ tss. 90
mits I.nr,rs ~. @ ~.
Af ths t,ma inasc.tsd " INC piacs
r-m -
navy heaay.
Mssn,n9ton; DEC. 4.-Despite ths
v .snv enoon .sn n..n.,s.,o =. pelsonne
Fasdv - ~ ,n.st snv ers-..,n. ro n.'y S u
Setsrv nsrtsis Secl.r.d , .as oes.
Hsscr..,r- r.,h,,sSsd -a,e..n y
shs n.vv EnriS =. sc,,rd rnn..s M. .ns
"A ~ r.i,sd NM. sor act,v. .s-r,a. %
A this tir,a e ''te'
Annosnctn. tbe. ~. .,.h. So.
nanrhts * ia Atian.ir . 1,es, ..u ~,
about 100 dsstroyers would leay,
ter maueuvers. Mr.. Daniels sais