Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-12-04
SENATOR MOVES
FOR SEVERANCE
Of RELATIONS
Fall Resolution Asks Presi-
dent to Break with Car
ranza and Mexico - Has
Proof of Acts Against U.
S.-Ashurst in Separate
Move Asks Troops
IRepubIican A. p. Leased WirsJ


AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 3. = Texas
ranger units We're ordered recruited to
full strength and as many more com
panies organized as the adjutant gem
eral deems necessary to protect the
Texas border in instructions issued
tonight by Governor W. P. Hobby to
Adtutant General w. D. Cope.
WASHINGTON, Dec. g.. President
Wilson was requested in q resolution
introduced today in the senate to sever
diplomatic relations with Mexico.
The resolution was offered by Sena-
tor Fall of New Mexico, who as chair
man of subcommittee investigating
the Mexican situation, declared evil
dence had been found which would
astound the world" 1t also asked that
the president withdraw recognition Of
the Carranza government
Senator Fall boldly charged that the
Mexican embassy. the consulate gen-
erals in New York and San Francisco,
and the consulates along the border
with the knowledge and consent of
President CarranZa, had been actively
engaged in the spreading of bolshe-
visit propaganda in the United States.
Evidence, it was said, would be forth
coming to bear out the charge.
By this resolution, which was sem
to the senate foreign relations COM
mittee for consideration tomorrow.
the whole Mexican problem, admittedly
grave in view of the refusal of the
| Carranza government to release Con-
sular Agent Jenkins from the peniten-
tiary at Puebla, will be put before con-
gress.
Mexican Question to Senate
The latest note from the state de-
partment calling for the immediate re-
! lease of Jenkins was laid before the
Mexican government. on Monday. Word
| to this effect reached the department
today but there was no intimation as
| to when an answer might be expected.
| An early report from the committee on
! the Fall resolution is expected and
this will put the question squarely be-
! foye the senate, aroused to a high
pitch by recent murders Of Americans
| in Mexico and treatment of the Amer
lean consular agent.
While Senator Fall did not indicate
the exact nature of his evidence, it
was said that he had obtained photo
graphic copies of correspondence
which would clearly show secret OPP
erations of the Mexican president and
| his representatives in this country.
| There also was introduced in the sen
ate a resolution by Senator Ashurst of
Arizona authorizing the secretary of
! war to use the nations forces for pro-
tecting its people on their own side of
! the border For eight years, Senator
Ashurst said. he had been waiting for
the army to protect American rights
along the border ana he felt that the
time for action had come.
A FIareup in House
In the house there was flareup of
the Mexican situation, Representative
4 Caldwell, New York, declaring it was
so bad that before many days the
/ country might be at' war. Since the
opening of the session, there had been
indications that congress would take
the Mexican bit by the teeth, demand
the release of Jenkins and protection
of lives of Americans in that country
but the resolution requesting the presi-
dent 20 break off relations, the mex
things to actual declaration of war
showed that action of some KIND
would not be long delayed.
Everywhere the impression pre-
vailed that Senator Falls committed
: and officials of the state department
were in close and thorough accord. Be
fore the resolution was introduced
Senator Fall conferred with Henry Z
Fletcher, American ambassador, wht
for some months has been handling
Mexican affairs at the state depart
ment. The department archives have
been opened to the foreign relations
= committee without reservation an,
members of the committee said theri
? existed a complete understanding witt
the department.
How the senate might act on th
proposal for an open break with Mexi
co was not altogether clear tonight
but it was said that republicans woult
I vote almost solidly for 1T. and tina
4 they would have some democrats a
t supporters.
Senator Shields of Tennessee,