The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-31
INTERVENTION
|. URGED UNLESS
PEACE COMES
U. S. Asked to Withhold
Recognition Of Present
Government

WiASiffNOTON. May 1i.--Hecom-
mcndauon that full recognition OF tho
Mexican government be Withheld un-
III an agreement to revise the consti-
tuition OF 1917 In the form % a treaty
ls entered Into was made by senator
Fall 10 the foreign reinfiuns commit
tee today In his report % the aifh-
committee. which has been invcsti-
gatillg conditions IN Mexico.
should the Mexican government
refuse 10 accede TO such "A condition
~ recognition. II was auERohted that
the American government renew the
notice that u would hold ITO definllo
reckoning" those in Mexico rrHron-
sihle for the sufferinga and losses aila-
tained by American citizens
9ailus- cf the Mexican governments
to restore order and peace N Mexico
and effectively TO project American
citizens would be followed In tho
plans suggested hy tho sub-commlttec
by the despatch Of an armed force
into that country TO open and ,1eln-
tain open every line u communion
ton between the city and Mexico
and every seaport and every border
port OF Mexico"
u was recommended that Governor
de la Huertn. now president al in
terim of Mexico should not be recog-
nized until Il n assured that his saloc-
tiOn was approved hy the Mexican
people and until Il was shown that
his administration was Of n stable
character and was disposed TO comply
with the rules of International comfy
and the OBLIGATIONS OF treaties
After receiving the report the for
eign relations committee directed
senator Fa'. to present u to the SEN
ate and the Henator planned 10 do
this later IN The day.
5000 Page Report
The report covers soma 5 geo pages
and includes evidence taken hy the
. committee at hearings In Washing
ton. New York and along the Mexican
border as well as documentary ev-
dence "a support charges made by
The COMMITTEES points out that a
new regime has come into power In
Mexico and says:
we SHOULD rirst follow one policy,
viz:
''tsl Walt before recosnizlnx gov
crnnr de Ia Hueria ns president of
Mexico until a shall become assured
that that his election Il approved by
the Mexican people and that his adj
ministration IN possessed OF stability
10 endure and OF the disposition 10
comply with the rules of International
comfy and the obligations OF treaties.
"(b) We should let everyone who
assumes to exercise authority IN any
part OF Mevico know In the most un-
oquiyocal way that We shall vigilantly
watch the fortunes Of those Americans
who cannot get away and ahalf hold
those responsible for their suiforlngH
and losses to a definite reckoning.
That can he and viii be made plain
beyond the possibility O misunder-
standing. president Wilson's address
70 congress- on Mexican conditions
'(a) Repeat TO the MoxIcans now
What Evarts said On 1878: THE first
duty of "A government is TO protect
life and property. This Is a para
mount oblixation. This duty
the government Of the United states
has determined TO perform tS the ex-
tent OF it, power toward ita cltizcns
on the border, II Il not soIeitous: Il
never has been, about the methods OF
WAYS IN which that protection shall
be accomplished. whether by formal
treaty stipOintions or by, Informal
convention. whether by the action OF
judicial tribunals or that OF military
torces. Protection In fact 10 Amer
loan lives and property IL the sole
point upon which the UnHcd States
are tenacious.
Protect Missionaries.
'rh2n II satisfied 10 (al recognise
De Ia Huerta Cor succcssorl upon
conditions plainly expressed aud af-
firmativcly accepted. that:
Article t30th Of the constitution
OF 1917 shall not apply 20 american
missionaries. preachers, ministers,
teachers. or American schools nor 10
American periodlca,1. but that Amer
lean missionaries. ministers and
teachers shall be allowed. freely a.
enter. pass through and reside 10
Mexico, there 10 freely reside. preach
and write and hold property and con-
duct schoolH without interference by
the authorities 80 long "A such min
lstcrs. teachers or missionaries do