Arizona republican., 1919-12-02
FINAL. NOTE ON
 JENKINS CASE

Continued from Page One) uation, returned here tonight and later conferred with Secretary Lansing at the latters home. After talking with MT. Lansing, Senator Fall saw Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut, another member of the sub committee, but de- clined to say what they discussed.
 Salient Points of Note
 "The government of the United States declines to be drawn into judicial discussion of irrelevant mat ters or unimportant incidents brought forward in connection with this case
 The government of the United States invites and desires the fullest possible examination and investigation of this case, but it cannot admit that it is necessary in order to ascertain the facts that MT. Jenkins should be retained in prison even with the privileges of applying for bail.
 Mexico Bears Burden
 "The United States is not to be driven by such subtle arguments into defense of it's requests for the re- lease of Jenkins. It is for Mexico to show cause for his detention, not for the United States to plead for his liberation.
 Stripped of eXtraneous matter, with which the Mexican note of Nov. 26 endeavors to clothe it, the naked case of Jenkins stands forth, accredited to the government of Mexico is impris- oned for rendering false judicial testi- mony' in connection with the abduc- 1, tion of which he was the victim. This i is the substance of the Mexican note
 My government is pleased to learn the the Imprisonment of Jenkins 1 stands on this single and well-defined | ground and that the reported state ments that Mexican authorities had l caused the imprisonment of Jenkins | because of collision with his abduction and rebellion against the state are not seriously regarded by your govern ment.
 Tn whose interest then is the charge of false swearing brought against Jenkins? His abductors? He is in equity the complainant in the case of his abduction, not the de- fendant. as the Mexican government now makes him out to be.
 Why Not the Bandits
 The Mexican government is prose cutting the victim instead of the per. petrators of the crime. While tn, outlaws who endangered his life ant took away q large part of hia forum. enjoy their freedom, the Mexican au. thorjties now deprive Jenkins of hi. :, liberty.
 i Studied Effort to Ensnare What conclusion is to be drawr from such 6 reply of the Mexican gov ernment other than there has been studied effort or the part of the Mexi can authorities to ensnare Jenkins il the intricacies of legal proceedings b, alleging the commission of technica offenses, and by bringing unsupporte, charges against him, for a purpose Tn the first place, to divert the at | tention of the American public and tn American government and indeed o Mexicans themselves, from the actua ; situation. namely that Puebla, tn capital of the state of Puebla, an, i perhaps the second largest city il l Mexico is without adequate protection from outlaws who infest the immediat vicinity and who were accustome , openly and freely to visit the cit
 without hindrance, that with the fail , ure to furnish adequate protection i ; this district tie Mexican authoritie have through their negligence. mad lDossible the abduction of Jenkin