The Red Cloud chief., 1919-12-11
Carranza Refuses to Release
Jenkins and Hostilities With
Mexico Impend.
army and navy Are READY
Governments Efforts to End Coal
Strike by Negotiation Fail, Min
ers Rejecting Garfield's Offer
Of "a Per Cent Wage In
crease.
BY EDWARD w. pIcKARp.

1t appears ut this writing that the
breaking point with Mexico has been
reached ut last--or should n say
again? Carranza's government, defy
ing the United States. has fatty re-
fused to release Consular Agent Jenk-
irs In response to the demand made
by our state department. Since that
demand was In the nature Of an ulti-
mntum. threatening unpleasant ron.
sequences. II would seem either Wash
ingtOn or Mexico must back water. or
LOstilities will result.
The Mexican foreign Office said the
demand Of the United States was not
based on any legal foundation or prin-
piple Of international law: that the
executive department cannot under
Mexican law intervene now In an affair
that IL strictly In the hands Of state
courts; that the Imprisonment Of Jenk.
ms was neither arbitrary nor unjusti-
fed. and that he is preventing his own
freedom by refusing to give bail. Mex.
ico's assertion that jenkins, as a con
sular agent. was not immune from ar
rest Is not contested in Washington.
hut Secretary Lansing has stated that
his department has more information
bearing on this case than has been
made public, and presumably 1t Is this
information that led to the demand
for the release Of jenkins.
Reports from Mexico that have come
through official channels show that the
Mexlcans have done all possible to dis
credit Jenkins. The court at Puebla re.
fused to hear witnesses who would re-
tute the story that he was seen In
conference with members Of the gang
thar kidnaped him and according to
the correspondent Of a newspaper of
Mexico City. n number Of poems de
clared the Judge and police Inspector
had exercised pressure on them to tes'
tify against Jenkins.
II was believed In Washington that
the administration would maintain Its
firm stand in the crisis. Otherwise
said the well-pOsted. congress would
take up the matter promptly after con
vening. call for all the facts I'm the
case and proceed to frame a definite
policy. In both house and senate, II
was asserted. the great majority was
in favor Of IA showdown with C%arranza
who for years has flOuted the United
States and In innumerable ways dis
played his open hostility. There Is M
forgetting or fOrgivlng his attitude anC
lctiOns during the war. which the gov
krnment knew all the time and will
Which the public is becoming better &C
Quainted every day.
Should armed intervention be nee
ssary, we are In good condition fOl
quick action, for the army has hat
this possibility In mind for SOM
months, Along the border these force
are now available. Both wings of tn
aviation service, including IS aer
squadrons. ten balloon companies, fv'
regiments of field artillery. ten of tn,
10 regiments of cavalry remaining II
the army organization. three reg
ments of engineers. one brigade of In
lfantry, with four within calling dis
lance In the central department, 4
motor transport companies, n fell
battalion and two telegraph battalion
of the signal corps, % or more pac
trains and all the additional force O
supply to care for an army of that SIZE
The marine corps Is ready for TIL
emergency, and so Is the navy. Wit
q fleet In the Pacific as well as tn
Atlantic, forces could be landed o.
both coasts. II the navy needs NOR
linen the reserve force can be called OF
land that includes a large part Of tn
extra personnel in service during tn
war.
Resides looking on the arrest q