The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01

agents TAILS utterly u SupPOItE tuc
charges against him, 1t is asserted.
Mexican officials are accused OF
using third degree methods on
Jenkins in that they harassed him.
trying to get him to give false testi-
mony when he was weak and sick
in the hospital. To get evidence
against him, witnesses were intimi
dated. the American government
charges.
The American people are aroused
"to the point OF indignation" by the
jenkins case, the note said. 1t also
stated that Puebla, the second largest
city in Mexico, is, through Mexican
negligence. freely visited by bandits.
This negligence is blamed for Jenk-
ms abduction, and Mexican authori-
ties are accused OF failing to carry
.iout the duty incumbent on them to
apprehend Jenkins kidnappers.
The state department has no con-
firmation Of a border report that
Jenkins already had been released.
Chairman Porter of the house for
eign affairs committee will confer
with Secretary Lansing on the Mexi-
can situation this afternoon. He will
ask the secretary OF state to outline
the government negotiations, and
stated he would assure the govern
ment Of the houses support in any
action taken to safeguard American
rights in Mexico.
Evidence Of Guilt
by Ralph Turner, United Press Staff
Correspondent
MEXICO CITY. Nov 30.-Evi-
a - ch l{ov
Jenkins, American consul agent,
guilty of perjury in connection with
his recent kidnapping, will be for
warded TO the United States at once,
1t was officially stated tonight. Julio
Mitchell, states attorney for Puebla
arrived here and presented to Hilario
Medina, under-secretary of foreign
affairs documentary evidence which
he said would show Jenkins periured
himself in his first hearing, also
that Jenkins was guilty of threaten
ing the lives OF workers on his estate
il they revealed that he had a con-
ference with bandit leaders, Cordoya
and Ubrica, previous to his abduction
by them.
be sent at once to Y. Bonnillas, Mex
States, for presentation to the Amer
icaan state department.
Another Note to Carranza.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.---Another
note to -Carranza In connection with
the demand for release of American
Consular Agent VIM. o. Jenkins was
before the Mexican government to-
day.
The state department yesterday
dispatched to Mexico the reply of
the u. S. to Mexico's refusal to COM
ply with this governments original
demand. The note Is understood to
declare that the state department is
convinced the charge of perjury
against jenkins is baseless.
The state department Is understood
to have received report from the
American embassy at Mexico City on
the charge OF perjury against Jen-
kins. An investigation OF the perjury
issue was ordered by the depart
ment Immediately after the report of
last week of the Mexican reply and
". E. Hanna, secretary or the Ameri.
can embassy in Mexico mas been in
Puebla investigating
Intervention Far OFF.
by S. |. Freed, United Press Staff
Correspondent
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. Inter
vention in Mexico appeared far off
although almost inevitable ultimately,
according to authorities here today.
While the jenkins and Wallace
cases rendered the diplomatic situa-
ton tense, American military men and
rabid interventionists here admitted
that for the first time since the
Pershtng expedition after Villa the
American army is not prepared for the
job in Mexico.
Except for ordnance, of which there
is enough along the border now to
supply five divisions, the army is I'M
prepared. Not over 1000 men are at
Fort Bliss today Regular cavalry
companies are Down to fifty-five men,
compared to a full complement of 100.
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