Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-10
MEXICAN HIGH
COURT PROBING
JENKINS CASE
Developments So Far Not Such
AS 70 Change American
Governments Attitude.

jurisdiction over the case of Ameri.
can Consular Agent William 0. Jen-
kins, the State department. was ad,
vised today by the American em.
bassy at Mexico City.
The message gave no details other
than that the transfer of the case
from the Puebla state courts had
meen made on motion Of jenkins
personal counsel and officials indi-
Gated that developments thus far
have not been such as to cause any
change in the American govern
nent's attitude as outlined in the
recent sharp note to Mexico renew
ing the demand for jenkins release.
No reply to that note has been re-
ceived and administration officers
make no effort to conceal their im-
patience. George Summerlin, the
American charge at Mexico City,
cabled the State department yester-
day that the reply from Carranza
was expected during the day, but SO
far as the department knew tonight
it had not yet been delivered. y
To Continue Investigations.
During the day members of the
senate foreign relations committee
conferred informally and decided
that the, investigation of conditions
in Mexico by the senate committee
should be continued both in Wash
ington and on the border. The COM
nlittee, members also approved a
telegram sent by Senator Fall, New
Mexico, chairman of the investigat-
ing committee, to H. T. Oliver, an
American at Mexico City, i'll which
the senator, saiI President~ Wilson
had not indicated his intention not
to break off diplomatic relations
with the Carranza government.
Senator Falls telegram was in re-
ply to message from Oliver ask
ing for some word that would deny
statements published i'll the Mexican
capitol that the New Mexico senator
was trying to bring about interven-
ton in Mexico. The telegram fol,
lows:
"Your telegram received. You
are fully authorized to repeat and if
necessary publish in Mexico my
statement to you that although |
have been calldd an interventionist,
I am positively opposed to armed
intervention in Mexico except as an
absolutely last resort, and that my
desire is for some friendly solution
of pending questions between the
Mexican people and the government
and the people of the United States.
Adduces Evidence.
IF you publish this statement, !
insist that you publish also the fol-
lowing evidence: Truth of above
statement should be found in the
fact that the committee has today
given publicity to Carranza's let
ters of instructions to Berlanga OF
June IA, and August 1o, 1919, show
ing his active interference in affairs
here. Also of distributing here by
Bonillas, ambassador. and Mexican
consuls, of revolutionary literature.
Also of Carranza letter directing
Miss Galindo to abuse the United
States and, particularly President
Wilson. Letters between Mexican
officials showing negotiations with
Japan. Also blue book letters and
abusing President Will
son.
"This action taken to impress
upon the world that in event the
Mexican people themselves do not
bring pressure to bear upon their
present government to cease prose-
cutions of Americans and British
and others, and unwarranted inter
ference in affairs in other countries
and enormous paid propaganda in
this country, abusing Americans in
Mexico, interfering with their peace
and safety and with our government
here, that some country will in my
judgment be compelled to intervene,
possibly by force Of arms, and re-
store ordef out of the chaos in Mex
leo. l am exerting everX effort to
bring about such solution that
neither armed intervention nor war
may ever be necessary. Remember
that in the presidents letter to me
he does not indicate that he will
not break off relations and withdraw
recognition, but that he is graveiy
the committees memo