Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-26
AMERICAN FORCES
READY TO ACT IF
CARRANZA FAILS
Future Policy of Govern
ment Depends on Answer
From Mexico.
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
Is GIVEN JENKINS CASE
No Attempt Made by Cabinet to
Conceal Fact Feeling
Is Strained.
CHECK UP CONSUL'S RECORD
| Officials Find There Is No Founda-
ton for Charge Agent Con-
spircd With Bandits.
CHECK UP CoNsUL's RECORD
Officials Find There Is No Founda-
ton for Charge Agent Con-
Spircd With Bandits.

WASIIINGTON, Nov 25.-Thc new
nare-up over tho Mexican problem
growing out Of the jenkins case, WAS
given serious consideration today a,
meeting of the Presidents Cabinet
There was no intimat:on as 10 what
this government might do in event
PreSfdcnt Carranza refused TO answer
the note from the State Department de-
mandins immediate release OF Jenkins.
consular agent at Pueb!a, held on a
charge of connivinE with bandits. who
ransom.
No attempt was made to conceal the
fceling that the situation was serious,
and that relations between the United
States and Mexico were strained Of
ncials said the three Departments.
S,ate' S' War and Navy. were ready 70
any situation arising out of more
defiant attitude by the C'arranza ad-
mihlstration towards the United States.
No Advices From Embassy.
embassy at Mexico City officials were
not inclined 70 put mich faith in re-
ports coming by way of Laredo. Tex,
word TO the department from the Mcxi.
can embassy here, and, while nobody
might bring forth. officials said they
would not be surprised to hear that
Jenkins actually had been released.
checked up. on the official and private
record OF Jenkins and has given him
@as renE no 3fas foT Sa
charge that he had conspircd with the
bandits. and that information from
his statement of his capture. and the
methods employed by the bandits, was
correct in all details.
Says Jenkins Is III.
car, can embassy showed that Jenkins was
that a. laol haii h, had ,r been refased him anu
officials pointed on, today that under
the Mexican constitution, state courts
ing diplomatic or consular oti;cnrs
such jurisdiction being lodged specifi,
cally in the Federal court 1t was
Mexico could settle the question with
one ", s,roke nI the pen. simply by as
government could not mix up in the
case, that II was before the state court
ana that the Federal court could not
The Mexican government has had
the American note. demanding the i'm
mediate release of Jenkins. since last
TO either supply the United States with
reply or to carry out the demand
embodied in the communication. Fur
thermorc the attitude has been taken
NJ the Mexican embassy here that the
ffederai government or Mexico was
powerless to interfere in the case under
the jurisdiction of the state authori-
ties at Puebla.
Kidnapped Merirans Arc Cheaper.
A report was received in Washing
ION TO-DAY. which is an apt illustra-
tion OF the kidnapped value" of an
American as compared with .'home
talent: Within the past two weeks
Mexican bandits dynamitrd A stretch
or the Vera Cruz 1sthmus Railroad and
held up train. They marched forty
OF their own countrymen out of the
cars, cars, selected the ten wealthiest and
formed friends OF the kidnapped men
paid for the ransom of each The ran
som demanded in the case of Jenkins
was 100000 pesos.
Ten days ago another American wis
kidnaped in Mexico. He was II. q
Mckenzie. the manager of an electric
power plant at Ciudad Camarco in
Chihuahua. Rebels ovcrpowered him
and started off for their fastness in
thc NUS, but Federal troops were for
tunately nearby. They spied the
rebels. gave chase. and rescued
A report received from Mexico City
PRESIDENT CarranZa for all data bear
ing on. the. Jenkins case and other in
ternational matters was adopted by
afternoon. The Senate also voted
unanimously to Support the President