The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-01

Washington. Nov 56.--rhA a
department announced today. thai.
!! note to the Mexican governnaa sHts
reply to the recent Carranxx n6t1E
Ginning to release William o. JGnG
American consular aEest. who n ~
nnod In a penttentiAry Ka1s Euel
! Mexico. had been sent durtHg
A1&ht and would be made public MI
when II was delivered In Mexico CHE
From information chtatded III y
Mexican embassy tonight II II Un6}
stood thar the note. aynn II re6S43 II
| IN Mexico City sometime todaY.
not be III the kar4s IN III 137 y
fore.gn office until tcr,orrcw. !, III IS ssS
Secretary: cfs STATE u 4ansinr dsaS,S1
absolutely 40 diHxs1ss the tenor CD
tents ~ the American npts. r.
+ cieaFly understood yhowex2er. thxEi
United States has reiterated its d3.
manas For the releeee OF Jenkins astH
that the Mearan scvarn,lrert ss5yy3i6
been informed cf the danger N sY8.
.fusins. to heed the request 4 OF slf{1e
American authorities. #
In NOTE of tho character Of Nh.
one now on ifs Nay to Mexico City II
Is tbs custom tn advise the governs
n,eni, To which II is addressed thu
Fif theEs is q failure to ru1srpiy-" ta1at
the government sending the note II.
serves to itself the right to take stem
70 enforce compliance with ita a..
uands. M
The Tact that tho state detartnten4
advises the pahlir that II will reIAAae
the contents of It's note without wait-
ins Tor , reply from r'ar-ranxa. II
taken today AS The stron eest ,rnk,f
thai M.r, L,ansllsa,gs has NOT yiAId~dg SSsa
inta from his demand for the iYffr41A.
diate release of the American cen.
Suisr agent II Is also de,nonsfrS4
lion that the state department winhSh
the public informed of the gravity q
the situation on the day that c0sek
gross meets, There is every rea4c
to believe that during last night ~
state department received repoS
from tho American embassy
Mexico City which We're positive In ~
sorting the Innocence of Jenkins, aSlS
that these reports led TO the dexra Nh
OF the note. *2 ssS9
CONGRESS WILL SUPTpKr
Publication Of the departlrfeu1s1
note on the same day that consfaf
convenes is expected to have the III
feet OF producing an entente cor.
diai' between the legislative and eSv
erutise branches Of the xovcrrt14eff4
on the subject OF Mexico. II the rifyfa
is an ultimatum, congress- 1t II -.
iieeed, Will back up the stand a. -
department and authorize whAt6v
powers the administration rnay need
u proceed to effect the releaoo ~
Jenkins
Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock. IT,
administrations leader who would ~
expected to present the administers
tions side OF the case In the yenAAE
said today thai the Mexican SITUATED
appeared TO be very oninous" Al
leader, however, he dr.
claimed that his statement was bADe1
on any detailed knowledge OF M:
pending negotiations between SecrAr
tary Lansing and Carranxa. IN
The only expression Of opini0n ~
day favorable to a peace ui settI0e
ment of the case which has arisen out
Of the IMPRISONMENT OF TenkinA M3a
voiced by foreign diplomat He M
thar he believed that Carranxa would
reces3e from his defiant stand after ~.
planning bis case TO the Mexican p&EH
pie sssa
While the state department. is stI{s1x
an the contents of the note II IL -
ievcd that t'arrsnxA knows whSt NJ
contains. 1t la practically certaid tflnk
The ultimate views OF this government
naNe been conveyed to tho Mexte
ncrlein. the American charge d'affSx2
At Mexico City. and to MattheM IA ~
Hanna. the second secretary Of NSSs
American embassy, who was seat ~
sral days ago to Puebia to sertlc 4ueJ.
lions Of fact by inspection OF the Ne1
can court record, and to report all q
tails OF his investigation iminediAt6t2
To- the state department HMM
+ Tomorrow will see q Hood OF a6S4f
,pments in the Jenkfns' casa. sNlu&k
songress II expected to adjourn I'M " S
stately after 1t convencs. many - u
utions touching on tho impfisoaul h
~ Jenkins are now In the coUfNos y
preparation and map be introduca4 II
he frst opportunity. Il E1
Some Of these resolutions - I
ported to be Of the mort drastic a1G1 q
lcter. Aside from anyS political \
II the case senators OF both p4S<f
you'd be most eager TO A1corxG1M
precise status OF the dtp1qNAa s&c%
gotiations snd member az
Inmand thu text of any an nyf
nnntchtaons sent. airse ~