New Britain herald., 1919-12-17
DISAGREES
 | WITH U. s. OPINION
|epIy to Lansing on Jenkins Case Made Public

Mexico City. Dec. 17.-The reply of he Mexican government to the second
 nlerican note demanding the imme-
 late release of William o. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, blows: ..a
 With reference to note No. 1856,
 ated the thirtieth of last November. Which your excellency transmitted to he Mexican government acting on in- |tructious from the American govern hent relative to the case of Jenkins
 have the honor of saying that, under instruction of the president of the re- public. the Mexican government in re- blying to this note will confine ltSell
 Q considering some of the principal points of that note without taking up lnd examining it's arguments, trying <bnly to establish certain necessary 5rocedents in international law and in zbrder to make clear before the people ts official conduct, for, since Jenkins has been released under bail deposited
 m the Puebla court by an American .itizen, the Mexican goN rnment thinks That any motive for misunderstandinS between tho two countries has d1sap- &oeared and that the Jenkins case has Taken d very different form than tt Hpreyiously presented.
 'The United States government says that 1t refuses to enter into any judt- /cial discussion ct the different points brought forward by the Jenkins case, but tho Mexican government on the <eontrary, thinks that a discussion or Illegal questions in a matter which is Essentially judicial and from any other point of view, is not improper or l X2t.n l tA If thia m iniStrN .ferred very extensively to some points 'related to the Jenkins case it was due |do the fact that the Mexican govern ment deems that n complete exposition Of the Jenkins case is it's best justifi- cation and conclusive proof of the lc- : guilty of it's procedure.
 The fast paragraph Of the note which I am answering, and which in~ sists on demanding the immediate re- lease of Jenkins is based--ia founded on the belief of tho American govern mont that the charge of false tcSti- mony against Jenkins Is unounded Neverth eleas, the belief of the Ameri- can gvernment in the innocence oi J Jenkins Is not sufficient according tc l Mexican laws to establish such inno- cence and avoid legal consequences and the Mexican government canno' accept this pou!l ol NleW aS s' aouhN base to remove a foreign citizen from ahe Jurisdiction of Mexican tribunals Tho belief of the American govern ment is founded on reports received about the case, reports, which aside from the yaluo which they might have and which this ministry does not deem 1t convenient to discuss lack the proofs of hnpartiality which arc demanded Iy Mexican tribunals and consequently do not constitute plain proof according 10 the Mexican penal law. The McNl can government cannot admit Una
 American citizens can be tried and ab
 solved on simple reports from the state department nor on recoinmenda lions or suggestions from the Unitet States instead of trying them by Mex
 ican courts and according to Mexican law.
 jenkins having boon granted free
 dom by the Puobla. court, which cas-
 now is being considered by the high
 est court or the republic in order t
 determine which judgo is conpeten
 to try him, tho Mexican governmen
 takes the liberty 10 hope that this cas-
 shall no longer disturb the good rela
 lions which it sincerely hopes exist be
 tween the American and Mexican peo
 ples."
 The communication Is signed by Hi
 Iario Medina, who Is in charge of tn
 foreign relations departm and
 addressed to George T. Summcflin |
 charge of the American embassy. l
 was handed to the American eharg
 d'aYaires last night