The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-09
WILSON BLOCKS
MEXICAN BREAK
Senate Abandons Plan to
Sever Relations With
CarranZa.
INFRINGES ON RIGHT
Duty Rests With Executive
Says the President; Still
Studying Falls Report.

WASHINGTON, Dee. s -- The
resolution asking President Wilson
to break Off diplomatic relations
with the Curran1n government was
"A Haudunod today by republican lead
"rs Ia IN" senate after the pfesi lent
had informed senator taI OF
Ncw Mexico, its author, Lhdt he
would "he rraNcly concerned To s"e
any such resolution pass the con
gross
In announcing. after "A conference
with senators Fall and Brandegec
Of Connecticut that the foreign re-
iatiuus committee would take no
action on the resolution. Senator
Lodge said:
we wanted to help. hut now the
entire Mexican situation goes To, the
~ IN'ident The responsibility IL Gn
his shoulders. Let II rest there
Passage OF the resolution, tho
president wrote Senator Fall. would
'conslitUte "A reversal OF our constl-
tutluual practice, which might lead
to very grave confusion in regard
to the guidance of our foreign nf-
fairs" M0A9
Declaring that the initiative In di-
rectlrE relations with foreign gov
ornmcnts was assigned by tho con
stitutiou ito the executive and 10 the
executive only" MIR. Wilson said lac
wds confident that the only safe
course wHH "tO adhere to the pro
sCribed method OF the constitutlon.
I'VE might 30 very far nficld III
We departed from II, he said.
Senator Fail, In "A statement to
night, took issue with the president
that the senate could not advise on
mHtters affecting relations with for
/ clgn governments uniil requested to
! do 80 by the president, and said
/ there were precedcnts to support
| him He also said ho would aguln
! request tho committee TO postpone
action on his resolution 'or upon
any phase OF tho Mexican matter"
until tho president had had time to
! give the subject his consideration.
Before the president dispatched
| his letter the senate foreign roia
! tons committee held an hours SEES
| sion for discussion OF the Mexican
| MtuutIon. including the Carranza oil
! dcCrccs. which have been the Sub
| IcDt OF diplomatic cOrreBpon lenco
! between the United states and Mex
! / -. hut AT the suggestion OF Senator
/ ran, U'lOn on MS RESOLUTION WIS
/ Ccterr"d until the president had eN-
! pressed hiH views
| Mr. Wilson's statement In his
/ letter. that what the New McNi u
I senator had told him OF the invorti
| CATION. "preparrd" hlnl TO find In
/ tho memoranium matter OF "thn
greatest importance" was inter-
| prctnd by somc srnatorS-as meaning
! that tho president had not yet had
| time to study Mr. rails report
During the day the state depart
ment was advised by tho American
embassy nj Mexico city that Car
rauzas reply to tho American note
renew ing the request for the release
OF Consular Agent Jenkins was to
be handed To tho American charge
today. The reply hal not been re-
celvcd Mt the state department to-
night
Meantime. tho investigation into
the liberation Of jenkins on hail
last week was continuing
Senator Iall announced today
that his committee would continue
| its investigation Of the Mexican sit
uatiou. IIo expects 10 leave for the
border before tho new year TO pur-
sue the inquiry there.