Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-04 | Page 2 | Fall Proposal Sure to Bring About Trouble

H fcreat Oil Interests Foment Bit-terness Bit-terness Between U. S. and Mexico, . I H SEN. FALL'S REPORT I i S NOT ACCEPTABLE5 1 practical Policing of Nearly -Every Foot of Land in All i Mexico Demanded. 1 - WASHINGTON", June 3. Samuel , 'Gompers, president of tho American federation of Labor, declared In a. iormal ntatemont today that a war bc-it-ween the Unltod States and Mexico ;irould result If tho recommendation H 'of the senate commltteo which inves-, 41 gated the Mexican affairs were car-1 Hj rid out. v "The report of tho senato sub-com-nnlttee investigating conditions in Mexico under the chairmanship of 'Senator A. B. Fall," Mr. Gompers '.mid, "amounts to a declaration that unless the Mexican government ro-writes ro-writes its constitution in accord with -the Idea of tho American oil and miiv-3ng miiv-3ng interests, the government of tho "JJnltod States will 'Intervene' In Moxi- "The report of Senator Fall's com-Tnittet) com-Tnittet) demands a number of specified changes in the Mexican constitution.' "These changes would be the consum-Elation consum-Elation of what has been long the iiopo of the groat oil and mining in-forest, in-forest, as well an the land and timber Interests, which have fomented thoj ailtterness between the people of thej Ijjnuea states ana .Mexico. "In some minor particulars rec-pmmendations rec-pmmendations mado by Senator Fall's committee may be accceptable. but Ihe heart of the report can only be described as vicious. The report de- "mantis that unless the Mexican constitution consti-tution is altered as recommended, the .government of the United States 'send a, police force, consisting of the naval and military forces of our government 5nto the republic of Mexico tp open land maintain open every line of com-munication. com-munication. between the City of Mexico Mexi-co and every seaport and border port In Mexico.' "Of course, this amounts to policing ( genetically the whole of the country. Cwri ose who know Mexico and the Mex-"ilcaji Mex-"ilcaji people understand fully that jSuch action would mean war between he two countries."