The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-21
MUST
FREE JENKINS
U. S. State Department De-
mands Quick Action of Car
rama Government.

Washington, Nov. 21.--Q. N. SD
Quick action on the part of Mexico
was demanded today by the state de-
partment in addition to it's sharp note
to the Carranza government warning
against further molestation of VIII
liam Q. Jenkins, American consular
agent, who has been arrested by the
Mexican government charged Z with
having. consptred for his own kid VI
mapping BY handif @t0g discredi -tfeI
Mexican government. Latest reports
indicated that Jenkins is still in jail.
The United States government ex-
poets the immediate release OF Jen-
kins or there will arise situation
which will seriously affect the rela-
tions between the United States and
Mexico, for which the government of
Mexico must assume full responsible
ity."
1t was expected today that steps
would be taken shortly by the state
department to demand that the Mex
ican government make full reim-
bursement for the ransom money
which Jenkins himself paid.
All evidence before the state de-
partment now shows that there was
neglect on the part of the Mexican
government which contributed to the
kidnapping of Jenkins.
Jenkins own statement of the kid
naping declared, "the state govern
ment and the federal government as
well. did nothing to effect my release,
in fact they only served to disturb
the work of my friends. They wanted
to send troops Immediately to pur-
sue the rebels, but these had ex-
plicitly told my wife that If they
were pursued or attacked, they
would Immediately kill me-"
II have been very indignant over
an attempt on their part to fix a
certain responsibility for this matter
on me, as they have published
through their papers that I was in
combination with the rebels" Jen-
kins declared in his statement "The
state government has caused me
every possible inconvenience"
Jenkins declared the kidnapping
took place at o'clock at night when
he was overpowered in his own home
by five armed rebels" He stated
that after his safes had been rif1ed
by the bandits he was carried off in
the mountains on horseback.
Secretary of State Lansing. in a
letter to Representative Davis, of
Tennessee, who has interested him
self in the Jenkins case, declared, II
can assure you that the department
is deeply incensed at this latest out
rage against an American citizen and
will take every means in its power
within international law and prac-
tice to bring to justice the abductors
and to see that Mr.. Jenkins obtains
redress for the crime of which he
was the victim"
Representative Davis declared to-
day that If diplomatic efforts fail to
secure redress for jenkins, he will in
troduce joint resolution in the next
congress demanding reparation.
,. "Red" Intervention.
Intervention at this time would
mean taking this big step" as one
important parsonage put it. No such
punitive expedition" as Gen. Persh-
ing led against the Villa bandits is
contemplated, it is understood, but
real Intervention.
Real intervention in every sense OF
the word, with the Pacification OF
Mexico as its object.
While the immediate cause of this
step-should it become necessary
might be attributed to the treatment
of Consular Agent Jenkins, the real
reason lies much deeper than that
For years the American govern
ment has been subjected to annoy
ances-some petty, some much more
consequential-on the part of Mexico
The case of Consular Agent Jen-
kins is only the last of a long series
of what have been considered out
RACES against American citizens, If
not open insults to the American flag
Apparently the United States has
come to the end of it's patience.
Satisfaction has been demanded Of
the Mexican government in the Jen-
kins case and u reasonable" amount
of time will be allowed 1t to make
satisfactory reply. And unless tho
reply is satisfactory in every essen
tial II is understood Intervention Ii
! likely TO follow