The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-12-03
Sever With
mex, DEMAND
OF Sen. FALL
Carranza at Bottom of Bol-
shevistic Propaganda Says
New Mexican -Carranza
Given Charge by Senate.
CRISIS APPROACHING.
(By Associated Press)

(by ASSOCIATED tr08S1
WASHINGTON. Dec. "a resolu-
ton requesting President Wilson to
sever diplomatic relations with Mexico.
was introduced today by Senator Fall.
Republican, New Mexico. chairman Of
the senate committee charged with an
investigation Of he Mexican situation.
Explaining his resolution which also
asks that tho president withdraw
recognition OF Carranza, Senator Fall
declared 1t was based on evidence
which would. "astound tho world"
when produced. Tho resolution was
referred to the foreign relations COM
mittee.
II charge, said Senator Fall, "that
the Mexican embassy. the consulate
general in New York and the con-
eulate general in San Francisco have
been actively engaged in the distribu-
| ton of Bolsheviki propaganda and
that that has been done with the
knowledge and consent of Venustiano
Carranza."
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 2.-The solu-
ton Of the difficulties arising out of in
ternattonal affairs with the United
States were entrusted to President
Carranza without legislative intrusion
by the Senate at a secret session held
today. Relations with the United
States were declared during the ses-
sion as being "very delicate"
LIMA, Peru, Tuesday. Dec. o.
Newspapers here publish a half COL
umn letter from the Mexican legation
giving the Mexican view of the con-
troversy which has arisen between
that country and the United States
over the Imprisonment of w. o. Jen-
kins, United States consular agent at
Puebla. The letter quotes a cable
gram from the Mexican foreign office,
which follows the lines drawn in the
Mexican reply to the American note,
in which it was alleged jenkins was
imprisoned for making false state
and refused to secure his liberty by
giving bail.
After declaring the American gov
crnment must await definite sentence
by the Puebla court, as the Mexican
authorities desire to proceed with
Justice, the legations latter says:
This cablegram shows that the
Mexican government in this, as in all
other cases, is proceeding with strict
observance of legal precepts."
The capture of General Felipe An
geles is mentioned as further evidence
Of Mexico's endeavor to grant most
ample guarantees to foreigners in
Mexican territory"
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-State de-
partment officials were marking time
today awaiting word from Mexico City
of the oficial delivery Of the latest
American note to the Mexican govern
ment and the subsequent action in.
spired by It. The message was barbled
in transmission and this delayed its
presentation to President Carranza
In some quartz IS it was believed
that Carranza would order the release
Of Jenkins soon after receiving the
message and prevent a complete out.
break between his government and
the United States. Private advices
the Mexican officials were not taking
the negotiations seriously and felt that
It involved only an interchange OF
diplomatic notes and would result
amicably.
A different attitude was evident at
the state department, where the situa.
tion was being considered gravely and
should Carranza continue to hold out
against the American governments re.
quest to release American consular
agent Jenkins without delay. pressure
was expected to be brought which
would force Mexico to accede to the
demands.