The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-12-12
WILSON WILL HANDLE
MEXICAN SITUATION
Chief Executive Convinced That Con-
stitution is Quite Clear in Placing
Responsibility for Initiative in
Directing sol2t;oas :: U--i:cd
States Wish Other Govern
mentS.

,Carranza government was abandoned
today by Republlcan leade.s II ne
sens.Le .1iei the pies4de1.C had ~
formed Senator Fail of New MeHi-
60, it's author, that he would "ne
gravely concerned to see any such
resolution pass the congress.
In announcing, after conference
with Senators Fall and Brandegee, of
Connecticut, that the foreign rela-
t:ons committee would take no acton
c?1 the resolution, Senator Lodge said
eve wanted to help, but now the
entire Mexican situation goes to the
president. The responsibility is on
MS shoulders. Let it rest there
Passage of the resolution the presi-
dent wrote Senator Fall, would "con-
stitute a reversal'of our constitutions
al practice which might lead to very
grave cOnI as4o.. IN ieSard 10 me
guidance of our foreign affairs" de-
c;arino that the initiative iii direct
ing relations with foreign govern
lnents were assigned by the constl-
tuition 'sto the executive and to the
executive only" Mr.. Wilson said ne
was confident that "the only safe
course" was ':to adhere to the pre-
.scribed method OF the constitution. :"
Nigh Go Ateld..
eve might go very far afield if we
departed from it," he said.
Senator Fail, - ,staIeIae2. t.
night, took issue with the president
that the senate could not advise on
matters alecting relations with Icr-
eie.n governments until requested to
do so by the president and said there
were precedents to support him. tie
also said he would again request the
committee to postpone action on his
resolution cor upon any phase of the
Mexican matter until the president
had had time to give the subject his
consideration.
Before the president dispatched his
letter the senate foreign relations
committee held an hour session tor
discussion of the Mexican situation
including the Carranza oil DEGREES,
which have been the subject OF
diplomatic correspondence between
the United States and Mexico, but at
the suggestion of Senator Fall, action
on the resolution was deferred until
the president had expressed his view.
Memoranda From Fall.
Senator Fall tonight made public
memoranda which he sent the presl-
dent dealing with the results of the
investigation by the senate commit
tee of which the New Mexico sena-
tor is chairman. Part of this lntor-
NATION was given Mr.. Wilson last
FRIDAY by Senator Fall when he and
Senator Hitchcock, called at the
White House to discuss the Fall reso-
Tuition.
Mr.. Wilson's statement in his let
t2r that what the New Mexico sena-
tor had told him'o the investigation
pre-ered ''him to find in the memo
randum matter of the greatest I'M
portance," was interpreted by some
senators as meaning that the presl-
dent had not yet had time to study
Mr.. Falls report.
Senators noted also that the presi-
dents letter gave no indications as 10
whether a change of the administra:
.tion's attitude toward Mexico was un-
der consideration. During the cay
the state department was advised by
the American embassy at Mexico City
that Carranza's reply to the Amerl-
can note renewing the request tor
the release of Consular Agent jenkins
WAS to be handed to the American
charge today. The reply had not been
received at the state department to-
night.
Meantime the investigation into the
di'iberation of jenkins on bail last
week was continuing. Officials read
without comment statement given
out by J. Salter Hansen at Mexico
City that he had acted on his own
initiative and responsibility in fur
nishing ,003 pesos bail for jenkins
Senator Fall announced today that
his committee would continue its in-
vestigation of the Mexican situation.
He expects to leave for the border
before the lie wyear to pursue the in
quiry there.
Letter Speaks Frankly.
The presidents letter to Senator
Fall follows:
''Thank you very much for your
kind promptness in complying with
my request that you send me a copy
of the memorandum report of the
SUI n,n.l,tee on Mexican affairs CT
The committee of foreign affairs. |
SHALL examine it with the greatest
interest and care What you told me
. ofstre investigation, on Friday last,
prepares me to find in it matter of the
greatest importance. y
You ask an indication Of my de-
sire with regard to the pending res
eolption to which you and Senator
Hitchcock called my attention on Fri
day, and I am glad to reply with the
utmost frankness that l should be
gravely concerned to see any such
resolution pass the congress. 1t
would constitute a reversal of our
constitutional practice which might !
head to very grave confusion in re-
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