The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-01
WAR TIME RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON use OF coal
Text OF u. S. Note To Mexico
Demanding Jenkins Release

to this polnt-as merely an express
sion OF opinion on the part OF the
Mexican government a. II Is entirely
unsupported by evidence. There Is
rendered By him, or any extracts from
such testimony tending to show the
correctness Of this opinion.
The Mexican government cannot
expect the United States to accept In
the grave circumstances OF this case
such bare unsupported statement as
"a valid excuse for the imprisonment
OF an American consular officer, par
ticularly In view OF the fact that the
investigation OF the case by the rep
resentatlves OF the United Statcs In
Mexico NO far as Il has received. fails
utterly to support this opinion OF your
government on the contrary the In
vestigation gives the government OF
the United States every reason to be-
lieve that Mr. Jenkins has not know
inKly given any false testimony In re-
spect OF vital points In his Ntse; al
though he has been harrassed by
Mexican authorities to give such
testimony, even while lying In the hos
pital too weak and exhausted Ia make
them as a result OF his treatment by
the abductOrs, aHm while he knew
evidence was being obtained against
him through Intimidation OF witnesses.
SO stands the single. unsupported and
my government believes utterly un-
founded ground alleged for jenkins
imprisonment.
Asnils MeNicnn Motive.
what conclusion rs to be drawn
from such IA reply OF the Mexican gov
ernment other than there has been "a
studied enurt on the part OF the
Mexican authorities 10 cnsnarc Jenk-
ins In the intricacies Of legal proceed
ings by alleging the commission OF
technical onenses and by bringing un-
supported charges against him, FOR a
purpose:
In the first place. TO divert the
attention OF the American public and
the American government and indeed
OF MeNicans themselves. from the
actual situation. namely that Puebla,
the capital OF the state Of Puebla. and
perhaps the second largest city In
Mexico In without adequate prOtec-
ton from outlaws who infest the Inn
mediate neighborhood and who were
ACCUSTOMED openly and freely to visit
the city without hlndrance. that with
the failure to furnish adequate pro-
lection In this district, the Mexican
authorities have. through their negli-
gence made possible the abduction OF
jenkins. and that in harmony with
such an attitude on the part OF the
Mexican authorities they have failed
TO carry out the duty aud obligation
aud punish the bandits concerned in
the crime OF which Jenkins was the
victim. And In the second place Il
appears to have been the purpose Of
the Mexican government TO assume "A
wilful indifference TO the feelings OF
the American people that have been
aroused to the point OF indignation
by the exposure, hardships and physi-
cal suffering endured by Jenkins dur
ing his abduction and his subsequent
treatment at the hands Of Mexican
authorities.
In view OF the consideration which
have been set forth and In view par
ticularly Of the belief OF my govern
ment that the charge against jenkins
Of deliberate false swearing Is uu-
founded, the government OF the
United States must renew Its request
for the immediate release Of Consular
Agent Jenkins from further impris-
onmcnt.
LANSING"