The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-01
DEMAND SENT
TO MEXICO
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government as 1t Is entirely unsup-
ported by evidence. There is not pro
duced any of the testimony rendered
/! by him. Or any extracts from Sucn
testimony tending to show the cor
rectness of this opinion. The Mexican
government cannot expect the United
States to accept in the grave circum-
stances OF this case such bare I'M
supported statement as valid excuse
! for the imprisonment OF an American
, consular officer, particularly In view
! OF the fact that the investigation OF
[ the case by the representative OF the
| United States in Mexico SO far as IT
has proceeded fails utterly TO support
/ this opinion of your government I'm
the contrary, the investigation gives
the government Of the United States
/ every reason to believe that Mr.. Jen-
/ kins has not knowingly given any
false testimony in respect to vital
points In his case, although he has
/ been harassed by Mexican authorities
to give such testimony even while ~
ing in the hospital too weak and ex-
hausted to make them as result OF
his treatment by the abductors and
while he knew evidence was being OBJ
tanned against him through intimida-
| ton of witnesses. So stands the
single, unsupported. and my govern
lment believes, utterly unfounded,
ground alleged for jenkins imprfson.
tment.
| What conclusion is to be drawn
| from such reply as the Mexican gov
| ernment. other than there has been
i a studied effort on the part OF Mexi-
/ can authorities to ensnare jenkins In
THE miracles OF legal proceedings by
alleging the commission Of technical
! offenses and by bringing unsupported
charges against him, for purpose:
| I'm the first place to divert the
attention of the American public and
| the American government and In
deed the Me1icans themselves from
i the actual situation. namely that
PuebIa, the capital OF the state OF
PuebIa, and perhaps the second
I largest city in Mexico, Is without
adequate protection from outlaws
who infest the immediate neighbor-
hood and who were accustomed open
I " and freely to visit the city with
out hindrance, that by the failure 10
furnish adequate protection in this
district the Mexican authorities have,
through their negligence, made pos
that in harmony with such an attf
tude on the part Of the Mexican
authorities they have failed 10 carry
out the duty and obligation incun-
bent upon them to apprehend and
punish the bandits concerned in the
crime OF which Jenkins was the vic
tim. And in the second place 1t ap-
pears to have been the purpose of
the Mexican government to assume
a wilful Indifference to the feeling OK
the American people that has been
aroused TO the point of indignation
by the exposure, hardships, and
physical suffering endured by Jen-
lcins during his abduction and his
subsequent treatment at the hands
Of Mexican authorities.
TN view OF the considerations
which have been set forth and in
view particularly OF the belief Of my
government that the charge against
Jenkins Of deliberate false swearing
is unfounded, the government Of the
United States must renew It's request
for the immediate release Of Con-
sular Agent Jenkins from further
imprisonment.
islgned) LANSING"
Report jenkins Released.
/ Ell PASO. Texas, Dec. IA report
that VIM. o. Jenkins had been re-
leased from Puebla Jail was given cur
rency here today by Mexican Consul
/ Garcia and Vice Consul Sandoval, but
was not vouched for by them. They
said they heard It in Juarez and traced
! it back to a chihuahua City news-
paper but were unable to confirm fl
| At United States army headquarters
here the report was disbelieyed.
Concentration of Troops.
Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. IA CON
centration of Carranzista troops along
the northern border of Mexico is re- /
ported here today.
The largest mobilization is at Oil
maya, opposite Preside, Texas, where |
Ireinforcements of $500 men have ar. |
rived since the Jenkins affair grew
critical
In the tuerte valley and at Nayajoa, |
Sonora ant A