The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-12-04
RESOLUTION OFFERED
BY FALL IN SENATE
SERIOUS AGAINST
CARRANZA.

Sion There had hccn Indications that
Congress would take the Mexican hlt
hy The teeth demand tho release ~
Jenkins ana protection ~ lives ~
Americans iu tllai country but the res
olution requesting the president break
81 relations, tne nest tiilng TO "a dcciar-
ALTON ~ war, showed that action of
some Kind would not ho long delayed.
Everywhere the impression prevailed
thut senator FaNs committee and ".
ticlais o. che State Department ware
in close and thorough accord Before
the resolution VAS introduced. Senator
tnh conferred at length with Henry
J.. FLETCHER American ambassador who
Ton some months has been handling
Mexican anAfs az che state Depart
mrnt
The department archives have been
Opened to the Foreign Relations Com
mittcc without reservation, and Nom
bcrs Of The committee sald thcro cx~
listed complete understanding With
the department
How ,hc senate might act on tho
proposal for an open break with Next
GO. WIS not atogrther clepr tonight
bat 10 was said that republicans would
vote almost solidly Tor a. and that
they would have some democratic sup
portors
Senator Shields democrat. OF Ten
nessee. member OF the Foreign Re-
lations Committee. speaking from The
floor when she resolution was offered
declared "tho tnltcd states has had oc-
cnslon 60 declare waI against Mcxico
~ the Last five years"
House Expected
Open Rupture
When word reached the House tina,
thore might soon Doc an open rupture
with Mexico. membhrs said u had long
been expected. and there were reports
that republicans IN the House would
veto for tho resolution when 70 goes
there Tor action.
After conference late today with
Secretary Lansing Senator Hitchcock
acting democratic leader, snid he did
not know what the attitude OF the
democrats would be- although ho indf.
icatei that the revolution In lbs present
form might be opposed because there
appeared 20 hc no precedent for with.
drawing recognition undcr similar cir
lcnmstRnces
When the resolution was offered Am
hnsgador Fletcher sat with his wife in
1.-The diplomats gallery otherwise nm
ioccunied. Later a representative Of the
Mexican embassy called AT senator
Falls office and the visit created p
iilutter OF excitement but Il was OK
ipiained that he went there TO obtain
the published report of hearings re-.
Gently conducted by the committee
All information
Given Committee
An OF the information the govern
incnt now has on Mexico VIII be- ai
tho disposal ~ the Foreign Relations
iCommitfe tomorrow n WINS said
About the time DISPATCHES from tho
border were received hero with renorts
that VIVA hnd beon captured the Moxl
can embassy sent word that II was Civ
lnn ont a statement TINT there was "a
rush 10 get a. Tho statement con
inincd a dispatch from Mlnrio Medium.
lsnh-secrethrv of foreign affairs reitar-
lnting that lenkins WINS not Immune
from arrest hecausc Of hts official con
nection with the government. The en- b
hassy had nothing 10 sny about the
luronosal To aak tho president to hand
Ambassador Bonlllas hia passports
Tho now Mexican DEVELOPMENT com d
lng aftcr week Of imnntient waiting
4 ny IN" state Department, temporarily
irolegatod The Jenkins case 10 place Of
minor Importance but II was his ar.
rest That mainly brought about tho
lntost upturn. Jenlslng. ns one senator.
explained a. "is much Ike the straw
/ TINT broke the cumpl'a back"
reports Yesterday from MoNico CITY
/ thnt British subject seized hy han-
iuits had been nuicldy released on de-
damn of the British outhoritlcs dld not
serve TO soften the foelinr In official
circles especially as everybody recall
I cd that Great britain never had rcoor-
I niyed the Corranzn government
Ihorn were other reports that Car
rama had assumed ~ defiant attitude
land WIS not disposed TO accedc 10 the
american request FOR the Immediate
liberation Of Jenldns Tho personal part
CafTan1n is alleged 10 have taken In
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