Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-12-04
WAR TALK HEARD
IN NCONCRESSON
MEXICAN CLASH
Fall Resolution Sign Ac-
ton Of Some Kind
Will Be Forced.

Washington. Dec. 3.-Congress start
Cd to take the bit in its teeth on the
Mexican situation. with the Introduction
of Senator Falls resolution to break
relations with the neighborng republic
today.
At the same time came a statement
from the Mexican embassy. renewing
the declaration Of the Carranza govern
ment that Consular Agent William d
Jenkins-0ut of whose arrest and Jail
ing following his kidnapping, the delicate
situation between the two nations has
arisen-was not immune from arrest
The statement was made by Hilario
Bonillas. sub-secretary of foreign af-
fairs. The embassy had nothing today
GA the proposal that the president hand
Bonillas his passports.
War Predicted in House.
In the house. also. there was flare
up on the Mexican situation, Repre-
sentative Caldwell, democrat. of New
York. declaring it was SO bad that be-
fore many days the country might be at
war.
Since the opening of the session there
had been indications that congress would
take the Mexican bit by the teeth dc
mand the release of Jenkins and protec-
tion Of lives of Americans in that
country. but the resolution requesting
the president To break off relations. the
next thing to declaration of war
showed that action Of some kind would
not be long delayed
Everywhere the impression prevailed
that Senator FAILS committee and Of
ficials of the state department were in
close and thorough accord Before the
resolution was introduced, Senator Fall
conferred at length with Henry Z.
Fletcher, American ambassador. who COR
some months had been handling Mexican
affairs at the state department. The
department : archieves have been open
ed to the foreign relations committee
without reservation and members of the
committee said there existed a com
plete understanding with the depart
ment
Democrats May Oppose.
How the senate might net on the pro-
posal for an open break with Mexico
is not altogether clear. but il was said
that republicans would vote almost
solidly for it, aud that they would have
some democratic supporters
Senator Shields. democrat of Ten
nessee member of the foreign relations
speaking from the floor when
United States has had ample occasion
to declare war against Mexico for the
last five years.
After "A conference with Secretary
Lansing, Senator Hitchcock, acting
democratic leader, said he did not know
what the attitude of the democrats would
be-. although he indicated that the reso-
luton in its present form might be
because there appeared to be no
precedent for withdrawing recognition
under similar circumstances
More Drastic Steps Possible
Reports from Mexicali that a British
subject seized by bandits has been quick
" released on demand of the British
authorities did not serve to soften the
feeling in official circles, especially as
recalled that Great Britain
never had recognized the Carranza gov
There was much discussion among
and representatives as to what
would happen in event the Fall resolu-
ton was passed and ignored by the
president. While declining to express
heir views on the subject, some mem
oers intimated that it might force even
more drastic steps by congress