The Washington times., 1919-12-25
CLAIMS AGENT
ARNEDREBELS
American Consul Alleged b
Have 6ksn Bandits
Ammunition.
EMBARGO IS U. s. BIG STICK
No Trouble Without Guns b
State Department
Belief. !

Omcials today wers startled e
learn that Mexican authoriiss are
threatening to rearrest william o,
Jenkins, American consular agent
on charges Of sedition ''for deliver
Ing arms and ammunition to the han
dts who captured him"
At the same time IL WAS pointed
out that such q step on the part OF
Carranzistas Is not unlikely In visv
OF the ridicule being heapsd upon
the Carranxa administration for
dodgins the Issue by procuring Jss-
kins' release from jail several weeks
ago
Pskes Fu At Carfansa.
The ant-Carran1a Newspaper tn
Mexico, Revoiucion, in q recent Issue
points to Luis Cabrera secretary Of
finance, as the sponsor for the relsass
OF the consular agent on bail ostensi-
bly, furnished by J. Salter Hansen
Under the headline, Cabrera, Bonds
man for Jenkins." the paper says:
The farce Of the thousand pesoa
-
not know his oouatrymaa Jenkias.
but knows very we'll Let's cabrerA =
no more than torn - ssvs appsAr.
ancss and escape ridicula- Vain at
tempt, for opinion knows what 10 go-
Ing on and every act Of stupidity %
the part OF the Government brings
bursts of laughter each time mere
loud"
Political rst Bssli,s.
Following the announcement late
yesterday that an embargo on expor-
tation Of arms to Mexico would Be
put into effect Immediately, Il wNs
pointed out that Jenkins' rsarreGt
would hasten action by this Govern
ment to prevent outrAges in Mckee
against Americans.
The pending election In Mexico,
which threatens to develop into open
warfare between adherents of Car
rama and General Obreeon, 10 in part
responsible. IL Is said. for the ban On
munitions shipments across the Rio
Grande, but ii 10 also recognised that
the State Department desires to curb
recklessness by MexicsnA with dire
results to foreigners.
The War Department 10 Keeping
close watch on the border and the
Department OF Justice recently
strengthened its patrol along the RIO
Grande.
state Department Nsse-
In its statement dealing with the
embargo. the Department of State de-
clared:
THE Secretary of State directs that
all outstanding unused licenses fssued
prior to September 80. 1919. by the
war trade board or the war trade
board section of the Department OF
State for the expectation to Mexico
of arms or munitions OF war shall be
revoked, effective January I, 1920.
Collectors OF customs have been ad-
vised that said licenses will be OF no
further force or effect on or After
January 1, 1920.
by virtue of the authority vested
In him by the proclamation issued by
the President on July Il. 1919, under
section 2 OF the joint resolution OF
Congress, approved March IA. 1912,
and under an act of Congress ap-
proved June Is, 1917. the Secretary
OF State prescribes that no arms or
munitions Of war shall be shipped
from the United States TO Mexico, ex-
cept under the license OF the Secre-
tary Of State. All applications for
licenses to export these commodities
to Mexico must be hleo with the De-
psrtment OF State, on official applics-
tion forms furnished by the depart
ment from which licenses will Issue"