Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-04
BREAK WITH MEXICO
SEEMS INEVITABLE;
CARRANzA SILENT
Washington Will Wait Till Satur-
day for Action on Demand of
y. S. for Jenkins.
PROOF OF KIDNAPPING

Washington, Dec 1T is not believed
that the State Department will wait
longer than next Saturday for salts
factory response to the request for the
release of Jenkins before making its next
move. While it IS the offic belief that
not more than day should be required
Tor the production of a copy of the indict-
ment and evidence which the Carranza
Government profcssed to have against
Jenkins, there is no disposition to act
with undue haste, and it Is understood
TO be the intention to wait an entire week
from the dispatch of the note last Satur-
day Tor the Carranza Government to reply
20 the reiterated request OF the American
Government for the Immediate release
Of jenkins, whose imprisonment IS now
entering upon its second week.
While the refusal Of the Carranza Gov
ernment to release Jenkins, If this were
the only incident involved III the situation
between the two countries, might not OF
its,le cause rupture of relations, it is
now reasonably certain that 1t would
result in the severance OF diplomatic
relations on account of the long train OF
wrongs and grievances recorded by the
American Government against Mexico
before the Jenkins case came up.
The fact is emphasized that the Ameri-
can Government had not recognized the
Carranza Government as being 3 de jure
Government in Mexico, but only a de
cacto Government. This had not before
been clearly understood as it was the
common assumption in Washington that
when Ignacio BoniIlas was permitted to
present his crcdential to President Wilson
ard when the United States sent an Am
hassador to Mexico City complete diplo-
matte recognition had been given to the
Carranzs Government. The Carranza
Government, being recognized only as &
de facto Government does not represent
the full sovereignty of Mexico.
Another possibility Of the situation IS
that in the event of 3 successful revO-
iutionary movement against Carranza.
successful only to the extent Of being
able 10 keep the field, it might be able to
obtain either de facto or de Jure
recognition from the United States, rs
either might seem expedient, without
violating established principles, and the
existing de facto recognition OF the Car
ranza regime might be withdrawn at
any time.
Should the situation produce severance
of relations it IS probable that the State
Department would issue instructions
through consular and diplomatic agents to
Americans in Mexico to I've prepared 20
centration points, such as Vera CrIz,
Tampico, Laredo and Juarez.
There are between 5000 and 1000
American citizens in Mexico, according
to the latest information in Washington.
They are mostly In the oil regions, but
hundreds are scattered throughout Mex
Go, and the next largest group of ATnerI-
cans e In the mining regions OF Northern
Mexico.
The latest adyices through official
channels from Mexico City Indicate that
there are certain Mexican officials who I
are strongly opposing the granting Of the /
American request for the release Of Jenkins !
and that these men are insisting that
Jenkins should be held amenable 70 the
judicial processes OF Mexico. No inti-
nation whatever came today that any
decision had been reached by Carranaa
9r his Foreign Office in the jenkins case, (
Governor Cabrera Of the State Of Puella
who has been pushing the case against !
Jenkins, has sent q telegram TO President
Carranza in which he seeks TO make much
OF the allegation that Jenkins was seen in
company with his captors and on apparent
" good terms with them. In his various
statements ana kilograms Cabrera has
insisted upon referring TO the case as one (
OF alleged kidnapping OF jenkins.
ne ctaUe department. EaS not &C. /
pended on the reports from Jenkins /
alone, but has official reports from other +
American consular off GERS ID Mexico.
who were instructed to make an inyesfiga-
ton. In none Of these reports IS there
ANYTHING that sustains or corroborates
the contention that the abduction Of
Jenkins was not a genuine kidnapping, as
a result Of which he sustained not only
heavy money loss but was forced TO
Undergo considerable physical suffering
secretary Lansing and other officials Of
the Government, IN the light OF this
Government 6 own official reports, have
no reason to believe that Jenkins so far
iorgets his responsibilities 70 this Govern
ment as to enter into any compact with
the Mexican bandits. Officials Of this
Government have complete faith In the
integrity Of Jenkins, and regard the Car
rama Government attitude as one Of
-vasion and subterfuge.
Through official channels the Govern
ment has come into possession Of the
text of q telegram which Governor Ca
orera has sent 10 President Carranza,
in which CABRERA made these remarkable
AS a result Of the hearing between
Jenkins and the Indians Of the town Of