The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-05
SECRETARY ASKS
FORsA0RI DELn
Foreign Affairs Cornrnlt>
tee Hears Evidences "a
Conditions and IS ReafIy
to Report But VIII
Await the Pleasure of
the President.
y, JAY JEROME. WuLIA1W

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foreign relations committees cons1d-
GRAFTON of tho Mexican problem fo
an abrupt halt today.
The COMMITTEE, after hearing from
Secretary Of state Lansing. Henry
Fletcher American ambassador 70
Mexico and Senator Fall, Of NoM
Mexico was about 70 report ont the
latters resolution calling Tor tna
withdrawal OF recognition from Car-
rama and the severance or az aR
tomato rcla tions win Mexico. WHEN
a thought of the possible consequences
ri such action. in view of the sickness
of the president arose in the mipda
OF sses craI of the senators.
II was then decided by vote ~
six 70 five on strict party lines 70
send subcommittee to see the pree-
idenf personally 20 ask his opinion
of the step.
Senator Fab and Senator Hitchcock
the minority leader In the senate
were ramed as members Of the SUR
committee by senator Lodge, ehalT-
man OF the foreign relations ccnfntt-
tee.
They viii attempt 10 obtain the ap-
pointrncne with the president for TO-
morrow. In order to give them ting
however. the committee ad5uurrAd
until 1880 o'clock Monday morning
Senator Hitchcock said the Demo-
Gratis voted to delay action ON the res-
ofution which Senator Fall introduces
yesterday because Secretary Lansing
asked nothing be. done On ~ I'm ItAer
lately. Tss So = 1880 /. g.
| the eosn raittea rAvealcd that ~!
I Nsagfinstns, q Tram 4hie iutefrnl
(! Western trip had he seen him Or IL
/, cusscd with him thr Mexican sly
tation IN his general comment On
Mexican affairs the secretary " state
went, so far as To characterize Inc
American attitude toward Mexico ~
! supfne. but he excused in on the
ground that We We're either Oh the
verge Of war with Germany or at
war with GERMANY while our. Mexiean
relations were critical and declared
zone war was enough.
/ Senator Fall was the author of the
resolution asking for the appoiuf-
mont OF sub committee to. confer
.. with the president. He offered his
resolution 20 the committee at the
climax OF day ,eeming with the
most important deveionmcnts in com
nection with the Mexican situation.
FALEs PROOF
For more than two hours this
forenoon Senator Fall and Amhas~
sador Fletcher Were witnesses before
the COMMITTEES. Senator Fall prev
duced proof of his charges that tho
Mexican government had deliberately
aided in spreading Boishevisf prep
Uganda in tho United States With the
avowed intent of orerthroaing the
American government An1bassa DIR
Fletcher told the senators how Mex.
lean officials had obtained perjufNa
evidence against William o. Jenkins,
American consular agent. who In now
imprisoned in pententisry at PueblA
Mexico
This afternoon Secretary lansing
went before the committee, ana nrt.
only suhstantiated the charges made
/ by Senator Fall bur nrnlnred .
wealth OF new material of as sur-
prising a character.
Al the state department nneantime
no reply had been received from, the
Carranzs government and the latest
information was that Jenkins was
still q prisoner.
fsnacio Ronillias the Mexican ana
has dor issued a long statement to-
+ night denying Senator Falls charge
that the. Mexican embassy and thO
Mexican vconslllate generals in diff
ferent parts OF the United States had
been instrumental In spreading Bei@
shevisr propaganda, -,-4--s--,-...zs.
The state department received Afl&
urconfirmed report from ore az It's
consaIs in Mexico that Villa had been
taken prisoner by several OF his own
, followers and was being held for S2S,-
600 ransom.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS
senator King. of Utah, introdtAced
! in the senate a resolution calling Tor
the appointment of joint high
commission of Mexicans and Anenn
cans for the liquidation and pAymenet
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