Arizona republican., 1919-10-25
BRING PRESSURE ON
 MEXICO ID OBTAIN
 RELEASE IF CONSUL
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HANFORD, Calif., Oct. 24.-William o. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, Mexico. has written his wife that the bandits who captured him last Sunday and re holding him for $150,000 ransom want no money from him or the United States government, but wish the Carranza government to pay the ransom.
 This information was contained in a telegram received tonight by J. w. Jenkins, father of the consular agent, from Representative Edwin L. Davis of Tennessee, the former home of Jen- kins. Representative Davis said he had the information from the state department.
 Jenkins letter to his wife said he was unharmed and was being well treated by the bandit chief.
 The telegram from Representative Davis said;
 "The state department received a message from the American embassy that Mrs. Jenkins had received letter from her husband stating that he was safe and unharmed and was well treated by the bandit chief. who said he did not want Jenkins money nor United States money, but wanted it from the Mexican treasury. The state department has advised the American ambassador at Mexico City to make a strong demand for Jenkins release"
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Pressure of the most urgent nature will be brought to bear on the Mexican gov- ernment to use all it's forces to obtain the release of William o. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, who was robbed and kidnapped last Sunday by bandits and now is being l held for $150,000 ransom The Ameri- can embassy at Mexico City was in- structed today by Assistant Secretary of State Phillips to keep in close touch with the Mexican foreign office and to push unremittingly it's request for all 1 possible action.
 Mrs. Jenkins, wife of the agent, who is in Mexico City, was advised today by the state department that this govern mens is exerting every effort to ob- tain the release of her husband. The American embassy also was instructed to keep Mrs. Jenkins advised of all de- velopments in the case. One of the secretaries of the embassy, Matthew B. Hams, has been sent from Mexico City | to Puebla to inquire into the case and l to render the authorities all possible assistance in running down the rebels | and releasing Jenkins.
 While the Jenkins case has intensi- | fled interest in the Mexican situation 1 among the state department, officials | declined to answer the direct question as to whether the fact that an Amer1- can official had been kidnapped would result in any change of policy by this | government toward Mexico.
 SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 24.-A tele- gram asking the Mexican government to advance the $150,000 demanded for the ransom of his nephew, w. Oscar Jenkins, United States consular agent at Puebla, Mexico, who was abducted l by Mexican bandits on October 1s. was sent to President Carranza by Joseph ] Riddle, Jenkins uncle here today. The telegram asked that Mexican forces
 pursue and capture the bandits. l Riddle is banker and sheep man o hanford, California.
 Il Mrs. Jenkins is placed at crue
 disadvantage" Riddle said. "Th. banks in Puebla are closed and all O
 Jenkins property is tied up in such (
 way that she can not realize any con.
 siderable portion of the money de
 handed by the bandits. I am here t,
 raise that money for him."
 Riddle said he had been notified b,
 United States Senator Hiram W. John
 son that the machinery of the state de
 partment had been put in motion t,
 effect Jenkins release