Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-01
ALLEGED REASONS FOR
DETENTION OF AGENT
ARE ''MERE EXCUSES"
Lansing Declares Mexico Must Show Iause
for Detention of Consul; Victim Being Pros
ecuted Instead Of Perpetrators OF Ifime'
Saws State Department Reply.

washington, Dec. t.-Character1z-
ing as "mere excuses" Mexicos
reasons for not releasing Whhain
n Jenkins, American consunr
agent. the United States III notc
made public today. again asked
for his ''immediate release iro"
further imprisonment"
Secretary Lansing's commuunica.ioh
to Carranza brushes aside the MeAican
reply to the first note, declaring 'ne
United States is not to be driven os
such subtle arguments into ueIense
of its request for the refease OF Mh'
Jenkins. 1t is for Mexico to show cause
for his detention, not for the United
states, to plead for his liberation.
Mexico is accused of trying to pc
cloud the issue. The American ho'e
asks whether the charge. or perjury
was brought against jenkins IN the
J interests of his abductors, and charges
the Mexican government is prose
cutting the victim instead Of the per-
petrators.
Charge Unsupported.
The charge against jenkins rs en-
tirely unsupported by evidence Ia"
sings note declared
I An investigation of the case by Am
] erican agents fails utterly to support
! the charges against him, It Is assert
ed Mexican officials are accused u
: using third degree methods on 1eH
- kins. in. that they harrassed MN, try
n ing to get him to give raise testiiiloi,S
whom he was weak and SICK IN Tn
\ hospital. To get evidence against nm
witnesses were inundated, the Am
erican government charges.
- The text Of the American reply wa
made public by Secretary LANSING y
IL day. =.
II Is assumed that it already III
o,, da,;vered to the Mexican forelf
I office. having been sent early yeste
M day. ,,,,o
III The text of the note to Mexico t'
lows: .,,,+ to r
government the note OIL the neale ~.
an government dated. November ~, -.
with reference to the case OF "Aii'
or @. Jnkins, American consular aseh'
paubla. and am in receipt OF rel
nj fron the government of the UNI
'AA STATE which r am instructed INN
diately to transmit to you.
"The government OF the Oh1
s+ates declines to be drawn into
iuridicial decision or irrevelant mat'
or uninportant incidents, brought
~, ward in connection with TINS case
'en Mexican government cannot DC ms
' as it intimates, by the citation pS
'oi" ITnited tSates of no principle OF pr
dart Of international law and not
80 80. 1.-The reason for jenkins release
''io' ohyiouslv no such.citation is neces'
,ttad for the enlightenment OF goVerhii
49,, of the present day. The Mexican
a,nnent believes and rightly SO,
~, tho American request for Jenkins
'' lease is not based on the strengt
there the country which makes ~ -
w, 70 knows the request is founded on
:, rp- iustice of the right OF an Amer
'ro at citizen and United States consula
oo,,,. eicer TO fair treatment while res
,,,or and d;scharging his duties within
NJ of ican jurisdiction with the know
other and approval of the Mexican go
s,,ele- mont The Mexican government
ShCiS- Ilcht' A--S -
/. the contend that the imprisonment 0
victim is necessary for the inves
ton by Judge under the con
ar the vigilance Of public opinion OF the
I. with regarding his abduction ana u
/ sup right of release on bail is pail
girdle for such wrongful Imprisonment
could the United States is constrained
lnteers opinion that such arguments are
army excuses. The government Oh INT
can in ted STATES invites and desires TN
expect est possible examination ana lnV'
.as mi ton of this case, but 1t cannot
rength. that it is necessary that MI j
ON the shou,t, he retained In prison eve
vention the privilege of applying for oa'
port Of government will not, and is 50
estigat- that Mr.. Jeukins will not pia'
left l1l obstacles in thu way of compis
'ust the flll examination of himself or
!" FAN ness.s or of tho events, Leading
iminary and connected with his abaucti'
few ''''N Justice Held Denied
e presi- The Mexican government prs
attribute the American note 10