Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-08
President Says Question Of
Break Is His Business
Entirely.
CURT NOTE SEyT
TO COxMITTEE
President Tells Foreign Rsiatiens
Senators TThey Are euttins In -
Senator Lodge Says Committee De-
sired TO Hslp But VIII Let RsspoNs
ability Rest on President's Should.
sry - Fall Resolution Not Pushed.

Washington, Dec. S.-President WE
son today sent letter on the Mex
lean situation for transmission to Sem
ator Fail. OF the committee OF two aps
pointed 10 confer with the president on
the resolution requesting that dipio-
matte relations with Mexico be sevefs
ed. This announcement was made AS
the White House soon after the eor~
eign relations committee met. and the
committee adjourned to await the
communication from the president
President Wilson would be gravely
concerned to see any such resolution
pass the congress" no wrote Senntot
Fail. In referring to the resolution re-
questng a severance OF diplomatic re-
lations. The president expressed tho
opinion that he had the authority ana
that the conducting OF foreign affairs
was assigned by the constitution ON
the president and him alone. 1t would
constitute a violation OF our constitu-
ton which might cause q complete res
vision of our foreign affairs" he wrots,
"Let Il Rest There" Says Lodge.
When the presidents letter was ro>.
ceived Senator Lodge called Senator
Fall and Senator Brandeeoe. OF the,
committee, into conference, and In .
Few minutes nnnourced that NO fMf-.
ther action on the Mexican situation
would be taken by the COMMITTEES.
I'VE wanted to hclp.s Senator Lodge
said. but now tho entire question goes
to the president The responsibility 10
on his shoulders. Let II rest there
1t was expected Senator Fall would
mako public the evidence on which he
based his resolution.
Senator Lodge said the COMMITTEES
had wished to assure tho president Of
its support hut that even that appear.
ed undesirable.
Very WE'LL" he said. he may deal
with It."
1T was what expected" remarked
Senator Hitchcock after reading The
presidents letter. III.
Text OF Wilson Letter.
The presidents letter follows:
II thank you very much for sending
me report OF the senate resolution
on the Mexican situation. I shan ex-
anime II with care, What you told
me OF the investigation Friday last
10 iiHu IL u InnttSt Ok
greatest Importance. You ask me OF
my desire with regard to the pending
resolutions to which you and Senator
Hitchcock referred TO me on Friday
and nm prepared TO freely say that I
should be greatly concerned to see any
such resolution pass congress. II would
constitute reversal of any step In ro-
gard TO our foreign affairs. ] am con-
fidcnt that I am supported bv every
constitutional authority that the au-
, thority OF directing our relations with
foreign governments 10 constituted In
the executive and him only. Only one
OF the two houses OF congress Is as
sociated In the matter with tho presi.
dent. and the advice OF tho senate Is
provided for when the president asks
Itt and with the appointment OF rer-
resentatives Of this government who
are to speak for II at foreign govern.
mcnts. The only safe course is to ad.
here to the constitution. am very
much Obliged to you for having given
mo tho opportunity to express this
opinion.
Very truly yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
Hon. A. Fall. United States Senate.s