Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-06
SENATORS FIND WILSON'S GRASP
 ON MEXICO FIRM
Situation Too Complicated for Nasty Action. He Tells
 COnfereeS.
IS FIRST INTERVIEW
 WITH LEGISLATORS
Meeting Produced No Conclusions As To What Will Be Done-Xapata Incident Complicates
 Situation.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two sena tors, delegated by the foreign rela- tions committee to confer with Pres ident Wilson on the Mexican crisis, and to report, whether in their opin- ion, the president, by reason of his illness, was unable to exercise his functions, left the white house aft CT a conference of three quarters of an hour with him today, agreeing that he was in touch with recent de- velopments and was mentally keen enough to form judgments on the questions confronting the nation.
 In the midst of the conference, while Senator Faf!, republican, of New Mexico was outlining the evil dence on which he is urging break in diplomatic relations, the president and his caller were informed that William O. Jenkins, the American consular agent at Puebla, jailed there, had been released. The ad- vices left some doubt as to the cir cumstances, but the development was accepted generally as relieving somewhat relations between the two governments.
 The discussion with the president produced no definite conclusion as to the Mexican relations, but it was re- garded everywhere as bearing on a l subject of endless speculation in con- gressional circles-the extent to which the long illness of the chief executive has made him physically incapable of the duties of president
 Proppped up in bed, the president talked of many features of the Mexi- can tangle. With a right hand and arm free above the bed cover, the senators said, he shook hands with them and took up and read papers which were on the table beside him. He was described as weak and ner- vous, but it was said he tested about exaggerated reports of his illness and promised within a few days to give congress his advice on what it should do about Mexico.
 Knows Situation.
 "He appeared to be sick man." Senator Fall said afterward, "but mentally alert and perfectly able to cope with any question with which he may have to deal. He appeared to me. certainly, in as good mental condition as any man could be after bein@ ill for nine or 10 weeks"
 The other delegate of the commit tee, Senator Hitchcock, democrat of Nebraska said the president seemed greatly improved since he saw him two weeks ago.
 "My opinion is that he has been very sick man, but is improving," Senator Hitchcock said. "He has a pretty good idea of the Mexican situ- ation, and altho he did not give a fi- nal decision on the subject, he indi- cated that too many serious consid- erations were involved to warrant any hasty action."
 The conference with the president, which the foreign relations commit tee decided to request yesterday, after Secretary Lansing had told it that he had not seen his chief dur ing the recent Mexican negotia- tions. was quickly arranged this morning, when the two senators got into touch with the white house. They were told that if they consid- l cred it urgent to see MT. Wilson they would be permitted to do so. An appointment. accordingly was ar ranged for 2:30 in the afternoon.
 President Jocular.
 Senator Fall, as chairman of the subcommittee which has investigated Mexican relations. told the president l much of the evidence turned up by | the inquiry, especially regarding the alleged activities of Mexican officials 1 in spreading bolshevik propaganda in this country.
 Senator Fall also gave the presi- dent copy of his resolution asking that diplomatic recognition of Car ranZa be withdrawn. This resolution now is before the foreign relations committee, which will meet again Monday to act on it. It was said the president expressed no final judg- ment regarding it. but indicated he would give his advice to the commit tee or to congress by the end of the week.
 When he returned to the capitol, Senator Fall was surrounded by his republican colleagues, who sought news of the conference. He also saw Henry P. Fletcher, American ambas- sador to Mexico and sent to the White House an abstract of the results of the sub-committee's investigation. re- ouested by the president. He had in- dicated he might make this public to- night, but decided not to do so for the present.
 Much of the substance of this ab- stract, it was said, was given to the president today by Senator Fall, who did most of the talking. The whole conference was declared to have been of the most friendly nature, the president closing it with a story | |