The Washington times., 1919-11-28
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3 The charge Of the NJ
ment that Consular agent Wiai1a
C. Jenkins had signed coptradeto1y
statements raises . ns< issue. 90
cording to Secretary Of State Laas-
ing today, and, owing to the gravity
Of the situation, this must Be fully
investigated before any further step
in the matter is taken by the United
States Government.
Keep Faith In Jenkins-
Secretary of State Lansing. after
reading the note received yesterday
from Carranxa, refused to say what
the next step would be after the in
formation contained In the Mexican
reply had been gone into. but IN nAg1
Governmental circles IL was lsarnod
that faith In Jenkins has not been
shaken In the least. and that the de-
lay which this investigation must
cause IL due solely TO the American
Governments feeling that the situa-
ton 10 one of such gravity that MOTH
ing, however, trivial II might appear,
the rockbottom truth.
A high Government ofncial stated
today that no single word has been
said to Mexico which was not meant
clear up to the hilt II II becomes
necessary to resort to military an4
naval measures. these measures VIII
be resorted to without hesitation and
/ to whatever limit necessary TO make
a thorough Job OF the undertakinS.
U. 8. WIN Net R<trset.
The receipt of the reply of the Car
rama government leaves nothing for
the United States to retract or to
cause It TO begin hedging, II was said
Only. before America embarks upon
any enterprise, ax already intimatsd-
IL will sift every minute bit OF evil
dence free of all chAff 80 that II can
do so with eyes wide Open
1t il understood that the American
Government will make a preemptory
demand upon Mexico for all the rec
ords in the Jenkins case and will
make an exhaustive study OF thems
probably on the ground and by its
own agents.
The next step would be. in all prob
! ability. a straight ultimatum to the
Carraxna government. demanding the
release of Consular Agent jenkins and
fixing 4 time within which this had "a
he done. In the event of a second re-
fusal to set the agent free. all diplo>
matte and consular officials of the
United States in Mexico would be-
withdrawn, other Americans warned
| to leave the country, and the Mexican
ambassador. along with his suite. Civ
en- their passports.
show Down Lss1a.
The United States cannot turn back
in it's Mexican course now, in the
| opinion of those close to the Admin
| Iistration. They confidently expect
that the next step will be a virtual
uitimatun TO the CarrAnIA- govern
ment demanding the immediate re-
lease OF Jenkins
Carran1a will yield under the stress
of a strong ultimatum, IL 10 conn
IDENTIFY believed here. There 10 every
/ indication that the refusal Of the Car
rama government Is largely a politk
cal move. in order to curry favor With
those factions in Mexico who strongly
favor defiance of the United StateA
Ambassador Fletcher. who 10 here
now and who is probably more thor
\ oughiy familiar with the Mexican
situation than any other Official, has
expressed an opinion that the Car.
rama government win finally come
through
II the State Department does no4
act quickly, Congress will. AmonR
those members who are here there Il
expressed the greatest indignation "A
the action Of the carranSa governs
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