Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-09
REPUBLICANS ABANDON 8z si.
 BREAK WITH MEXICO,

Washington, Dec. S.-The resolution asking President Wilson to break of diplomatic relations with the Carranza | government was abandoned today by republican leaders in the senate after tthe president had informed Senator | Fall of New Mexico its author, that he would t'be gfavely concerned to see any such resolution pass 1h3 congress-
 with Senator Fall and Brandegee, of Connecticut, that the foreign relation , committee would take no action on 1 the resolution. Senator Lodge said:
 We wanted to help, but now the entire Mexican situation goes to the president. The responsibility Is on him, let it rest there"
 Passage of the resolution. the pres
 ident wrote Senator Fall would rcon- stitute d reversal of our constitutional practice which might lead to very
 grave confusion in regard to the
 guidance of our foreign affairs." De-
 claring that the initiative in direct ing relations with foreign govern
 ments was assigned by the constitu- tion ito the executive only" MT. Will
 son, said he was confident that the only safe course" was ito adhere to the prescribed method of the consti- tion.''
 said
 Senator Fall, in a statement to-
 night took issue with the president
 that the senator considered it inad- visable to act on measures affecting foreign relations with foreign govern ments, until requested to do so by the president and said there were prece-
 dents to support him. He also said he would again request the commit tee to postpone action on his resolu- ton. ''or upon any phase of the Mexi- can natter until the president had had time to give the subject his con
 sideration.
 Before the president dispatched his
 letter, the senate foreign relations
 committee .held an hours session for
 discussion of the Mexican situation
 including the% Carranza oil decrees,
 but at the suggestion of Senator
 Fall action on his resolution was de-
 ferred until the President had ex-
 pressed his views. e'5 Senator Fall tonight made public
 the memorandum which he sent tne
 President, dealing with results of in
 Vestigation of the senate committee. of which the New Mexico senator is chairman Ns
 MT Wilson's statement in his letter
 that what the New Mexico senator
 had told him of the investigation prepared" him to find in the mem orandum matter of the greatest inn portance" was interpreted by some senators as meaning that the presf- ,, dent had not yet had time to study MT Falls report.
 Senators noted also that the presi- dents letter gave no indication as to whether change of the adninistra- tons attitude toward Mexico was under consideration.
 During the day the state depart
 ment was advised by the Americas embassy at Mexico City that Carran= , zass reply to the American note re- fnewihg the request for the. release of Consular Agent Jenkins was to be : handed to the American charge today , The reply had not been received al the state department tonight
 Il Meantime, the investigation into the
 liberation of Jenkins or bail last week was continuing Officials read with . out comment statement giver. out by J. Salter Hansen at Mexico City that
 he acted on his own initiative and 2 responsibility furnishing 1000 pesps 7 bail for Jcilkns' release. Senator :. Fall announced today that his com tion of the Mexican situation. .. s mittee would continue its investiga-