New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Mexico City Paper Says
Only Quick Action Can
Block First Soviet State
in Western Hemisphere
Radicals Massacre
People Wholesale
Carranza Transfers Case
of Jenkins to Supreme
Court, as u. S. Demands

WASHINGTON. Dec. GA soviet
government is to be established in the
state of Yucatan, Mexico, according to
Excelsior" of Mexico City, December
5, copy of which was received to- day
in Washington. Unless the military
authorities take prompt action, the
naper says, the first soviet state in
Mexico will soon be reality.
Yucatan has been the Mecca for a
large number of Russian Bolshevk
agents in Mexico and few weeks ago
there was wholesale massacre of
men, women and children in Muna,
town of that state, which is -e-
ferred to in the Mexico City press as
"Mexico's St. Bartholomew's Day"
General Alvarado, who until recently
was Governor of Yucatan, is a close
personal and official friend of Presi-
dent Carranza. The Liberal party in
Yucatan formerly was strong, but now
divides the state with the Socialists,
with frequent and often bloody clashes
between the factions, according to the
Mexico City paper, which adds that the
Socialists seem to enjoy immunity
there and precipitate street fights on
the slightest provocation. The paper
also charges that disorders which
occur every week in various parts of
the republic, almost without exception
have been stirred up by the Socialist
elements.
Supports Fall Charges
The reported presence of Russian
Bolsheviki in Yucatan is regarded here
as lending color to charges made re-
Gently that "Reds" were being ad-
mitted to Mexico and later were per-
mitted to cross the border into the
United States.
Senator Fall, chairman of the Senate
committee which is investigating Mexi-
can affairs, has accused President Car
rama OF being in league with "Reds"
to stir up trouble in the United Sta ties.
1t was upon these plots against the
resolution, which he submitted TO the
Foreign Relations Committee, calling
upon President Wilson to break off
diplomatic relations with Mexico. This
resolution, it was announced yester-
day. would not be pressed because of
Mr.. Wilson's expressed disapproval of
such action by the Senate.
Senator Fall said to-day that his COM
mittce would not recommend armed in
tervention in Mexico unless all other
methods of bringing about settlement
satisfactory to this country failed
Almost simultaneously with Mr.. Falls
announcement the State Department
said it had been advised from Mexico
that the case of American Consular
Accent William O. Jenkins had been
transferred to the Mexican Federal
Supreme Court from the Puebia State
Circuit Court.
Transfer Demanded by L. S.
The transfer of the Jenkins case
was made cn the motion Of his counsel.
but in the last American note to Mexico
concerning this situation the Unltei
States government took the position
shat the Mexican Supreme Court alone
had jurisdiction over the case, mas
much as Jenkins is a consular repre-
sentative.
The Mexican government, however.
has up to this time, consistently main
tanned that no Federal power of Mexico
could, under the constitution of the
concerned the State of Puebla alone.
On November 26 a note from Mexico
to the State Department at Washing
ton said:
The autonomy Of the various states
is guaranteed in our Constitution, and
by v.rt o. the federative structure
of the Mexican republic the Federal
power cannot intervene in affairs
which. like that OF Mr. Jenkins, be-
long properly and exclusively to the
authorities of the State of Puebla"
Senator Fall to-day sought to i'm
press upon the people and the govern
ment Of Mexico that he had distinct
purpose in making public the result
of Investigations by the Senate com
mittee In q telegram to II. I. Oliver,
Senator Fall asked Nh Oliver to give
the widest possible publicity to the
fact that the committee had published
its memorandum "to impress upon the
world" that unless the Mexican gov
ernment itself acts to protect Ameri-
cans and citizens of other countries
"some country will be compelled to
intervene"
No Move Until After Holidays
Senator Fall discussed the Mexican
situation at length with Senator
Lodge. chairman Of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee, and Senator'S Bran
degee and Knox. They decided that
nothing will be done toward passing
the Fall resolution requesting Presi-
dent Wilson to withdraw recognition of
the Carranza government until after
the Christmas holidays. The sub-com-
mittee of the Foreign Relations Com
m ittee will continue it's investigation
Of the Mexican situation, it was de-
cided at the conference. Further hear
Continued on uert paqe