New-York tribune., 1919-12-07
u. S. Denies
Crisis Past
I'm Mexico

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fair and make a personal report to
Carranza.
The State Department made this an
nouncement to-day:
American Consular Agent lem
kins, at Puebla, has reported that he
was released from the penitentiary
at midnight December 4, but that he
was not advised regarding the rea-
sons for his release. 1t is evident
from Mr.. Jenkins's reports that he
had no knowledge of bail being fur.
nished. The department is investi-
eating the facts regarding the fur
nishing Of the bail and at whose in
stance it was furnished"
AT the conference to-day of Repub-
lean members of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee the Fall resolution
was strongly. opposed by Senators
Borah. Of Idaho; Johnson, Of Califor-
MA, and Moses, of New Hampshire
They told the other committee men,
bers that they would oppose the reso-
would oppose any move to have the
Senate shoulder responsibility in the
Mexican situation. The responsibility
is with the President, they contended.
Senator Fall reported to his Repub-
lican colleagues or the committee what
the President had said at the conference
yesterday. He told his associates that
he hoped to hear from the President ON
the resolution before the committee
meets on Monday He sent a memoran-
dun on what he had told the Presi-
dent at the conference to the White
House last night, Senator Fall said but
bod i L.
would commun' cate with the committee
regarding the resolution.
Await Presidents Action
Senator Fall said later that his fu-
ture course with regard to the resolu-
tion would be governed by what the
President tells the committee He said
That. although some of the Republican
m embers Of the committee opposed hav-
ing the Senate take the initiative in
E~eaking eff diplomatic relations with
Mexico, he expected to press for vote
on his resolution unless the President
submitted convincing reasons for de-
lay to the committee.
Senator Fall said that he would make
Eub ic the note he sent to President
WI son, in which he summarized some
of the findings of the sub committee
or the Foreign Re ations Committee
that is investigating the Mexican sit
uatlon, as soon as the rep from
President Wilson has been received
The report, he said, will start G"
the country, although it deals only
with recent events and does not 20
into many phases, of the situation.
Might Invalidate Claims
The question Of withdrawal of recog-
milton OF the present de facto govern
ment of Mexico to-day raised another
problem. 1t was int mated that such
action on the part of the United States
might invalidate al cla ms held by the
government and citizens of the United
States against Mexico. An official vie
OF this suggestion was not ohtainab G.
put 1t was stated that the mater would
nave to be thoroughly investigated be-
fore such action, which has been placet,
before the Senate. could be taken In
an American citizen, the following
statement was issued
The Department of State has re-
celved information indicating that
the Mexican federal soldier rho shot
and Killed James Wallace, an Amer
lean employee of an oil company
near Tampico, has been arrested.
Wallace was riding a mule past a
federal camp when the mule SHE'D at
machine gun, whereupon The sentry
immediate y shot and killed him."
Jenkins Case Made Issue
Repre- entations were immediately
made BY the StNte Department through
the American Embassy at Mexico City
IN the Wallace murder, but this out
rage against an American is groupcd
with al of the other cri es which tic
United States has charged against the
Mexican government While the arrest
ma IMPRISONMENT of Jenkins was made
ne 1--we issue and the one on which
TIE government hoped to make Car
rama come to it's terms
That it has not been as profitable
for Mexican bandits to capture, and
mold MeXlcans for ransom as Americans
was shown to-day by translations from
tne Mexican newspapers in which the
capture of prominent Mexican citizens
by bandits was told. The translations
were made public by the National AS
soclation for the Protection of Ameri-
can Rights in Mexico.
Transiations of Articles
'Excelsior,' Mexico City. Nov. 19,
l919.-Senor Jose Ma Arriola. aux
iliary of the 'acordabo' OF Huatzsne o
Jose Villa, and Jesus Rasurto were CAP
tared by rebels under the order of
Florentine Chavez. All these persons
are we'll known here. Thev were r
prised in the house of Sefor Arriola
and We're taken to the rebel cam -.
Chavez then communicated with the
families the prisoners Senores
Basurta and Villa will be liberated on
payment of large sum of money by
their children. But this was not the
case with Senor Arriola, who being a
member Of the town defense, was sub
Jected to cruel tortures, after which
he was killed in most inhuman man
ner. The body was recovered by his
amily after having been abandoned
by the rebels and was taken to Tacam-
oara, where it was buried.
La Patria. Fl Paso, Tex. Nov. 27
i '9l9.-VERA CRUZ, Nov. 26.--Ten of
he richest land owners of Vera Cruz
who were kidnapped on November 10 are
held for $4,000 ransom. Other prom
lnent peop.e OF the eignbornood were
held when the bandits dynamited a
train. but We're released, as they hao
no money. Only the rich were held"