The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-26
MEXICO SENDS
s NO REPLY
i No Acknowledgements of Jen.
j kins Note Received
] at Washington

partment officials sill awaited tonight
a reply to the note ,warning the Mex
icdn government That. any further mo-
les alton OF william O. Jenkins.
American consular agent at Pnebla,
who. has been arrested twice in con-
nection With his recent abduction BY
bandits, would seriously affect the
relations Between the United States
and Mexico.
While the text OF The American gov
ernment's communication has not been
made public. the s,iiarnary published
by the state department indicated
that it. was one OF the sharpest ever
sent to the sGarranza government. ii
saiti the United State was both .'sur-
prised and incense6" to learn OF the.
nair1prisonnent or jenkins and de-
nlsnded his immediate release.
SO far as. was made known. no re-
port regarding jenkins reached the
department today from the embassy
at Mes'co city but officials believed
that if he. had not been released ne
soon would be as result Of the State
departments demand
Discussing the general Mexican sit
uat3ol today. State department Off
Gals revealed that before the world
war the. army general staff estimated
chat complete intervention in Afexico
by the American government would
REQUIRE $50. 900 naeh operating over
q period OF three years. Present es
tinates were not mode ava:lable bat
1T IS known that army officials hold
that the force necessary at this time
would be much less because OF the
tncressetl arny equipn1 ent. ssch as
motorized transport, artillery and air.
planes
During the day the departihe
made public q complete report from,
Jenkins. On his captufe and has sub
seduent treatment. in a hospital at
pusbla- affee. his friefIds had agreed
to pay Sl50, ,o0o in gold for his ran
sonl. piedging f,eir:1iwes t:aat the in
stalinents would be. forthcoming. Fl
was under date OF November {. and
anplined the account with Jenkins
wrote to Representative Davis. of
!. Tennessee, and which Mr. Davis made
pubic Yesterday.
Jenkins said that "a very import
ant n5htter': was that, although the
local government could hardly be re.
strained from sending troops out I'm
.aediatsiy TO punish my captors when
they learned Of my capture, they have
not made the. slightest effort to do so
since, I returned IL Gays ago, a!-
though they have been, incited TO do
so. but excuse themselves by saying
that they Will do. So
=, ,'1T,he rebels are only q few miles
aistant...' he wrote. 'sthey have been
there; for months and years, they
plant cultivate. and gather-ther ctops
entirely zunInol olesIed; the whole conn
try side is with: <tfleft,, ana yet, the
governnient4 apparently. makes no ef-
Fort to drive ti1es,asavs:ay. and give. De
eenf. brrofecsis1 to this city, T. There
are In stsa e. trira ediate. vicinity of this
CITY not less than half dozen import
ant bands Of rebels, all OF theN well
known to the government and no de-
terrnined effort has ever been made
TO fight them. This is the situation
as it Is today, OF this city"
Puebla is ihe second largest city
ia Mexico.
Jenkins also said it was worthy
of attention to take note Of the att:-
tuGe the State government Of Pueblo
assumed toward this incident. for al
most immediately after, my capture
the official paper Of the governor pub
Hshed the opinion tina. had been
instrumental in my own Kidnapping
and that I had formed "a plot with
the rebels and other friends Of mine
to cause International differences,
also that Il was the intention to col
ieer the ransom from the Mexican
gover1linen and divide it, etc.
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