Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-03
GOVERNMENT LOOKS.
FOR SPEEDY ACTION
IN JENKINS CASE.
AMERICAN CONSULAR A G Mt
HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED
FROM JkIl-2RlTlSH SUBJECT
GETS FREEDOM IN FEW HOURS


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from Mexico LILY of the feieaSe u
| Consular Agent jenkins from the pen
/ itantiary nj puahla in resDonse to this
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/ The department had net been al
! yised OF the notes delivery, bat OF.
| metals said ii probably vas presented
| during he day. They expected prompt
/ action by the Carran2a administration
/ in acceding to the request Of the
| United States
A new side light on the general
Mexican kidnapping situation was
given III report OF the recent ca.i.
ture OF Norman Rowe, Il BRITISH SUD.
ject. by rebels a Zacatecas. who held
him for ransom, but VINO quickly re-
leased him at the instance OF the
tarranZa administration without pa
ment or ransom
Great britain never recognized the
CarranZa regime IN Mexico
The British vice consul at Zacatt~
cas- promptly notified the Mexican au-
.horities and reported the kidnapping
to the British consular general at
Mexico CITY, Representations were
quickly made to the Mexican govern
ment ana WITHIN "A rev hours the ma
chinery, including the military, was
seeking TO rescue Rowe,
me kidnapping took place at frea
nlilo, large mining camp AT Lacd-
tecas, and IN reporting ne liberation
and return OF Rowe TO Fresnillo the
vice consul said
The government troops and the
state authorities exercised all dill
gence in effecting the liberty or Rowe
and as a mere matter OF justice TINS
should be stated, as everything Is due
to the efheacy with Wnich the autho!-
tiles moved III the matter,
Luis Cabrera, secretary OF the treas
ury under tarranza, known to be DIT
terly anttAmerican and whose broth
err Is governor OF the state OF Pueola,
where the JENKINS KIDNAPPING TOOK
pace' mas taken an ac'lVe part IN the
Mexican government prosecution o.
the case against Jehhihs' according
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nleht prel!rea Ior .ns Press o. ny,
'co ny '''u 'n"'
might De lioeia'ed On ooho' out eiiat
ene <.iliei i.an $50 snn ni''e ~ ~" ~
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saaL;no ~ h.ro IarL;u darlarad IN.
nocant avon hefcre tha INVESTIGATIONS
~ the case are completed And II the
N situations t,f auother government in
nuraly administrative matters cannot
be- accepted how can foreign inposi-
ton be permitted to hurry final sen
tence in a case which is of the .X-
elusive jurisdiction of the courts?s
Letter from Jenkins
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 81 am now
in prison because | refuse to give bail
for one cent. as | will not even com.
promise with them under any circum-
stances" VIM. O. Jenkins, the Amer
lean consular agent at Puebla, Mex.
leo. declares in letter received to-
day by John b. Edgerton of Lebanon,
Tenn, who was captain OF the Van /
derbilt football team when Jenkins
played tackle.
Writing In the Puebla penitentiary
Jenkins said.
Il regret very much the great motor
iety that has been given to my hard
luck, in being carried away by some
bandits who live near here but 1t has
been unavoidable although the Incl