Arizona republican., 1919-11-22
AWAIT REPLY T0 J. 5. U[T|MATUM HANDED MEXICO.
No Answer Forthcoming To Strong Note Sent To Carranza-Jenkins Makes Full Report On His Ab- duction And Ransom
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 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-State de- partment officials still awaited tonight reply to the note warning the Mexi- can government that any further mo lestation of William o. Jenkins, Amer ican consular agent at Puebla, who has been arrested twice in connection with recent abduction by bandits. would seriously affect the relations between the United States and Mexico
 While the text of the American gov ernments communication has not been made public, the summary published by the state department indicated that it was one of the sharpest ever sent to the Carranza government. It said the United States was both surprised and incensed'' to learn of the reimprison- ment of Jenkins and defnanded his immediate release.
 So far as was made known, no re- port regarding Jenkins reached the de- pertinent today from the embassy at Mexico City, but officials believed that if he had not been released he soon would be as a result of the state de- partment's demand.
 Discuss Army Estimates
 Discussing the general Mexican sit uation today, state department off, cers revealed that before the world war the army general staff estimated l that complete intervention in Mexico by the American government would re- quire 450,000 men operating over a period of three years. Present esti- mates were not made available. but 1 it is known that army officials hold that the force necessary at this time would be much less because of the in creased army equipment, such as mo- torized transport, artillery and air | planes.
 During the day the department made public a complete report from Jenkins on his capture and his subse- quent treatment in a hospital at Puebla after his friends had agreed to pay s150,000 in gold for his ransom, pledg- ing their lives that the installments would be forthcoming It was under date of November and ampiified the account which Jenkins wrote to Repre- sentative Davis of Tennessee and which Mir. Davis made public yesterday. Jenkins said that a 'very important matter" was that although the local government could hardly be restrained from sending troops out immediately 10 punish my captorS when they learned of my capture, they have not made the slightest effort to do so since 1 returned F days ago. although they have been melted to do so, but excuse themselves by saying that they will dn
 so''
 ''The rebels are only few miles dis tant, he wrote, 'tthey have been there for months and years, they plant. clIl tivate and gather their crops entirely unmolested, the whole countryside is with them, and yet the government ap- parently makes no effort to drive them away and give protection to this city
 They are in the immediate vicinity of this city not less than 8 half dozen
 bands of rebels, all of them web known to tlIe government, and no determined effort has ever been made to fight them. This is the situation as it is to-
 day near this city"
 The consular agent iteniZed the ex penses he incurred in connection with
 his abduction, placing the total sum al
 5f,341-91 Mexican gold In addition to 9 the sS0o,000 Mexican gold paid, or to be paid to the bandits, the loss included r s50.623.65 Mexican gold stolen from the l safe in the agents office; $122 taken 2 from his person; s320 hospital fees for
 himself and wife; $435 for telegrams DI Slf0 for messengers to the mountain
 where he was held; $121 for aHtorno-
 piles and coaches and $5,55B expenses I and lawyers fees for Lic Mistre. 4
 friend of the agent who helped to ar range for his release and who has bee,
 arrested by the Puebia. state authori
 ties in connection with the abduction.
 Asks Government to Share Expenses = Jenkins has announced his intention to appeal to the government for aid il defraying their expenses The state de partment officials said today that be. cause of the Mexican government. a laxity in trying to clean out the rebe bands, it had failed to give proper pro lection to the consular agent, who con e sequently might have grounds for t claim against the Mexican goverumen for the ransom money.
 Jenkins also said it was worthy o y attention to take note of the attitud, n of the state government of Puebla as n sumed toward this incident, for almos n immediately after my capture the off e cial paper of the government pubfishe, e the opinion that I had been instrument II al in my own Kidnapping and that I ha,
 formed plot with the rebels an, n other friends of mine to cause interna t tional difficulties; also that is was tn e intention to collect this ransom iron
 the Mexican government and divid
 it, etc. etc"
 Tt is impossible said Jenkins ''t
 express my indignation at this outrag
 on the part of the local authorities.
 am glad to say that the best elemen
 of this city has recognized in these at
 tacks only an effort on the part of tn
 governor to avoid the responsfhSlit II of his criminal neglect of the protsctio, ' of the city and it is a source Of muc satisfaction to me to have received as
 surances from thousands of people her
 in this city and from other places a if well, that the governors plan is we - understood"