Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-29
FLETCHER OUT,
MEXICO BREAK
bRetiring Ambassador Said to
Have Favored Fall
Resolution.
SIGNIFICANCE IN STEP
BY CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT,
Newspaper Enterprise Association STAFF
Correspondent.

BY CHESTER NJ. WRIGHT,
Newspaper Enterprise Association Stan
Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Acceptance
Of the resignation of former Ambassador
Henry P. Fletcher. to Mexico, is the
fruit Of his attempt to help Senator Fall
bring about war with Mexico.
This is revealed through an interim re-
port made to the subcommittee of the
senate committee on foreign affairs, by
Senator Albert B. Fall, detailing his
own work in examining Mexican affairs.
the manner in which the resolution re-
duesting withdrawal Of recognition Of
Mexico was introduced in the senate has
become known.
This resolution was introduced by Fall
during the height Of the oil propagan-
dists' drive for Intervention based on the
jenkins controversy. At that time 1t was
thought by the inte%rventionists that
President Wilson was too i'll to interfere
with the scheme to sever diplomatic re-
lations.
Ambassador Fletcher, who had not
been at his post in Mexico City for some
months. is shown by the Fall report to
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withdraw American recognition of the
Mexican government.
Senator Falls report relates that tele
grams reaching him in Ell Paso urged
his immediate return to Washington and
that be arrived in the capital on Dec. L,
1919, proceeding Immediately from the
station to Secretary Lansing's office.
CONFERENCE IN ACCORD
ON NECESSITY OF ACTION.
while no definite, specific conclusion
was reached at this conference as to the
details Of immediate, specific action, the
steps thought necessary by both the sec
rotary and myself to be taken concern
ing matters of dispute with Mexico were
very thoroughly discussed, and, I am
happy to say, with no difference of opin-
Ion.
1T was understood" Senator Fall con-
tinues, chat possibly one or more reso-
Iutions concerning Mexico might be in
reduced in the senate by senators other
than members of your subcommittee, I'M
less the committee itself, or some mem
Der Of the committee on foreign rela-
tons, introduced some Resolution with
reference to Mexico"
At this point Senator Fall, who IS be-
Iieved by a great many persons to be
Ill akO9LAC VI AOANLL0 - a Z ~
leo, though he denies being an interven-
ZIONIST, describes the manner in which the
famous resolution was framed. Says his
report:
'It was decided that the secretary Of
state should name a representative from
his department to represent him In close
and continuous contact with myself, as
representing the senate, through the
craftsmanship of the subcommittee of the
committee on foreign relations dealing
with Mexican affairs.
FLETCHER ANSWERS
TELEPHONE SUMMON.
"On the next morning a message by
telephone from the secretary of state
notified my Office that Ambassador
Fletcher had been designated by the Sec
rotary TO represent his department and
to consult with, and be in continuous
touch with your subcommittee and It's
chairman.
81 at once telephoned to Ambassador
Fletcher, asking him to come to my Of
fee in the senate office building imme-
diately, which he did. Upon his arrival
there, I handed him for his consideration
a draft of two proposed concurrent reso-
1utions to be offered by myself and, after
consultation, we agreed upon the resolu'
tion to be so offered, which is in word,
and figures as follows:
Resolved by the senate tthe house
of representatives concurring), that tn,
action taken by the department Of stat,
in reference to the pending controversr,
between this government and the gov
eminent of Mexico should be approved
and, further. that the president of tn,
United States be, and he is hereby, re
quested to withdraw from Venustian,
Carranza the recognition heretofore &C
corded him by the United States as presi
dent of the republic of Mexico and Il
sever all diplomatic relations now exist
ing between this government and the pre-
tended government of Carranza.'
I'm company with Ambassador Fletch
er I proceeded Immediately to the sen
ate chamber, while the ambassador pro
ceeded to the diplomatic gallery thereof
offered the resolution. and the same wa!
referred to the committee on foreign re
~lations."