The evening world., 1919-12-01
Seriousness of the Situation
Has No Effect on Bringing
Compromise.
MESSAGE is READY.
UneaSinesS Over Mexican
Situation Is Giving Trouble
TO Both Sides.
By DGUid Laurence
Special Correspondent Of The Eve
nina World

nina World.
WASHINGTON, Dec. /. Copy
right. 19l9)-There is no exaggerat
ing the "t-iousness OF the picture
that presents itself as Congress
comes back into session. Helpless
In some respects. hopeless in others
the Government is divided by party
strife and political ambition, while
the economic factors that are keep.
ing the cost OF living high and may
send It even higher are uncontrolled.
President Wilson has written his
message. Though greatly improved
in health, he is still unable to leave
the White House. He still believes
that at the bottom Of American ills
ls that unratified peace treaty. Re.
ports from Europe are disquieting
European Governments are telling
the United States Government that
the future looks dark. that industrial
and mass unrest is spreading and
that America, upon whom they had
relied to help them to their feet after
the most terrible war in history, was
now apparently going back on them
CONGRESS PAYS NO HEED TO
PLEAS FROM ABROAD.
{ Congress itself Is deaf to the pleas
: OF foreign Governments, Already 9
4 sentiment is rising to ignore Europe
4 and attend TO domestic Affairs INSIDE
= the United States. The coal situa,
: tion is menacing. Congress is look
ing on while the Executive branch oi
3 the Government, though disclaimlnG
a any intention OF crushing unior
I labor, is making such q big fight
& against the miners as TO hearter
!, those who think now is the time ant
: America Is the place to stop a risinI
: tide OF Socialism. There are thos'
who 60 80 far as to believe tina
America ought TO use the oppprtu
nifty presented by the Jenkins cas-
10 have war with Mexico in orde
to solidify the country and revis
the wartime restrictions on price
and supplies.
There is no reason to believe tn
President himself has changed b.
n mind about intervening in Mexico
but Congress Is represented as rest
less and anxious TO do something
So Is the War Department
CAN THE REPUBLICANS MAX
ID GOOD THEIR PLEDoEsf
But what about the leaders c
no Republican Party who feel that
. the present session Of Congress the
T. must make good the pledges the
n made in the 1918 campaign? Ca
Is they reduce taxes? There is grav
doubt whether they can do so, eve
n though America doesn't have a ne
a. war. There is certainty that wa
nd with Mexico will not reduce take
Is This to be sure is altogether apaI
y" from the merit of the controVeri
with Mexico. for while a good mar
men in Congress think the situI
ton below the Rio Grande shou
be cleaned UP, they would prefer
wait until after the 1920 election
by which time, perhaps, there ms
" not be 80 many calls for FEEDER
troops to put down industrial di
no turbances inside the United Stat
HS and To AFFORD protection to the MAJ
~ a." Governors OF States who are ca
10 ing for troops for various purpose
90 rhey reason that inasmuch
America has waited seven years 81
10 can wait still more to tackle Z
to Mexican problem. II would not
surprising, however, to find q
at President Passing the Buck" TO 4
ne Republican Congress on the MeXicI
hs situation. especially in view OF 4
' jealousy exhibited by the Senate
= the recent League Of Nations co
,n troversy concerning the right
,Iv Congress 10 conduct American wal
Nor is 1t certain that Congress
las going TO adopt a resolution declS
las ing the war with Germany at
he end. Some OF the opponents of I
In Peace Treaty are Haunting tn
threat, but II is an empty thfe
at best.
We For the truth is the House "
w w. kept in session Just before the Sc