Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-31
Senate to Withhold Recog.
milton Until New Regime
Shows Stability.
CONSTITUTION MUST
UNDERGO REVISION
Failure Of Mexican Government to
Maintain Order and Protect Lives
and PROPERTY Of American Citizens
to Be Followed by Armed Invasion,
If Committee Recommendation
Are Accepted by Senate.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press,
Washington. May 31.-Recommen-
dations that full recognition OF the
Mexican government be withheld un-
til an agreement to revise the consti-
tuition of 1917 in the form of treaty
is entered into, was made by Sena-
tor Fall to the foreign relations COM
mittee today In his report to the sub
committee which has been investi-
eating conditions in Mexico. Should
the main government refused to ac-
cede to such a condition Of recogni-
tion, it was suggested that the Amer
lean government renew the notice
that It would hold to definite reck-
oning those In Mexico responsible
for the suqerings and losses sustain
ed by American citizel.o.
Failure Of the main government 10
restore order and peace in Mexico
and effectively to protect American
citizens would be followed. in the
plan suggested by the sub-commit-
tee, by the dispatch of an armed force
into that country Ito open and main
tain open every line Of communica-
ton between the city Of Mexico and
every seaport and every border p0-t
Of Mexico"
Not to Recognize % La huerta.
1t was recommended that Cover
nor De La Huerta, now president ad
interim Of Mexico, should not be rec
ognized until 1t was assured that his
selection was approved by the Mexi-
can people and until It is shown that
his administration was OF stable
character and was disposed to conf
ply with the rules Of international
easaity; and the obligations of treaeS
ties.
After receiving the report the for
ei9n relations committee directed
Senator Fall to present it to the SEN
ate, and the senator had planned to
do this later in the day.
Not Warrins on People.
In giving notice that we are not
warning upon the Mexican people,
the committees report added:
I'VE should request their assist
ance, or at least that they refrain
from Joining any armed bands upon
any attacks upon our troops whose
purpose would simply be the
restoration Of peace and order: pro-
lection Of our citizens; protection
of Mexican citizens: restoration to
American citizens OF their property;
the affording OF opportunity for the
opening Of mines, fields and fac
tories; and last, the affordins OF OPP
portunity for the Mexican people
themselves, in whatsoever manner
they desire. to constitute q Mexi-
can government Of serious, COM
petent, honest and honorable men
who will meet the civilized world
upon friendly ground and bind
themselves to deal with other people
as they themselves would be dealt
with"
The outstanding feature Of the
agreement which the committee
recommends should be the basis for
the proposed treaty between the
United States and Mexico is that the
constitution of 1857 be substituted
for that of 1917. The committee also
proposes that Mexico agree that
none of the provisions Of the new
constitution commonly regarded as
confiscatory should in any event
apply to American citizens. so that
the restriction against the work OF
any minister Of the gospel or any
religious body in that country should
be removed. and that the article pro-
viding for the expulsion of un-
desirable foreigners known under
the old constitution as article So
be revised or eliminated.