Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-11
SENATE ABANpONS
FALL RESOLUTION
Decision Follows Presidents
Statement That He Would Be
"Gravely Concerned" if Such
Measure Passed
WRITES TO SENATOR
Mr.. Wilson'S Communication Gives No
Indication of Any Change in Attitude
of the Administration Toward Mex
lean situation

Washington. Dec. S.-The resolution
asking President Wilson to break off
diplomatic relations with the Carranza
government was abandoned to-day by re-
| publican leaders in the Senate after the
| President had informed Senator Fall of
| New Mexico, it's author. that he would
"be gravely concerned to see any such
resolution pass the Congress-"
| In announcing after u conference with
Senators Fail and Brandegee of Con-
necticut that the foreign relations com
mittee would take no action on the reso-
luton, Senator Lodge said:
I'VE wanted to help, but now the entire
| Mexican situation goes to the President.
The responsibility is on his shoulders,
Let 1t rest there"
4 Passage of the resolution. the Presi-
dent wrote Senator Fall. would CON
sttute a reversal of our constitutional
practice and might lead to very grave
confusion in regard TO the guidance of
our foreign affairs" Declaring that the
initiative in directing relations with for
eign governments was assigned by the
constitution "to the executive and to the
executive only" MIR. Wilson said he was
confident that the only safe course
was ito adhere to the prescribed method
of the constitution"
I I'VE might go very far afeld if VIC
departed from it, he said.
Senator Fall, in statement tonight
took issue with the President that the
Senate could not advise on matters affect
ing relations with foreign governments
until requested to do so by the President
and said there were presidents to sup.
port him. He also said he would again
request the committee to postpone action
on his resolution "or upon any phase Of
the Mexican matter" until the President
had time to give the subject his considera.
| ton.
Before the President dispatched his
letter, the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee held an hours session for dis
cussion of the Mexican situation. includ.
| ing the Carranza oil DEGREES, which have
| been the subject of diplomatic CORE
spondence between the United States and
Mexico, but at the suggestion of Senator
Fall action on his resolution was de-
ferred until the President had expressed
his views.
! Senator Fall tonight made public the
memorandum which he sen, the president
dealing with the results of the investiga
| ton of the Senate committee of which tn,
, New Mexico senator Is chairman. Par
of this Information was given Mr.. Wilson
last Friday by Senator Fall when III
and Senator Hitchcock. democrat
Nebra ska. called AT the White House to
discuss the Fall resolution.
Mr.. Wilson's statement in his Letter
that what the New Mexico senator hat
told him of the investigation 'prepar
ed him to find in the memorandum
matter of the greatest Importance
was interpreted by some senators al
meaning that the President had no
yet had time to study Mr.. Fails report
Senators noted also that the Pres
idents letter gave no Indication as t
whether a change of the administra
tons attitude toward Mexico was un
der consideration.
During the day the State department
was advised by the American embass,
at Mexico City that Carranza's repl,
to the America note renewing the re
quest for the release of Consular agen
Jenkins was to be handed to the Amer
lean charge to-day. The reply had no
been received at the State department
to -night.
Meantime, the investigation into thu
liberation of jenkins on bail las
week was continuing. Officials reat
without comment statement out b,
j. Salter Hansen at Mexico City tina
he had acted on his own initiative anC
responsibility in furnishing 1000 peso.
bail for Jenkins release.
Senator Fall announced to-day tina
his committee would continue it's in
vestigation of the Mexican situation
He expects to leave for the border be
fore the new year to pursure the in
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