Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-01
IL T|NATUM
NOT SENT
(;ASE:
Important Parts Of Note Sent
Mexico Are Made Public T0l
day.
BIZ The Associated Press.

BIZ The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Renew-
ing its request for the immediate re-
lease on Consular Agent jenkins, i'm
prisoned at Puebla. the latest Amer
lean note to Mexico, made public
here today, arraigned the Mexican
governments conduct in severe terms
and characterizes it as a studied at
tempt to ensnare the American con-
sular agent In the intricacies of legal
proceedings.
No ultimatum was served and no
indication was given of what the
American governments course would
be if Jenkins was not Immediately re-
leased.
The United States is not to be
driven by such subtle arguments
says the note, into a defense of its
request for the release of Mr.. Jen-
kins." 1t is for Mexico to show
cause for his detention; not for the
United States to show cause for his
reparation."
Then the note says: stripped OF
extraneous matter with which the
Mexican note of November &c en-
deavored to clothe it, the naked case
of Jenkins stands forth"
The note then reviews the history
OF the case and takes up the argu-
ment.
Jenkins was imprisoned for 'ren
dering false judicial testimony in
connection with the abduction of
which he was the victim.
I'm whose interest is the charge of
false swearing brought against Jen-
kins,' asked the note. His abduc-
tors? The Mexican government Is
prosecuting the victim instead of the
perpetrators of the crime"
The United States, the note says,
Is constrained to the opinion that
Carranza arguments, that the case is
has not taken opportunity to be reg
leased on bail, are mere excuses
The government does not admit,
the note says. that it is necessary tt5I
keep Jenk MS JIM jail while his Ease i5
being investigated and this govern
ment failed to discern" that. the
'intricacies of the Mexican penal
law have been applied with impair
tial effect to Jenkins.
The MeXcan government cannot ar
que that it cannot interfere with the
judicial processes of a state unless
there has been a denial of Justice.
The American note argues. because
it contends there already has been
denial of justice and fhe Mexican
NOlSlIlullOI eALellbS Lile pOWtlS VI tid
federal government to ''all cases con-
cerning consular offices and diplo-
matte dealings"
while the outlaws who endan-
gered his life and took away large
part of his fortune enjoy their free
dom, the Mexican authorities now de-
prive Jenkins of his liberty. That
Jenkins is supposed to be guilty of
rendering false judicial testimony. is
.nIx m Nt,,sa ,e fCrxr
government. entirely unsupported by
evidence.
1.-THE Mexican government" says
the American note, cannot expect the
United States to accept in the grave
circumstances of this case, such a
bare unsupported statement as valid
excuse" jenkins, weak and exhaust
ed in a hospital. the note says, has
been harrassed by the Mexican au-
thorities, while evidence against him
was obtained through intimidation of
witnesses.
The note, says the only conclusion
this government can draw is that Mex
leo has been "a Studied effort to en-
snare Jenkins in legal intrieacies. di-
vert the attention of the American and
Mexican people, both from the fact
that the second largest city in Mexico
Is oVerrun by bandits and that the
Mexican authorities have been negli-
gent.
"It appears says the note. ''to have
been the purpose of the Mexican gov
ernment to assume q wilfuI indiffer-
ence to the feelings of the American
people that have been aroused to the
point of indignation by the exposure,
hardships and physical suffering by
Jenkins during his abduction and his
subsequent treatment at the hands OF
the Mexican authorities"