Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-08
Will SON WILL GUIDE
NATION IN MEXICAN
CRISIS, FALL TOLD
In Plain, Direct. Forceful Language
President Warns Senate
Not 10 Needle
LODGE WANTED TO HELP

~ Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington Dec 5 President VII
son would be gravcly concerned 10 see
any such resolution pass the Congress, #
Id wrote Senator F4ll today in referring
10 the Fall resolution requesting the
President to sever diplomatic relations With
with the Carranza government
II would constitute a reversal oi our
constitutional practice which might lead
10 verv grave confusion in regard to the
guidance OF our foreign affairs. he wrote
The President expressed confidence that
hc had t.ie support Of every competent
constitutional authority III the statement
that the direction of the government 5
foreign affairs was assigned hy the con
stitution 70 the chief executive and td
him alone
The Presidents letter 70 Senator Pail
follows:
Thank Won very much Tor your kind
promptness in complying with my request
that YOU send me = copy Of the memo
randum report Of the subcommittee on
Mexican affairs Of the committee pn
foreign affairs shall examine il with the
greatest interest and care What you
told me of the investiCs stlon on Friday last,
prepares me 10 find in 1t matter of the
greatest Importance
~ gu ask an indication Of my desire with
regard to the pending resolution to which
YOU and Senator Hitchcock called nv at
ten;jon On Friday, and ] am glad 10 reply
with the utmost frankntss that | should
be gravely concerned - see any such
resolution pass the Congress Il would
constitute q reversal Of our constitutional
practice which might lead 10 very grave
confusion il regard 10 the guidance Of our
foreign affairs. ] am confident that !
am supported by every competent con
stitutional authority in the statement
that the initiative IN directing the relations
OF our government with foreign govern
ments IS assigned ny the constitution 70
the executive and 10 the executive only
Only one Of the Two houses Of Congress IS
associated with the President by the con
stltution in an advisory capacity and the
advice Of the Senate Ii provided for only
when sought by the executive in regard
10 explicit agreeTnentS with foreign govern
Inents and the appointments Of the diplo-
matte representatives, who are to speak
for tins government at foreign capitals
ne only safe course, am confident. Is
70 adhere 70 the prescribed method Of the
constitution. We might 20 very far aheld
if We departed from IL
I am very much oblldged to you for
having given ne the opportunity to ex-
pres. this opinion
Very truly yours
Woodrow Wilson
When the President letter vas received
Senator Lodge, chairman Of the Foreign
Relations Committee called Senator Fall
and Senator Brandegee Republican.
Connecticut. of the committee. into con
ference and III few minutes announced
that no further action on the Mexican
situation would bc taken Ly the commit
tee
"Wc wanted 10 help, senator Lodge.
said but now tile entire Mexican situa-
ton goea to the President The re-
sponslbLliy IS upon his shoulders. Let
it rest there
Il vas expected Senator Fail woud
make public during he day the evidence
upon which hc tased his resolution re-
q1csting the severance Of diplomatic
relations