The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-29
STIR up TROUBLE
WITH U. S.TO SAVE
{ HIS OWN FORCES
Carranza Fears Revolutions in
Mexico, Is the Belief.
Intervention by America Would
Unite Bandit Bands.
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
Severance of Relations Would
Mean Stronger Guard.
Fighting in Mexico City Is Dis
credited at Capital.
by America Would
Unite Bandit Bands.
SITUATION IS COMPLICATED
Ieveranee of Relations Would
Mean Stronger Guard.
Fighting in Mexico City Is Dis
credited at Capital.

{ Washington, Nov. 29.-Carranza is
deliberately trying to provoke an at
tempt at Intervention by the United
States to prevent Mexico from being
torn by new revolutions. is the belief
today Of officials in close touch with
t1ae situation.
1.-THE Mexican president apparently
thinks that if he can incite the United
Etates to the point of making a hos
tile demonstration of military or naval
forces against him, his political rivals
%ill forget heir grievances and rally
10 him. threatened rebe1lions will fail
to materialize and he will be able to
Cling to his office until the presi-
Bential election.
.H1The Mexican situation today seemed
TO he more complicated and full Of
Depace than at any time since the
&sfila raid OIL Columbus. 1t has two
Yhases:
%1-James Wallace, American. was
Murdered by a Carranza soldier last
"Wednesday and evidently his slayer
has not even been arrested
a. 2--W. o. Jenkins. American consul
lar agent at Pucbla is still held in Jail
there in defiance of this government S
lat demand for his release.
- state Department Demand.
The state department today was ex-
Dpcted to send to CarraRza demand
Tor punishment of Wallace's muir
acrer.
* Unless Carranza makes satsfac -ory
amends in the Wallace and Jenkins
cases, there is reason to believe the
state department will recommend to
president Wilson that diplomatic re-
EBtions with the southern republic be
Severed. recognition of the Carranza
Stsministra ion Withdrawn and Mexico
sfeated as an international outlaw.
Strengthen BOr;.cr Guard.
= Actual armed Intervention is not in
Prospect. Severance of relations, how
eyer, would probably necessitate
strengthening of the border guard.
The attitude of the state department,
5ffwss learned is that the Jenkins case
3aif.self is not one demanding particu-
frf drastic action but that added to
e ev.ousiy accumulated grievances, 1t
stgains the relations between-the two
eeuntries TO the critical stage. The
Wallace murder serves to aggravate
th $ situation
E g;allace was shot last Wednesday at
Pgtrero del Llano and. according to
Nhe- state departments advices, the
,rsurder was unwarranted. A mule
Npallace was riding was said to have
trlicd -at a machine gun, overturninS
II. Wallace was shot Immediately by
ahe Mexican federal soldier who has
not yet been arrested. according to the
department.
. The state. department. today was
studying the charge of perjury
Brought against Jenkins in the Mexi-
can reply to the American note de-
nandinG his release.
= Charges Arc BascIcss.
Il Contrary to previous reports that
fhe main charge against Jenkins was
Gollusion with bandits to extOrt ran
som money from the Mexican gov
.ernment, the Mexican note declared
that Jenkins was being held in prison
for alleged perjury in testimony be-
fore State Judge Franco of PuebIa
IAN investigation already had satisfied
Secretary Lansing that the collusion
-Charge is baseless.
q Thru the American embassy at Mex
fco City, the department has asked for
all idence in connection with the
perjury charge. Should the American
government decide that Mexico is un-
warranted in keeping jenkins in prison
en- this ground. an ultimatun1 fixing a
date for his release is expected.
- Discredit Fighting in Mexico.
3 Reports that there had been fight
Ing in Mexico City between forces led
by General Obregon and Carranza
Troops and that Carranza had fled,
We're discredited at the Mexican en-
sbassy here today
The embassy has been in touch with
the capital since the time when the
Fighting was supposed to have oc-
gcurred and it's dispatches did not men
zion any clash. The report was be-
HeVed false