Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-08
CONGRESS TO TAKE
Up MEXICAN CASE
AT SESSION TODAY
Expected President Will
Outline. His Views
to Senate.
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
THE FALL RESOLUTION
Calls for Withdrawal of Recog-
nition From Carranza and
Severance of Relations.
ASSERT JENKINS is PRISONER
State Department Holds That Tech
nically Consular Agent Is Still
Under Arrest.
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
THE FALL RESOLUTION
ASSERT JENKINS is PRISONER
State Department Holds That Tech.
nically Consular Agent Is Still
Under Arrest.
rRruniver,al Service. Il

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE entire
Mexican situation is expected to crystal
lizc before tomorrow night. Official
action will he forthcoming from three
competent sources. These arc:
l. The President. who. II is believed.
will outline TO the Senate tomorrow
his views on how the present crisis
between the United States and Mexico
should be deal with.
g The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mttee. which will meet tomorrow
morning 10 hear the Presidents views
and TO decide whether or not TO take
action on the resolution introduced in
the Senate by Senator Fall. OF New
Mexico. This resolution calls for the
withdrawal of recognition from Car
ranza and the severance OF diplomatic
relations with his pretended govern
mcnt.
;. The State Department, which is
expected TO be in receipt OF the reply
OF the CarranZa government TO the
american request for the release Of
William .. Jenkins, American consular
agent at Puebia. Mexico. Despite Jen-
bond Of 1000 pesos, the state De-
partment holds that technically he is
f1i ,'ai anaer th. s,re arrest and prisoner. and
yet coupled witt, RS -fcGIest.
President to Sustain Fall.
The President is expected to sustain
thc state Departments opinion OF the
r., haii Ieso!ution This opinion. voiced
ne was before the Senate Foreign Re
,ations ,,,, Committee. was that the reso-
iins ,u.,oh should s, not be PASSED at this
expected TO vindicatc such action as
mas been taken up to this time by
SeGre.tary ,.y lansing in the state Depart
mcntS attempts 10 effect the release Of
Jenkins.
senator fall, who was chairman of
Inc subcommittee that called on the
PRESIDENT Friday to present new evil
dence TO him of Mexico's duplicity.
had not heard from The White House.
i ;iodaS ana Tor ihls reason he deemed
!. inadNlsahic 10 make public the mem
orandum which he prepared and sen,
10 70 inc PRESIDENT. 1t will be made pub
iic tomorrow at all events
aIny Suggest New Plan.
IS understood here that il the
Iresident informs the Senate he does
not think there should be inmediot .
SGuoh wiII ] on the Fall resolution. that he
hmar ~1,t SUGGEST est another plan. whereby
me me pest possible measure of protec.
os ooh In mexico Such a plan would
~ from course Use involve definite guarantees
ohited states. heretofore he has never
Even any guarantees. and a lonn Iist
q 1,anip Americap dead and outrages AGAINST
AIrericans has been the result
The State Department todav had 80
bo,veo ba.., no word from the American en-
IenIy;,s an MeHico as to details Of Consul
senhins release from the pen;tan,i
y Wss responni5,s m wnnts especially to know Who
me state Department is invesiieay;.
! Jt saiter 1m ,his country the antecedents Of
y. Sditer Hansen, who was tho nerson
wi,bont VINO nresented ser the bail for Jenkjns J1s
can con su1 me knowledge OF the Ameri.
ca" consular AGENT
Await Cnrranza's R.pI,.
Of = me me, Sarranza reply tomorrow is
H. IindIdcter TO attempt to i1stif,.
NE NE s,lea sreleass Of Jenkins through, % what
me state Department believes to T,He
neen underhanded methods. the ant;re
cam'reeepSy ean agsnss pertaining to the Ameri
on charge that he conspired '''mgn, m,i,h
me, me Pand.is pan who kidnapped and held
MN nor TOT $4,000 ransom. will ASSUME
time. ~ 'ao at any
But 1t should be borne in mind +b.t
in inc ne Senk,ns kin. case Is only an incident
the Carranza government. This is aha tha
and and alse se'h hv 1y & many leading Senators
,ntter no.n,, looks upon the Jenkins case as
OF wrongs. a crdih