Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-21
MEXICO IS TOLD THAT SHE MUST
 FREE: {: JENKINS
Warning Issued That Action May Seriously Affect Rela-
 tiOns of Two Nations.
CONSUL SAYS AFFRONT
 TO II. $. INTENDED
In Letter to Tennessee Congressman Captured Official Relates Expe- rienceS--SituatiOn Threatens
 Serious Situation.

Mexico City, Nov. 20.-Wm.
 O. Jenkins, the American consul
 lar agent at Puebla, spent
 Thursday in the penitentiary
 with Matthew F.. Hanna, secre-
 where he held long conference
 tary of the American embassy
 in Mexico. Mir. Hanna has gone
 to Puebla to keep the embassy
 of the case.
 Washington, Nov. 2O.- Mexico was warned today by the Am, can gov- ernment that any further molesta- tion of William o. Jenklns the American consular agent at laebla, who recently was kidnaped b. ban lations between the United States ment of Mexico must assume sole responsibility"
 Coupled with the warning was a demand for the immediate release of the consular agent, who was rear rested Tuesday on charges in con- nection with his abduction and ran- som in the sum of $150,000 in gold. Official reports that Jenkins had again been imprisoned at Puebla reached the state department today from the American embassy at Mexi- co, which was instructed to transmit a note demanding his release. The departments action was made known in the following announcements:
 "The department of state today sent q note to the Mexican foreign office thru the American embassy at Mexico City, calling for the imme- diate release of William 0. Jenkins. the American consular agent, at Puebla.
 "The note, which is based on the re-arrest of Consular Agent Jenkins at Puebla, points out that the Unit ed States government is surprised and incensed to learn of the reim- prisonment of Mr. Jenkins, particu- larly in view of the suffering and losses already sustained by him in connection with his kidnapping, tho lack of protection by the Mexican authorities, and in connection with his first arrest by Mexican officials.
 "The note expresses the view, bas- ed on the information in the posses sion of the department of state that his re-arrest is absolutely arbitrary and unwarranted and warns the Mexican government that further molestation of the consular aoent will seriously affect the relations be- tween the United States and Mnvico, for which the government of Wexi- co must assume sole responsibilitv J"
 Jenkins was first arrested early this month on the charoe of collusion with the bandits. who took him from his home at Puebla October 19, but he was released after remaining in the penitentiary two, hours. He was restricted to his home, however, and Tuesday was re-arrested on complaint that he had threatened peons who had given evidence on which the state authorities acted in first taking him into custody. Jenkins Story. So far as the department has been advised, he still is held in custody, and, because of his weakened phvsic- al condition resulting from the hard ships endured during the week the bandits held him in the mountains on Puebla, state officials feared long Imprisonment might permanently af- feet his health.
 Before his arrest, Jenkins, who operates large cotton mill at Pue- bla, had planned to return to his old home in Tennessee, and, if necessary to come to Washington to present his claim to officials for assistance in paying off the obligations con- tracted in raising the fund paid the bandits for his release.
 | Mexican rebels in kidnanping Jen- kins, intended to commit iirect af- front to the American government Jenkins declared in letta, received here today by Representative Davis of Tennessee.
 Jenkins letter contained the first complete story of his kidna, ing to be made public in the United States.
 "I want to especially cal to your attention" it said. "that ! was kid- mapped from the United States con- sular office, that even part of the money robbed was United States con. sular funds, that was not kidnapned as a private person, but as the Uni ted States representative, as this was clearly stated by the rebels, and if I had not been serving the govern ment. it is not at all probable that l would have been carried off. for they could as well have carried off q dozen men richer than l." | Due to Position.
 MT. Jenkins letter was dated November 4, before his first arrest by authorities of the state of Puebla on charges of collusion in connection