Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-09
ACTION MEXICO
HELD IN ABEyANCE
State Department Awaits Reply
to Latest Note-Wilson Is
Studying Situation
WALLACE SHOT FROM REAR

washington. Dec. N.-- Further action
IN the Mexican situation ~ far as this
government was concerned still was held
il abeyarce today pending developments
from various sources
The State Department is awaiting the
Mexican reply to the latest American
note on the jenkins ease. which was
said to have been delivered yesterday
10 the American embassy at MCStcO
City.
The Senate foreign relations commit.
tee temporarily has postponed action on
the Mexican question until President
Wilson further has outlined hi. atti-
tude.
The President now is studying the
whole situation. including the mem
oranda of Senator Fall. Republican. Of
New Mexico. which was submitted in
substantiation of charges that an or
ganized movement had developed ia
Mexico, with the sanction Of President
Carranza, to- foment revolution in the
United States.
The foreign relations committee aban
doned action on the Fall resolution 10
request President Wilson to srvrr diplo-
matte relations with MnNicO unon re-
ceipt Of a letter from tho President re-
questing that no such action be taken.
Senator Fall announced. however. that.
.
ton, it would continue the general in
vestigation of Mexican affairs aud that
he soon would leave for the border To
conduct thorough inquiry there.
Situation No; Cleared Up
The release from prison of William
o. Jenkins. American consular agent
has not settled the Mexican tauglc So
far as the State Department is con
cerned. Accumulation Of data on the
case continues in an effort to learn on
actly how the release Of Jenkins came
about.
If Jenkinss release was not ia re-
sponse to the demand Of the State
Department, but due TO The mysterious
deposit of bail by !. S;altcr Hansen
on American of unknown status in
Mexico. negotiations over the case
probably will continue. Officials be
lieved that light would be thrown on
the influence behind the agents release
when the Carranza note is received.
James Wallace the American who
was killed by Il Mexican soldier at
Tampico. November % WAS shot
through the head from behind. accord
ing to the Tampico Tribune. an English
newspaper. under date Cf November
20. which reached Washington ycste--
day.
The newspaper account states that
Wallace was Il pipe line crew foreman.
n position that carries responsibility in
the Mexican oil fields. After reading
the newspaper, officials here were III
clined to discredit the official report Of
the Mexican embassy that Wallace was
intoxicated at the time he was killed.
Mexico City. Dec. 9.-(By 4. p. J.
Mexico's original answer to the second
81.
ment relative TO the release of W. y.
Jenkins from the puebla penitentiary
must be changed, due to the ''unex-
pected release of Mr.. jenkins. ac-
cording to an intimation at rhe foreign
Office last night The government an
swer will be forwarded to Washington
within the next few days, it was stated.
Los Angeles. Dec. 9.-CBy i. p. -
r.. IL. DOheny, president of the McXi-
can Petroleum Co.. last night asserted
he had well authenticated knowledge
that two departments of the United
states Government had acquired abso-
lutte proof of the participation of Mcxi-
can representatives residing in this
country in revolutionary propaganda.
Mr.. Doneny's declaration was made
In connection with Il statement regard
ing the oil situation in che United
states as Anected by the recent stop
page of drilling of eighteen wells by
American companies in the oil region
south or Tampico and the prevention
Of toe shipment of oil from wells drilled
by these companies by the Carranza
government after the companies had
refused to submit TO what he called
'confiscatory DEGREES" Of the Mexican
Government
He declared that continuance of the
restrictions would affect substantially
the amount Of gasoline aud kerosene
produced at the refnerics on the Allan
tic seaboard and incidentally the price.