New-York tribune., 1919-12-02
Second Request to Free
[. S. Consular Agent
.'Immediately'' Sent to
Mexican Government
House Chairman
For Intervention
"Wilful Indifference to
Feelings of American
People, Is Charged
Mr. Yorl- Tribune
Va .f,,,Cf0u R1rer,i

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The
United States has broken through
the defense of mere excuses offered
by the Mexican government for the
refusal TO release William 0. Jenk-
ins, American consu ar agent, and
in note to The Carranza authori-
ties. made public here to-day, the
State Department rencws the re
ques. that Mr. Jenkins be released
Immediately.
Representative Stephen G. Porter,
Of PENS sy.vania, chairman of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee,
conferred for an hour and a half
with Secretary Lansing this after
noon on the Mexican situation.
Later lie said:
The State Department means
business this time.
The American note insisted that the
United States government would not
be draT1 INTO any legal discussion of
irrelevant matters and unimportant in
cdents" over the case of Mn jenkins.
1t charged the Carranza authorities
were aware that the American agent
had 10. had the Impartial trea.mcnt7
which his rights as an American citizen
demanded
Sharrest Note Yet
The note characterized the attitude
OF the CaIrarza government as a vii
full indifference to the feelings of the
American people. The reply IS con
sidered he .na pest and most plainly
worded note that has yet been ad-
dressed to tie Carranza government
over the Jer6ins incident
Senator Fall, of New Mexico chair
man Of the Foreign Relations Sub
Committee Investigating the Mexican
situation, returned toni yht fresh from
lthe border and imme lately sought
conference With Secretary Lansing and
Senator BlanaeEee. Of Connecticut,
with whom he discussed steps to be
tahen IN dealing with the problem. Ne
declined to discuss the results of his
conferences
There was l'tle excitement among
members Of Congress over the attitude
OF the Mexican authorities. The SUB
!ec' was not mentioned on the floor
IN the opening sessions of the House
ahd the Senate Republican leaders said
that during the regulations stage
'here was little Congress could do ex-
cepi to ald the State Department in
obtaining full Information concerning
me Imprisonment OF Mr.. Jenkins
Kumors from the border that the CON
su!ai agent had been released helped
10 o!eak Congressional interest
after talking with Mr.. Lansing, Rep
tesel taliVc Porter said:
ne o'.' .er Of this condition of con
.H1~ unrest and feeling Of hostility
.o"Afd us NeNico lies in the fact
'u-' ~ provides fertile field for anti
american Propaganda and even fer a
S"Se 'of attack ug1n the United States
~ G'.y iolelgn country that effected
OOH'plAatlon with NJ Xlco. BY this the
6oa,, T6rn.'s, Il not the letter, of the Monroe
D'0'fihe would be violated.
Property Rights Violated
.ra property rights have been violated
soa.. s,,u .no MeXlcan courts have declared
vC'"SVi'u'ion the confscatory pro
IaW I,v'O"s o' the Mexican fundamental
strorm sn against I which we have taken
Nvis Neyicsan stand, s have a copy of the
e JIs'M.cah court s decision in this matter.
N n.,' We permit the property rights Of our
p$.onals ysas in Mexico to be thus violated.
and un''s can We stop? Suppose Brazil
sa.;a1. saa argentina and Germany and other
0,.'i,s Or ;S.p ADOPT such q confscatory law
on. '"'eresVS abroad would be wiped
s.For For three years or more have been
or or4.s ~ convinced that either amicable
the 'TiV.oie In,.' Intervention in Mexico by
besri he's y" "I'ed States is inevitable. | have
cbsrao ssr" nothing here that leads me to
vneed "na .. wish to say that am con-
Tsaa means business this tine al. also t''t be-,
firm ,s Stn, 'nat when the State Departments
sbaI, a stand is put before Congress we
s"e 1t our strongest support"