Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-12-05
!. S. TELLS MEXICO
TO FREE JENKINS
Lansing Sends Singing Note to
the Carranza Government.
SAYS CEASE FLIMSY EXCUSES
Declares Outlaws Who Endangered
consuI's Life and Took Away a
Large Part of His Fortune
Now Enjoy Their Freedom.
Mam MORE to Mexico.

| Consular Agent Jenkins, imprisoned
at Puebla, the latest American note 70
Mexico made public here, arralgns the
Mexican governments conduct IN Sc
we're terms and characterizes 1T as
studied attempt to ensnare the Amer
lean consular agent in the lntrlcacles
of legal proceedings.
No ultimatum was served and no IN
dication was given of what the Amer
| lean governments course WOuld De Il
Jenkins is not Immediately released.
This government does not admit,
the note says, that it is necessary TO
keep Jenkins in Jail while his case
is being investigated, and this govern
ment ''fails to discern" that the IN
tricacies of the Mexican penal law
have been applied with impartial eff
feet to Jenkins.
Up to Mexico to Show Cause.
The United States is not to be driven
by ''such subtle arguments" says the
note, 'tinto defense of it's request Tor
the release of, Mr.. jenkins. 1t is Tor
| Mexico to show cause for his deten-
| ton; not for the United States to snow
cause for his liberation"
1T appears" says the note, ito have
been the purpose of the Mexican gov
eminent to assume a willful ind1tfer-
| ence to the feelings of the American
people that have been aroused to the
point of indignation by the exposure,
hardships and physical suffering by
Jenkins during his abduction and us
consequnt treatment at the hands OF
the Mexican authorities.
Text of American Note.
The text of the note as transmitted
by the American charge at Mexico
City, follows:
l have not failed to transmit to my
government the note of the Mexican
government dated November 26, 1919,
with reference to the case of William
| o. Jenkins American consular agent
at PuebIa, and [ am now in receipt OF
reply from the government of the
United States, which am instructed
| Immediately to transmit to you.
The government of the United
States declines to be drawn into jul
dicial discussion Of irrelevant matters
of unimportant incidents brought for
ward in connection with this case.
The Mexican government cannot be
misled, as it intimates, by the cita-
| tion by the United States of mo prin-
| ciple or precedent of international law
and not even a reason" for jenkins
release. for obviously no such citation
| is necessary for the enlightenment of
a government of the present day.
| Based on Justice Alone.
| The Mexican government believes,
and rightly so, that the American re-
quest for Jenkins release is not based
on solely the strength of the country
which makes it; for it knows the re-
quest is founded on the justice of the
right of an American citizen and United
| States consular agent to fair treatment
while residing and discharging his du-
ties within Mexican jurisdiction, with
| the approval and knowledge of the
Mexican government.
| The Mexican government may con-
| tend that the Imprisonment OF the VIC
| tim is necessary for the investigation
| by a Judge under the constant vigil
lance of public opinion" of the truth
regarding his abduction and that a
! right to release on bail is a palliative
| for such wrongful imprisonment, but
| the United States is constrained to the
| opinion that such arguments are mere
excuses.
The government of the United States
invites and desires the fullest possi-
BILE examination and investigation Of
this case, but it cannot admit that it
is necessary in order to ascertain the
facts that Mr.. Jenkins should be re-
aimed in prison, even with the privi-
lege of applying for bail.
Hints at Persecution.
My government will not and is salts
| fled that Mr.. Jenkins will not place
any obstacle in the way of a complete
aud full examination of himself or his
| witnesses, or Of the events leading up
| to and connected with his abduction.
The Mexican government prefers to
| attribute the American note to an i'm
perfect knowledge Of the Mexican
penal laws and proceeds to explain
with refinement the intricacies of
Mexican penal proceedings.
But the government of the United
States fails to discern in their appli-
cation to this case 1t the hands of
Mexican authorities any approxima-
ton to impartial treatment of Jenkins
and the Mexican government knows
the absence of such treatment is the
reason for th~ American request.
The United States is not to be
driven by such subtle arguments into
defense of it's request for the release
Of Mr.. Jenkins. 1t is for Mexico to
show cause for his detention, not for
TIE United States to plead for his lib
Grafton.
Stripped of eXtraneOus matter, with
which the Mexican note of Dec. &c en-
deavors to clothe it, the naked case of
Jenkins stands forth: Jenkins, &
United States consular agent, accred-
Blind Obedience.
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