The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-09

In announcing after a conference VI would take no action on tt
 "We wanted to help, but now the Let it rest there."
 Passage of the resolution, the President wrote Senator Fall, would constitute reversal of our constitutional practice which might lead to very grave confu- sion in regard to the guidance of our foreign affairs"
 Declaring that the initiative in direct ing relations with foreign governments vas assigned by the constitution ito 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 consti- tution.p
 We might go verys far afield if we from it." he said.
 The Presidents letter follows:
 LETTER TO FALL
 Thank you very much for your kind proptness in complying with my request that you send me a copy of the memo randum report of the subcommittee on 
 Nex can affairs of the committee on for eign affairs, I shall examine it with the greatest interest and care. What you told me of the investigation on Friday last prepares me to find in it matter of the greatest importance.
 You ask an indication of my desire with regard to the pending resolution to
 Hitchcock called by attention on Friday. and l am glad to reply with the utmost frankness that should be gravely concerned to see any such resolution pass the Congress It would constitute a reversal of our con stitutional practice, which might lead to very grave confusion in regard to the guidance of our foreign affairs. am confident that | am supported by every corn ces.,,lt constitutional authority m the statement that the initiative in directing the relations of our government wi.h foreign government is assigned oy lno constitution to the executive, anu eo .ne executive only. Only one of the two houses of Congress is. associated with the President by the constitution in an ao- visorv capscity, and the advice or the Senate is provided for only when sousn. hv the executive. in regard to expliclt a agreements with foreign governments anu with the appointment of the forelsh Isp re esentatives, who are to speak TOT ,iiie government at foreign capitals. me ohiy 's "a couree I am confident. is to adhere to the prescribed method of the constieu- tion We might go very far afieid II we departed from it. ,, for having given me the opportunity .o press this opinion Very truly yours, WOODROW WILSON
 ..ty. Arhsrt R Fall. u S. Senate"
 FALL TAKES ISSUE
 Senator Fall, in statement .onisu1 .sS,,, ;ssue with the President that the Senate could not advise on matters ai fecting relations with foreign govern ments until requested to do so py uio President. and said there were dsnts to support him. He also said ne ,,ouJd again request the committee 10 rostnone action on his resoluuon or ,non any phase of the Mexican matter ,,ntiI the President had had time to give the subject his consideration.
 Before the President dispatched ms letter the Senate foreign relations com mittee held an hours session TOT u's o,,ssion of the Mexican situation, includ- i,, the Carranza oil decrees. which nave haen inc subject or diplomatic core snordence between the United States ana Mexico but at the suggestion of senator Eau action on his resolution was de- ferred until the President had expressed his views.
 Senator Fall tonight made public mem oranduu, which he sent the President 9a.,,ra with the results of the invesd- cation of the Senate committee Of whlch tha Naw Mexico senator is chairman psrt of this information was given MT. xvilson last Friday by Senator Fall, when ha'and Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Ne hraska. called at the White House to discuss the Fall resolution
 Mr wilson's statement in his letter ,hat what the New Mexico senator had told him of the investigation prepared h;n,- to find in the memorandum matter of .the greatest importance" was inter oreted bv some senators as meaning that inc President had not yet had time to study MT. Falls report.
 SENATORS IN THE DARK
 carstors noted also that the Presi- dsnt,s letter gave no indication as to whether a change of the administrator attitude toward Mexico was under con sideration During the day the state denartment was advised by the Amen csn embassy at Mexico City that Car ranza's rnply to the American ho.e re newing the request for the release or Consular Agent Jenkins was to be hand ed to the American charge today. The renlv had not been rece-ved at the state department tonight. M
 Meantime the investigation into the lib- eration of Jenkins on bail last week was continuing. Officials read without com ment statement given out by J. Salter Hanson at Mexico City that he had act ed on his own initiative and responsi- biIity in furnishing 1000 pesos bail for Jenkins release
 Senator Fall announced today that his committee would continue it's investiga- tion of the Mexican situation. He ex- nects to leave for the border before the new year to pursue the inquiry there.
 SENATOR FALLS STATEMENT
 Washington. December S.-Declaring that if was surprising that at this time if should be stated that the suggestion of the Senate that such recognition should he withdrawn Gas proposed in his resolu-- fionf should constitute a reversal of con stitutional practice" Senator Fall in his statement said:
 From the beginning of the govern ment the Senate has felt free and has exercised it's privilege over and over again to make any suggestion sin respect A IL.