The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-08
PROPOSAL
in SENATE
IS killed
Wilson Writes That He Is
Opposed to Plan for Sew
ering Relations
HIS WISHES WIN OUT

UNITED Press Staff CorrcspOudemf1
WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-Pres-
fdent Wilson declared he would
be "grsvely concerned" 10 see
any resolution like senator
Falls. providing severance ef
relations with Mexico, adopted
by congress.
Immediately following receiut
by Senator Fall Of WIsen's
communication. Senator L0dee
said the Fail resolution ~
Dead and that the foreign reln-
ficus committee would not take
II up again.
Wilson further declared that poen,
age of the FAN resolution wus,10
constitute q reversal o. our g.
stitufionai practice which might ~
to very grave confusion In rceor1
TO the guidance OF our foreign a.
fairs.
The presidents advicc~on the re-
olution was submitted In the forw
OF personal letter to Senator Fall.
The text of Wilson'S letter q
Fan follows:
Thank you very much for your
Kind promptness In complying with
my request that you send me Z
copy OF the memorandum report a
the subcommittee on Mexican a.
fairs OF the committee on foreixp
affairs. shall examine IL with the
greatest interest and care. Whnt
you told me OF the investigation on
Friday last prepares me to find q
II matter OF the greatest import
ance.
Is Frank Reply
You ask an indication of nv a.
sire with regard to the pending res
olution to which you and Senator
Hitchcock called my attention o.
Friday and I am glad TO reply with
the utmost frankness that I shoulh
be gravely concerned to see any
such resolution pass the congress.
1T would constitute a reversal AZ
our constitutional practice which
might lead to very grave confus,on
In regard TO the guidance Of our
foreign affairs. I am confident that
am supported by every competent
constitutional authority in the state.
ment that the initiative In directing
the relations of our government with
foreign governments is assigned by
the constitution TO the executive
and the executive only.
only one of the two houses OF
congress is associated with the
president by the constitution in an
advisory capacity and the advice OF
the senate Is provided for only when
sought by the executive in regard
TO explicit agreements with foreign
governments and the appointments
of the diplomatic representatives
who are TO speak for this govern
ment at foreign capitals.
"The only safe course. am con,
fident, Is to adhere to the pre-
scribed method of the constitutions.
We might go very far afieid IL We
departed from IT,
Il am very much obliged to You
for having given me the opportun.
ity to express this opinion.
Very truly yours.
"OoDiNo" "ilS5Ox~>
Lodge Is Offended
After receipt of the letter, Fail con-
ferred with Senator Lodge, chairs
man of the foreign relations commitr
tee. Lodge then said:
"Of course. we shall do NOTHING
now. The whole responsibility for
the Mexican situation now rests on
the president, We are not even q.
lowed to suggest anything to him.
The committee will not again CON
slider the resolution.
THE resolution recognized fully
The presidents constitutional author.
ity TO deal with the question and
rendered our support to him.
along with the suggestion that Ii
our opinion the situation required
some such action as the resolution
but the president does not want
rs even to express our support. All
right. the responsibility is on him:
let him bear II !"