Arizona republican., 1919-12-05
Can Interview President


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. 1t was indicated
that the two members selected, Senator
Fall, republican, New Mexico, and Sen
ator Hitchcock, democrat, of Nebraska
would endeavor to do so.
In deciding to take its problem direct
to the president, the committee divided
along party lines, six republicans vot-
ing for the proposal and five democrats
opposing it. The action came at the
end of day of discussion of Senator
Falls resolution which would ask the
president to withdraw diplomatic re-
cognition of the Carranza government.
1t was said by republican members
that, although the committee did not
discuss in detail the extent to which
the presidents illness might have in
terfered with the discharge of his du-
ties, the point was brought out that,
should the Mexican situation continue
to become more critical, some question
as to the presidents physical capability
might result.
-GhS'hS SPPGSSS NSbion
In opposing the request for an inter
view, the democrats are understood to
have based their arguments on q state
ment to the committee by Secretary
Lansing, who was saIo to have declared
that the administration was carrying
out a well defined policy of dealing
vigorously with Mexico, and to have
questioned the wisdom of any precipi-
tate action at this time
/ The decision to take a more decided
attitude against invasion of American
rights in the southern republic, Mr.
| Lansing was quoted as saying, was
reached some months ago, and now it
was about to develop where the Car
rama regime would reject or disregard
/ it. He was said to have added that
the administration was prepared to go
to whatever length necessary to en-
force that policy.
! Neither the secretary nor the admin
istration senators, however, were rep
resented as expressing directly any
opposition to the FAN resolution. Sew
eral attempts to postpone action on it
came from the democratic side, and
Senator Hitchcock, acting democratic
leader of the senate, suggested a sub
stitute by which the senate merely
would endorse the state department s
course in the matter and declare in ad-
vance it's support of the president
should he decide TO break off diplo-
matte relations.
Fletcher Appears Before Committee
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
to questions about the attitude of the
state department. For some weeks
he has been stationed here and has as
sisted in the diplomatic correspon-
dence now in progress regarding the
case of W. O.. Jenkins, the American
consular agent under arrest at Puebla
reply now is 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 a 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 unsatisfactory
but was very emphatic in his declara-
ton that the United States was ready
to shoulder any consequences which