The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-08
Passage Of Fall Resolution
Would Lead to "Grave
Confusion"
TO SENATOR
Declares Measure Would Re-
verse "Our Constitutional
Practices"

Washington, Dec. ga. P.)-s
President Wilson would be "graveIy
concerned to see any such resolution
pass the congress-" he wrote Senator
Fall today in referring to the Fall
resolution requesting the president to
sever diplomatic relations with tbs
Carranxa government.
1T would constitute a reversal oi
our constitutional practice which
might lead to very grave confusion
in regard to the guidance of our for
eign affairs" he wrote.
The president expressed conf
dence that he had the support o,
every competent constitutional aus
thority in the statement that the di.
rection Of the governments foreign
affairs was assigned by the constitu.
ton to the chief executive and ia
him alone.
When the presidents letter waA
received. Senator Lodge, O. the for
eisn relations committee, called Sem
ator Fall and Senator Brandegee. re-
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Tee, into conference and In a few
minutes announced no further action
on the Mexican situation would b
taken by the committee.
We wanted to help" Senator
Lodge SAID, but now the entire Mex
lean situation goes to the president.
The responsibility is VI On his shoul-
ders. Let 1t rest there.''
II was expected Senator Fall would
make public during the day the evil
dence upon which he based his reso-
lution requesting severance of diplo-
matte relations.
Senator Lodge said the COMMITTEES
i,au Wlsned 10 assure the president OF
It's support, but that ever thar an
peared undesirable. Very we'll. he
said. "he may deal with H."
~ was what I expected" re-
marked Senator Hitchcock, after
reading the presidents letter.
Public Encouraged.
The public. the most concerned
sun was In the dark today as to the
governments latest move to settIa
tne pituminous coal miners strike
NOT hint OF the nature of the nro.
Iosais had b1cn ade D. blir either
py the minors or by officials bur
comfort was taken In the stat mcnt
py Atty-Gen. Palmer last nfght that
ne was quite sure the end of the
strike was in sight The statement
was made by Mr.. Palmer just before
ne poarded train for INDIANAPOLIS.
where late today he will confer with
'uuge Anderson. Of the federal dis
trlct court, relative to the Injunction
ficials.
Srecu'ation as to TIE method for
settlirg the strike, which was pro-
posed personally by President Will
son. was rendered difficult because,
while Fuel Adni"i traitor Garfield re-
iterHt@d there would be no increase
IN the price of coal to the public and
said he had not budged one inch
from his position, the readiness with
wnich the strikers accepted led to the
nener an advance in wages larger
than the ID per cent. suggested BY
Dr. Ga field lad been pro osed.
Cong ess to TAX, Action.
success or failure of the presidents
plan may not be determined unti
tuesday, when the court and strike
leaders will consider it.
Inc coal strike also promises to
come in for additional attention from,
corgr SIS, Cha rran X nyon, of the
sen tie labor committee. called
me til of his coumittce e for today
to consider suggestions for settling
the trouble by congressional action.
A resolution calling on the govern
ment to take over and operate the
mines duri"g the emergency and an
other proposing an investigation of
the entire strike situation are pend
ing.
Palmer Optimistic.
Atty.-Gen. Palmer. before leaving
for indianapolis, expressed an opin-
ion that the end of the strike is in
ght Thus far Il ere has not been
the 81 test intima ton as to the
presidents proposition for ending the
strike. There are we'll founded re-
ports that TIE president has off red
the miners leaders the IA per cent.
increase proposed by DR.. Garfield and
the establishment of a commission to
investigate wages and working con
ditions.
Garfield Not Budsing.
"My position has not been
budged one inch and will not
be-" declared Dr.. Garfi Id. iudi-
eating that his proposal for a IA
per cent. increase is the one
which the president has made.
DR.. Garfield was insistent that
while he remains as fuel admin
istra tor he will not stand for any
wage increases which would
mean an increase of the cost of
,coal to the consumer.
"The price of coal will not be
increased to the public" This
statement was made today by DIR.
Garfield as his only comment on
the proposition submitted TO the
miners by President Wilson.
lndorse His Attitude
Washington. Dec. S.--A delegation
from the Mississippi Valley associa-
tion, headed by Senator Ransdell, OF
Louisiana. called at the White House