Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-12-13
ABANDON BREAK
WITH MEXICO
Fall Proposal Dropped on AID
vice From President; Mex
lean Plot Revealed.

WASHINGTON ~ The resolution
asking President Wilson to break off
diplomatic relations with the Carran-
"a government was abandoned Mon
day by republican leaders in the sem
ate after the president had informed
Senator Fall of New Mexico, its au-
thor, that he would "be grayely con-
cerned to see any such resolution pass
the congress-"
In announcing after a conference
with Senators Fall and Brandegee of
Connecticut that the foreign relations
committee would take no action on
the resolution, Senator Lodge said:
1--WE wanted to help, but now the
entire Mexican situation goes TO The-
president. The responsibility is on his
shoulders. Let it rest there"
Passage of the resolution, the presi-
dent wrote Senator Fall, would con
stitute a reversal of our constitutional
practice which might lead to very
grave confusion in regard to the guild
ance of our foreign affairs"
Declaring that the initiative in de-
Gliding relations with foreign govern
ments was assigned by the constitu-
ton ito the executive and to the exec
utive only" Mr. Wilson said he was
confident that "the only safe course"
was ito adhere to the prescribed me
thod Of the constitution"
1--WE might go very far afield If we
departed from it, he said.
Senator Fall in a statement today
took issue with the president that the
senate could not advise on matters
affecting relations with foreign gov
ernments until requested to do so by
the president and said there were pre-
cedents to support him. He also said
he would again request the committee
to postpone action on his resolution
''or upon any phase of the Mexican
matter" until the president had had
time to give the subject his considera-
ton.
Evidence that radicals in Mexico,
with the knowledge and support of
President Carranza plotted to insti-
gate a revolution in the United States
and to seize the border states, acquir-
ed by the American government in
1848, is contained in the memorandum
presented to President Wilson by Sen.
ator Fall of New Mexico chairman OF
the foreign relations subcommittee in.
vestigating the Mexican situation.
Plans for the proposed revolution
were obtained by the subcommittee
from the minutes of meeting last
October Is in Mexico City of Lodge %.
an organization of extreme agitators
and members of the Industrial Work.
ers of the World. The Mexican presi,
dent is linked most directly with the
plot through correspondent in which
he recommended three men for spe.
cial consideration because of their
connection with "the plan which they
desire to put into practice in the state
of Texas"
The memorandum, which contains
an abstract of the evidence collected
by the committee, was delivered to the
president by Senator Fall Friday and
made public Monday,
The notes of the October Is meeting
of the radicals declare there appear.
ed three delegates, two Americans and
one Mexican, who had arrived from
the United States and who claimed
that the society would be able, at
the beginning of next November (that
is, November, 1919, to call general
strike of all miners and metal work.
ers in the United States; that they
have 5000, 900 adherents in that coun.
try, where they will be able to seize
one Western and two Atlantic ports;
that large number of American sol
diers were preparing to take sides with
them, and that they proposed to estab.
lish a capital of reformed govern.
ment of the United States in the state
| of Colorado; that when such a revolu-
ton was successful, the Mexicans rem.
dering their assistance the border
states which were acquired by the
United States under the treaty of
1S48 would be returned to Mexico"
The three men referred to are the
same, the memorandum states, as
those mentioned by CarranZa in let
ters of which the committee has Sc
cured photostatic copies. The first of
these letters, dated June 4, and adj
dressed to Manuel Aguirre Berlanga,
Mexican minister of gobernacion
says;
"Senor Limo Cabello, bearer of this
letter, is the person who, in company
with two friends, will bring to you the
manifestos and the plan which they
desire to put into practice in the state
of Texas
This plan being very favorable for
Mexico, please aid them in every way
and give the necessary instructions in
the frontier states.
Il remain your affectionate friend,
~. CARRANZA."
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