The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-27
JENKINS STILL
Held in PRISON
Mexico's Delay In Answering
Note Believed Deliberate
Plan to AntagOnize
AGENTS HERE ACTIVE
Wild Exaggerated Reports of In
dustrial Unrest in u. S. are
Circulated in Mexico


Washington, Nov. 26.-Some Off
cials expressed the belief today that
the Mexican government delay in re-
plying to the American note of a week
ago demanding the release of Ameri-
part of a deliberate plan to still furth-
er antagonize the United States. The
belief was based largely on official
information that the Mexican officials
that the United States is on the verge
of a revolution and that by holding up
the reply the Mexfcans would offer
substantial aid to revolutionists.
These advices said Mexican agents
in the United States have been send
ing home highly colored, wildly ex-
aggerated reports concerning domes-
tic conditions, the steel and coal
strikes being cited as glaring evidence
of industrial unrest.
Latest reports showed Jenkins is still
in the penitentiary. The principal eff
feet here of Mexico's failure to answer
promptly to American demands has
been to make the already strained re-
lations q little more strained.
1t was emphasized today that condi-
tions in Mexico had no influence on the
framing of Pershing's schedule.
Washington, Nov. 26.-AlthouSh the
Mexican press said the reply from the
Mexican government to the Ameri AN
note demanding the release of William
o. Jenkins, American consular agent
at Pueb1a, was expected to be iand-
ed to the American embassy yester-
day, it has not been received here,
the state department announced today.
Because of the urgency of the coal
situation it was regarded as doubtful
whether the cabinet would take up the
Mexican situation today. Delay of the
Carranza government in replying to
the American note, however, has s:erv-
ed to increase the dissa abstraction in
official circles.
According to the state departments
announcement today, the Mexico City
press announces the Mexican senate
at a secret session Monday decided to
ask President CarranZa for full in
formation regarding the jenkins case.
The press also quoted the sub-secre-
tary of foreign affairs as saying the
government was making full investi-
cation in Puebla and that the "seri-
ous,'' newspapers in the United States
were treating the subject calmly and
carefully.
Refusal of the judge considering the
Jenkins case to hear the testimony
of three persons from Center Lucia
who declared untrue the report cir
culated by Mexican officials that Jen-
kins had been seen there with Federi-
le4afJ has f
ed a feeling of hostility among the
people of Puebla, according to Z. Uni
versal of Mexico City, a copy of which
was received in Washington today.
The newspaper says the Jenkins case
is becoming daily more complicated,
that public opinion is divided and
that the silence of the judicial au
thorities has greatly contributed to the
sentiment among the peo-
pIe 1t also says all the information
given out by the court for publica-
tion is contradictory to the evidence
of Jenkins under oath
El Universal says it's correspondent
talked with the poems from jenkins
hacienda and others arrested by the
secret police and that all of them said
the Judge of the first instance at At
lixco, and the police inspector of Pueb-
la had exercised pressure on Ignacio
Justo Juan Salazar and Rosendo
EyangilliSta to make statements
against Jenkins but that the three men
insisted Jenkins was never at Santa
Lusia with Cordova.
The decision of the judge not to
admit this evidence was considered
by Jenkins as a violation of his con-
rights and he asked a writ
of the supreme court which would au-
set him free. but so far as
known this application was not grant
ed.
Ell Universal says public indigna-
ton was expressed at the detention
of Florentino Anayah. an employe of
Jenkins. who was known in Puebla
as an inoffensiye old indian. Because
of this public feeling. the paper adds,
the court sentenced Anayah to five
days Imprisonment for an alleged in
fraction of police regulations, but it
the sentence was imposed
because the police inspector desired to
present the Indian before the court
to testify against Jenkins. His evil
dence was finally taken in secret.