Evening star., 1919-12-05
PRESIDENT TALKS
WITH SENATORS ON
MEXICAN PROBLEM

Relations between the United States
I and Mexico were the subject Of two
| important conferences at the White
House today. A special meeting of
the cabinet, called by Secretary of
| State Lansing, wa held at IL o'clock
in the morning. followed by . cen-
ference between President Wilson
| and Senators Fall. republican. of New
Mexico and Hitchcock, democrat Of
Nebraska, at 2:30 o'clock.
The cabinet was in session for two
and a half hours, but none of the
departmental heads would make a
statement when the meeting adjourn
ed. Secretary Lansing said there was
nothing to be given out but conceded
that the Mexican problem had oc-
cupied the cabinets attention for part
, of the time.
Will Make Evidence Public.
Senator Fall. before going to the
White House, announced that imme-
diately after the conference with the
President he would make public the
evidence on which he bases his charge
in the Senate that the Mexican am
bassador and conSuls in the United
States have circulated red" propa-
ganda-
Named to See MIR. Wilson.
Senators Fall and Hitchcock were
named committee yesterday by the
Senate foreign relations committee to
confer with the President to seek his
views on the resolution of Senator
Fall requesting that the President
sever diplomatic relations with the
Mexican government The Hitchcock
substitute proposing that Congress
assure the President of it's support
should be decide to break with Mexi-,
co, also was presented to the Presi<
dent.
Senator Hitchcock. ID was learned
at the White House, communicated
with Secretary Tumulty late last
night regarding the conference and
said it was not necessary that the
President see the senators inmediate-
ly. but the President decided to have
the conference today.
The request of Senator Hitchcock
that the President see the Senators
was referred to Mrs. Wilson and ap-
proval of the conference was given
by Rear Admiral Grayson, the Presi-
dents personal physician.
Decision Follows Conference.
The decision of the foreign relations
committee to lay the whole Mexican
question before the President fol-
lowed long conference yesterday
the State Department and Amba ssa-
dor Fletcher. Secretary Lansing is
reported to have told the committee
that he had not discussed any detail
of the recent Mexican Developments
with the President and the entire me-
gotiations growing out of the arrest
of Consular Agent Jenkins had been
handled by the State Department Mr..
Lansing, it was said, told the COM
mittee also he had not conferred with
the President on any subject.
Following this statement, Senator
Fall introduced a resolution before
the committee calling for the delega-
ton of two members to wait upon
the President and seek his personal
views on the Mexican policy. The
resolution was adopted strictly on a
partisan vote. the democrats oppos-
ing.
Real Test for Carranza.
In questioning the advisa bility of
the action suggested in the Fall reso-s
luton. Mr.. Lansing was quoted as
saying that the Jenkins correspond
ence seemed about to bring a real
test whether Carranza meant to heed
the warning given some months ago.
and that it might be wiser to let this