Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-05
MEXICO WILL Be
! MADE To RESPECT
OUR COVE RNNENT
Fall and Hitchcock to Call on
President Wilson and Learn
What He Proposes to Do
With Carranza InSoIenCe.

What He Proposes to Do
With CarranZa InSolenCe.
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Washington, Dec, 4.--Steps to OBJ
tain personal interview with Pres
ident Wilson before framing sem
ate policy in the strained relations
with Mexico were decided on today
by the foreign relations committee.
The decision was made after Sec
retary Lansing had appeared before
the committee and, it was said by
members, had disclosed that be-
cause of the presidents illness, he
had not been consulted by the state
department in its handling of The
recent developments which have
brought relations between the two
governments to a serious stage.
At the White House tonight the
presidents physician. DR.. Grayson.
said he saw no reason why the COM
mittee's representatives, If they ur-
gently desired it, could not see the
president tomorrow. II was lndi-
Gated that the two members selected,
Senators Fall republican New Mex
leo, and Hitchcock, democrat Of Ne
braska, would endeavor to do so.
Divide on Party Lines.
In deciding to take its problem di-
rect to the president, the committee
divided along party lines six repub-
leans voting for the proposal and
five democrats opposing 1t. The ac-
ton came at the end Of a day Of
discussion of Senator Fairs resolu-
tion which would ask the president
to withdraw diplomatic recognition
of the CarranZa government.
. nat a hxy lNI IfEea.v,
bers that although the committee did
not discuss in detail the extent to
which the presidents illness might
have interfered with the discharge
Of his duties the point was brought
out that should the Mexican situa-
tion continue to become more crit
zeal, some question as to the execu-
tive's physical capability might re-
suit.
VIII Deal Vigorously.
In opposing the request for an in
teryiew the democrats are UNDER
stood to have based their arguments
on statement to the committee by
Secretary Lansing who was said to
have declared that the administra
ton was carrying out a well defined
policy of dealing vigorously with
Mexico and to have questioned the
wisdom of any precipitate action at
this time. The decision to take q
more decisive attitude against in
vasion of American rights in the
southern republic, Mr.. Lansing was
quoted as saying, was reached some
months ago and row 1t was about to
develop whether the Carrauzd re-
gime would accept or disregard il.
He was said 10 have added that the
administration was prepared to go
TO whatever length necessary to en-
force that policy.
No Real Opposition.
Neither the secretary nor the ad-
ministration senators, however, were
represented as expressing directly
any opposition to the Fall resolution.
Several attempts to postpone action
ON it came from he democratic side
and Senator Hitchcock, acting demo-
cratic leader of the senate, suggested
a substitute by which the senate
merely would endorse the state de-
partment's course in the matter and
declare in advance its support of the
president should he decide to break
off diplomatic relations
During the day Henry p. Fletcher,
American ambassador to Mexico, went
before the committee and was said to
have confirmed many of the same
points as did the secretary IN reply o
questions about the attitude of the
state department. For some weeks ne
has been stationed here and has as
sisted in the diplomatic correspond
ence now in progress regarding the
case of William o. Jenkins, the
American consular agent under ar
rest at Puebla
Wait Carranza Reply,
A reply is now awaited from Car
rama to the latest American note re-
questing in sharp terms that Jenkins
be released, and advices reaching here
today Indicated that commission
might be asked for by the Mexican
president to settle the dispute. 1t was
said Mr. Lansing did not indicate
what course this government might
take should the reply prove unsatis-
factory, but was very emphatic in his
declaration that the United States was
ready to shoulder any consequences
which might result from its demands
for protection of American rights,
Virtually all of Ambassador
Fletchers statement to the committee
related to the jenkins case, but Sec
retary Lansing was drawn into de-
tailed discussion of the whole gem
eral subject of relations with Mexico
and told the inside story of the Amer
lean governments attitude during re-
cent years
Europe Obstacle To Action.
A great obstacle to a break with
Mexico before the United States en-
tered the European war, Mr.. Lansing
is understood to have said, was tho
fact that such a break might have
had consequences which would have
destroyed the presidents hope OF
avoiding ENHANCEMENT in the conflict
overseas. Fear Of that result, he was
quoted as saying, was based on the
large number of European interests in
Mexico and the suspected sympathy
between Carranza and the German
government.
With the declaration of war with
Germany. it was said the situation be-
came even more embarrassing be-
cause II was a part of Germany's war
game to stir up trouble of the United
States on this continent. Mr.. Lam
sing was said to have added that in
these premises the administration felt
il should go a long way in conserving
Its resources for the struggle with
Germany.
After peace negotiations had been
concluded however, 1t was pointed
mt. a note was sent TO CarranZa de-
rlaring pcintaAlv that unless more
'egard was riven american rights
here would he radical change N
he course of the United States gov
srnment.
This step, Mr. LANSING Is said IN
1ave declared was decided on with