New-York tribune., 1919-10-26
Surrender Of Jenkins De-
manded, Even Though
Carranza Must Paw
the Bandits $l5O,OOO
Invasion by Army
Urged i'm Senate
''Jenkins Alive or Alb.
ductOrs Dead!" Saws
Resolution by Myers

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mediate release of William O. jenkins,
the American consular agent held cap
tive by Mexican bandits since October
II, was demanded Of the Mexican COY
ernment to-day by the State Depart
mont. The Carranza government was
informed the surrender of the Ameri-
can official, unharmed, even though it
be necessary for Mexico to pay the
s150O00 ransom sought by the bandits.
must be effected at once The demand
was dispa tched through the American
Embassy at Mexico CITY.
The use of sll thc armed force an..
power Of the United States 70 bring
about the release Of Mr.. Jenkins was
urged upon President Wilson to-day
IN a resolution introduced in the Sen
ate by Senator Myers, Democrat, ct
Montana. Immediate action on the
resolution was sought by Senator
Myers, but Senator Smoot, Republican,,
Of Utah objected.
This is q matter calling for such
broad action that it should not be co1-
sidercd hastily" Senator Smoot said.
The resolution will be called up on
Monday by Senator Myers, who will
then urge the Senate to formally re-
quest the President virtually to wage
war upon Mexico to force the return
Of the American consular agent
Jenkins Alive or Abductors Dead"
The text of the Myers resolution
follows:
Joint resolution favoring the en-
ployment by the government OF its
armed forces and power in securing
the release Of William 0. Jenkins,
American consular agent az Puebla,
Mexico. alleged to have been kid
naped by Mexican bandits
Whereas, II is authoritatively re-
ported that so-cale9 bandits have
kidnapped and carried into captivity
William 0. jenkins, American con-
sular agent at Puebla, Mexico. and
are holding him for q ransom of
S15o.O 600: therefore, be it
"Resoved, by the United States
body that the President of the United
States and the Secretary of War
should at once use the armed forces
and power Of the United States to re-
cover and have Immediately the said
jenkins, alive, or his abductors dead"
The text of the State Departments
announcement of its demand upon the
Mexican government follows:
"The. Department of State has
given instructions to the American
Embassy at Mexico City to insist
that the Mexican government def
nitely advise the embassy what &C
tion has been taken with view to
the liberation of William O. Jenkins.
the American consular agent who
was robbed and kidnapped at Puebia.
and to advise the Mexican govern
ment that the United States govern
ment expects to take effective steps
to obtain the release of Jenkins un-
harmed, even though payment by
Mexico of the ransom demanded be
necessary"
District in Carranza's Control
State Department advices show Mr..
Jenkins is being held by rebels under
the leadership Of Federico Cordoba
and Juan liberia near Puebla. This
district is supposed to be thoroughly
under the control of President Car
rama and his forces. Because of the
presence there of Federal troops the
State Department believes the Mexican
government is not taking adequate
official. To-day's advices to the de-
partment said that at the request of
Cordoba a representative of Mr.. Jen-
kins had LETT Puebla yesterday to con-
fer with the rebel leader regarding the
release Of the consular agent.
oil Camp Robbed by Soldiers
Reports reached the State Depart
ment to day that an oil camp at Tan
guiko, Mexico, had been robbed recent
ly by 80 soldiers in CarranZa uni
forms. The men were said to have
been led by the colonel of a regimen
of Mexican Federal soldiers
According to the report, the payroll
for the workers at the camp had tecn
delivered by the soldiers in accord with
an agreement with the Carranza gov
ernment that 70 prevent robberies Of
company paymasters by bandits the
money be intrusted to Federal soldie rs
for transmission. Later the soldiers
were said to have made a raid on the
camp, taking the payroll, the personal
effects of the workmen, including theiy
clothes. and even equipment out of the
camp hospital.