The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-29
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Washington, Nov %. - Another
American murdered in Mexico close
on the Imprisonment of Consular
Agent Jenkins coupled with reports of
a revolution in Mexico City with Car
rama in flight to Queretaro, added
complexities today which seems to fire
the already tense Mexican situation
toward the long expected breaking
point.
There was no Official announcement
on what action, il any, the covers.
rnent is contemplating but admir1istra =
tion officials, by indication, were will
ing to show that the government is
taking a firm position, considering
eventualities and is prepared to deal
with them at once any course chosen.
Another of the last straws was laid
down today with the official report
of the murder of James Wallace. shot
by Mexican soldier when Wallace's
mule SHE'D and overturned a machine
gun in the road.
Wallace is believed to be w NJ
Wallace. employe of the Gulf Refining
Company, Familiarity known as Jim"
He is the eighth American killed in
Mexico since the United States warn
ing of July that any more murder of
Americans would seriously affect re-
lations.
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the State Department today and Sec
retary Lansing went over the Jenkins
case and Wallace murder. 1t is un-
derstood Lansing convened a more
forceful message than any yet trans
mitted.
About the same time word came of
the death of Otta Lund, of Swedish
birth, but natura1ized American, W no
died from the effects of i'll treatment
by bandits. His American wife and
child are reported in want in Tepic
Most definite official expression to-
night was that the government would
not prolong negotiations and that once
a course is decided upon it will be
carried out.
Although further investigation OF
facts will be made, the American gov
ernment has no intention of receding
from its position in the Jenkins case,
administrati ton officials declared to-
day. The government, they said, is
prepared to "the next step" which may
be in the form of an ultimatum to
the Mexican government.
Instructions will go forward to the
embassy at Mexico City today to in
vestigate this charge and also OBTAIN
copies of the indictment and charges
against the consular agent
Employment of the army to release
Jenkins unless the Mexican authori-
ties comply with this country's de-
mand upon "a hours notice was urged
today by Senator Ashurst, Democrat
of Arizona.
Mexico" he said, should be given
"a hours to release our consular agent,
Mr. Jenkins and if he is not released
at the end of that period of time the
American army should yroceed to Pu-
ebla and release him
Senator Ashurt said "he assumed
every thoughtful person knew that
our state department would do as it
has been doing throughout all this
miserable Mexican question-that is,
run a big bluff with a 'bobtail flush
The whole effect of today's develop
ments was to put the Mexican situa-
ton. already acknowledged bad, into
the worst light of probably more than
a year.
Reports of fighting in Mexico City
and the reported flight of Carranza,
should they be verified are expected
to have material bearing upon the
situation
There is just cause for a suspicion
of trouble in Mexico City due to the
execution of Felipe Angeles. At the
same time there has been a warm
campaign for president with CaT-sln-
"a and Obregon as chief figures.
change of government it was pointed
out, might point the way TO a soiu-
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