The evening world., 1919-12-01
'PROACHES MEXICO FOR LETTING BANDITS GO FREE
eminent, a. Il 10 entirely unsup.
ported by evidences. ,.....
MExtco CANNOT EXPECT v. 8
aTo ACCEPT IT'S PLEA.

Nv kCCeFT IlS pLEh .
There is not produced any Of the
testimony rendered by him, or any
extPcts from such Testimony tend-
ing 10 show the correctness Of this
opinion The Mexican Government
cannot expect the United States to
accept in the grave circumstances, Of
this case such a bare unsupported
statement as valid excuse for tho
Imprisonment Of an American Con-
sular officer particularly in view Of
the fact that the investigation OF tho
case by the represen tative OF the
United States in Mexico so far jas II
has proceeded. falls utterly TO sup
port this opinion OF your government.
"on the contrary the investiaa-
ton gives the Government Of the
United states every reason 10 be-
IisNe that NJ. Jenkins has not
knowingly given any false testi-
many IN respect TO vital points in
HE easel although he has been
harassed BY Mexican authorities
to give such testimony even while
lying In the hospital too weak
and exhausted 10 make them as
result Of his treatment by the ad.
duetors, and. while he know evil
dsnee was being obtained against
him through intimidation Of wit
nesses.
80 stands the single. unsupported,
and my Government believes. utterly
unfounded. ground alleged for Jehk-
mss Imprisonment"
what conclusion 10 TO be drawn
from such reply as the Mssi-
can Government other than
there has been q studied sfS
fort on the part Of Mexican
authorities to insnare Jenkins
in the intrioaeies Of legal pro-
mission of technical oHsnsss
and by bringing unsupported
charges against him, for
purposes in the first place TO
divert the attention OF the
American public and the Ameri-
MeKieans themselves, from the
actual situation, namely, that
Puebls, the capital Of the State
Of Puebla, and perhaps the second
largest city in Mexico, 10 without
ADEQUATE protect ction from outlaws
who infsst the immediate neigh
borhood and who were aeous-
toned openly and freely 20 visit
the city without hindraneei that
BY the failure TO furnish adequate
protection in this district the
Mexican authoritiss have, through
thsir nspllpsnoe, made possible
the abduction Of Jenkins, and that
in harmony with such an attitude
on the part Of the Mexican au-
thorities they have failed TO carry
out the duty and obligation in.
eumbent upon thonn TO apprehend
and punish the bandits concerned
in the crime Of which Jenkins was
the victim.
"And in the second place Il ap-
pears 10 have been the purpose OF
the Mexican Government TO assume
a wilful Indifference tosths feeling OF
| the American people that has been
aroused TO the point OF Indignation
by the exposure, hardshlps, and phys
ical suffering endured by Jenkins
during his abduction and his subse-
quent treatment at the hands OF Mex
ican authorities.
I'm 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 Consul
lar Agent jenkins from further inn
prlsonment."