Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-02
SAYS CONGRESS- WOULD BECL. 0U)
 JENKINS ISSUE
American Government Renews Request for Release of Con-
 Sular Agent.
BLU NTNESS FEATURES
 REPLY TO MEXICO
No Ultimatum Served. and No Inti- nation of America's Action in the Event That Request
 Is Denied.

Washington. Dee. 1.-The govern ment's note to Mexico, made public here today at the hour of it's de- livery in Mexico City. renews the re- quest for the immediate release of Vim. o. Jenkins. the American consular agent imprisoned at Pue- bla, and bluntly charges Carranza with attempting to becloud the is- sue.
 In the sharpest language yet ad- dressed to the Carranza govern- ment, and probably more pointed than one government usually adr dresses another III a formal dplo- matic communication, the United States says it regards Mexico's plea of judicial reasons for not releasing Jenkins as "mere excuses" and gives notice that it will not be drawn away from the main facts and into discussion of "irrevelant and unim- oortant matters"
 The attitude of the Carranza gov ernment in the matter. the note says, has been to "assume wlful indif- ference to the feeling of the Ameri- can people and the conclusion drawn by the government is that Mexico has sought to divert the attention of the American people and the Mexi- can people as well, from the fact that Puebla, second largest city in Mexico, is overrun by bandits. while the civil authorities are negligent.
 No ultimatum was serjAth and no time was given in Which this gov- ernment expects Jenkins to be re- leased and neither was there any statement in the note as to what the course of the American govern ment would be if the renewed re- quest for his release is denied
 To Support Lansing.
 After a conference with Secretary Lansing today, Chairman Porter of the house foreign affairs commit tee, expressed the opinion that "the state department means business this time." Chairman Porter indi- cated that he was in accord with the governments present policy in deal- ing with the Mexican situation
 Chairman Porter was with Secre- tary Lansing for half an hour dis cussinp the Mexican situation in general, and later appeared hopeful of solution of the trouble.
 "The dancer to the United States of this condition of continual un- rest and feeling of hostility toward rs in Mexico" MT. Porter said, "lies in the fact that it provides a fertile field for anti-American propa- ganda and even for base for at- tack upon the United States by any fcreipn country that effected a con1- bination with Mexico.
 By this, the spirit, if not the let ter, of the Monroe doctrine would be violated.
 "Property rights have been violat- ed and the Mexican courts have de- clared constitutional the confisca- tory provisions of the Mexican fun- damental law apainst which we have taken strone stand. I have copy of the Mexican courts decision in this matter. If we permit the proper- tv riohts of our nationals in Mexi- co to be thus violated. where can we stop Suppose Brazil and Ar pentina and Germany and other na- tions adopt such a confiscator1 law. O'r interests abroad would be wip- ed out.
 "Fcr three years or more l have heen firmly convinced that either ar,icahle ar forcofrl intervention ir Mevico bv the United States is in- evi+ahle have heard nothinc here that leads mo to chance n'v mind.
 "Ard ! wish to saw that I am convinced that tho state departmnnt r,oors h'e1naes this time. ' also hnlinvn that whon thn state dapart- rcont's fir~ etand is mt bafore con- croes shall piva it out stronoest eurnort