The Washington times., 1919-11-29
Intervention More Likely Than
At Any Time Since Psrshlne
Expedition Returned.
CONGRESS WILL ASK DAn
Information In Hands Of STAT
Department Far Graver
Than Supposed.

The American Government today
forwarded = communication to Mex-
ico regarding the information con
tanned in Carranza's reply to the
note demanding release Of Consular
Agent William o. Jenkins.
While officials Of the State De
partment declined TO discuss The
contents Of this note, Il Il un1sf-
stesd that II il the last warning 10
be served on Mexico.
All Records Demsnded-
At the ssnae time it xAs ancicstsd
that the eonmunicstion demanded
compiete records Of the Jenkins ease
The likelihood of intervsnfion now
10 greater than st any time since the
dispatch OF the perfhiAs punitive az
when Congress eonvenes Monday a
request will be made Of the State De
psrtrnsnt for all data bearing on the
Jenkins case and other oufrnges
sEsinst American citizens in Mexico.
Contrary 20 past performances. the
state Department will scouie<ce cheer
fully and supply all the facts II pos
sexses.
II was learned today that the de-
partments Information In Of far
graver character than has yet been
supposed. and it's publlcstion viii fully
justify whatever action ir oecide5
upon
The Gexcan ambassador, Ienscio
BoniiiAs, called on Secretary Lansins
at the State Department YESTERDAY.
and they not only went over the len
kins case. but Mr.. Lansing also laid
before the Mexican envoy the report
ntse killing of James wallace,
which had just been received
CsafereAes Cssnae.tiAl-
Their conference was, OF course,
confidential, but 81 is understooo that
the Secretary conveyed to President
Carranza's representative q message
more forcefui and direct than any yet
transmitted in any diplomatic note.
Mr.. Bonillas vss informed that the
department placed nocredsnce in the
charges on which jenkins 10 seld in
3aft in Puebls, which the Mexican
government declined 20 intervene in.
and IL is understood that Mr.. Lansinx
further outlined 70 the ambassador
the inevitable consequences Of con-
tinusd murders and fDoleststions OF
Americans. probably more pointeoiy
Official note OF last July.
The Government is determined to
move swiftly In its long delayed ret
ribution. The situation Is said TO be
most serious" and following are the
two events which may precfpitate ~. :
nevitsble-interventio
The murder on Novsmber 20 Of
James Wallace. an American empioye
of an oil company In the Tampieo dis
triet.
The death of Otto Lund, described a.
q ''Swedish-Am who leave IN
poverty an American wife ana small
son He was captured by bandits and
for Eve months held for ransom. To
accelerate payment OF the money the
desperadoes cut OF one Of Iup6.s
fingers and sent it TO some of his
friends Blood poisoning set In and
he died.
The wallace case 10 peculiarly
brutal He was killed By Car
ranzista soldier and apparently was
given not the slightest chance for his
life.
PrsvekiAs Iatervestsss.
carranza is deliberately trying 10
provoke an attempt at intervention
/ BY the United states 20 prevent Mex
leo from being torn by new rsvolu-
tions. is the belief today OF officials
/ in close touch with the situation
The Mexican president apparently
thinks that II he can incite the
United States 10 the point Of making
hostile demonstrstion of military
or naval forces against him, his po-
liticsl rivals will forget tAeir priev-
ances and rally TO him. threatened re-
bellions will fail 10 materialixe ana
he viii be able TO cling 10 his Office
until the presidential elections
sieusttss Moro Aesss.
Unless Carransa makes sstfsfActoTy
amends In the Wallace and ysnktns
cases. there 10 reason TO believe tAs
State Department will recommend te
President Wilson that dipas0atic reAa-
Confined On Psss :, cs,u1n ~