Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-01

nisca ar, nhstscls il ihs ,v"y ~ n
r,.ar,niste and fnii exanination ~
= himself or his witnesses. or of the
eyen~ leau'nf w 10 pmu uV cVH,t'ney.vu Ht,,,
wi.n h,s nouuy.,vn' ''.'r ~ ~, -. H.,
s.s.. w. ,.s,uJ a.s, n,,o,,J
l ~ as;,, a.. p,,ai T., w.. o,d
,,sse.sa. 90 eynioin ,,';,h rsgncr,nnt
,,s.ioss,;.,. ~ Mos ;,a,, ,,,,at 49,,
sAs.ii,,,s.,
.,
But W, government OF the chlteu
STATES Iaiis 70 ulsceru ~ tnclr az
phcstloh 70 .nls gase az tne nanus ol
meSlcan uulnVr,tieS an! Nv t'pNi,Ia y'.lilio,
ton 10 lnlpart'ai ,rcauineht VI 'vnNiue nlN...'
ana tne MeAicun so.ern'.eu, HnVNo ~
the absence OF such treht'.plI - '"e
reason lor Vhe Amerl'un ''P"'"''
The Mexican Government main
tains that II cannot grant the request
of the United states tor jenkins
release for the reason that under IN
ternational law no diplomatic inter
vention M appropriate unless denlal
OF Justice mas occurred ahu uscause
the mexican dovernment Is noI IN
position 10 demand JenNluS : .o''n''
In view ot the separation OF tne M
ecutNe hnu guu'claI poMtls unuVi , IL ~.
independence ul ,ne Stu,e COURTS ny
Que OF winch jenkins Is heiu'
Justice Already Violated
r.a a,,on,,,o. o,,,,,.or 30 ,his con
.o,,.;n,, ~ a go, o,,, trors that
.eh.iun ''' d W." .i,noJ,, +otn,,
uo"ia' " 1is i',9 ,Lo S1,y;con
pt;.'. pa; an "'9U ,,o,;snaIi,. ,iyos tbn
sods'aI ,,ois i,r;sd;ct;cr nf "oll
eases concerning diplomatic agents
and consular othcers'
Inc lnlted STATES rs nov u" w
drlVen bN such Suotle arguments 'n'o
defense OF llS request ler w !c
lease OF Mr.. JcnRlhs' III IS lot MeNlvp
70 show cause tor nus detention; R%oC %
Tor the lntcG states 10 piehd ior
his liberation. stripped OF eNtr"hcous
matter, with when the Mexican noIe
or November ~ endeaVors 10 c'o'ne
It, the naked case OF jenkins stahus
forth
jenkins, a United states consular
agent, accredited to the government
of Mexico. is imprisoned for render
ing false judicial testimony IN con
nection with the abduction OF winch
be was the victim. ....
This is the substance oi the MeNi-
can note;
MY government 10 pltuo'u W '"i !"
that the imprisonment of jenkins
stands on this single and well de.
fined ground. and that the reported
statements that Mexican authorities
had caused the imprisonment of Jen-
kins because of collusiOn with his
abductors and rebellion against the
state are not seriously regarded by
your government.
Da.I,,o f,o,,s,,i Dorso.,,,,a
Do''"'c No"'"' g 90, ~"
In whose interest then IS the charge
of false swearing brought against
jenkins! HIS abductorS! he IS III
equity the complainant ID inc % Chse W ol
ms aoduction, not tne uelenuuno N us
the Mexican government now makes
MN out to De. inc MeXican govern !
Iaent Is prosscHtlng 'ls x.r''an lus''"O
While the outlaws who endan
gcred his life and took away n large
part of his fortune ENJOY thelr free-
dom, the Mexican authorities now
deprive jenkins OF hls liberty
Moreover. the ground expressed io'
the Imprisonment OF Jenkins, namely
that he is supposed to be responsl
Bile for the crime OF rendering raise
Judicial testimony, must be token
and my government directs speclal az
teution TO TINS polnt-as merely aI
expression OF opinion on the part ol
that Mexican Government, as II Is
entirely unsupported by evidence.
There is not produced any OF the
testimony rendered by nm or any
extracts from such testimony tena :
ing 20 show the correctness OF thF
opinion. The Mexican Government
cannot expect the United states &c
accept in the grave circumstances oi
this case such bare unsupported
statement as valid excuse TOT tne
imprisonment of an, American con
sular officer, particularly IN view OF
the fact that the investigation OF inc
case by the representatives OF tnt
United States in Mexico, so lar as II
has proceeded. fails utterly to sup
port this opinion of your government,
I,,,;.,, IrnboIds .IenLins
i"H""' 'Y ~ ,--1:.4,..
On the contrary tne 'nVestiIEaiiioi Iitoi
gives the government OF tne : nlte' 4te'
States every reasoll 70 oe;ies sir,, oiu .i'i
Mf. Jenklns mas NOV huu"lnsis s'r
en- any la'se tesillnonS iu ,!tr u, ~
ylta' poln's ~ nIS a., NfnS;on,7
nus neen nnIasseu 'l,.'Ss,iol, ~ ioann' go,
thorlt'Ss 10 glNe SUI aitoI "a tno ,,,oei
WIZ Iiims ~ ' ~, r,ato tbon, nc
auu ga of L;s trootnenf bv the nh
t,,ctnrs and while he knew eyidenc
,,.as bo;S@ ohtained AGAINST hin
tt.o,,t, intirniJot;on of witnesses
So stands the single. unsupporte,
.nJ nv government believes. 1itterI
unfoundod yronnd alleged for len
Lins,s irnnr;sonmeut
What conclusion is 10 be draw
from snch n reply of the Mexican
government other than there has becl
STUDIED enort on the part OF NleAl
ean "utno! ltrS " Sueh"Ie i '.in isl ~