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S'IRAIN'OVERJ ENKINS' CASE INCREASED
Miners Strike Virtually Ended by Secret Conference
GEORGIA TRAIN SERVICE CUT TO SAVE FUEL
(By Universal Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec." 7.—The coal
strike was virtually .at an end this
morning. This announcement Wwas
made by the department of justice,
which announced that John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers had accepted for -the gxiners a
new busis 'of settlement offered by
'xhe’govcmmont. This . announce
’ nt was made after a conference
u‘f severa} hours between Lewis and
Attorney General Palmer. = " i«
Tollowing is the attorney general's
statenient:
“A conference was held at the de
sartment of justice in Washington
,m Saturday at which were present
the attorney general, Mr. Tumaulty,
secretary to the President; John I
[ ewis, acting president, and William
Green,” secretary-treasurer of the
United Mine Workers of America,
with a view to reaching an under
standing between the government and
the miners which would result in a
settlement of the coal strike situa
tion. k
PRESIDENT’S PROPOSAL.
“At this conference there was sub
mitted a definite, concrete proposi
tjon from the President looking to a
speedy termination of the strike situ
u?ion and an adjustment of the en
tire controversy. The officers of the
V{rpited Mine Workers, in response to
,the suggestion of the President,
agreed to and have called a meeting
of the general scale committee, the
represcntatives of all the district or
ganizationg and the International
fixecutive Board of the United Mine
Workers, to be held in Indianapolis
‘tuesday, December 9, at 2o'clock, at
which time the Presideni's proposal
will be considered and Its acceptance
by the miners urged by Mr. Lewis
and Mr. Greer. The attorney gen
sral will be in Indianapolls Tuesday.”
{‘ MINERS MAKE MOVE.
b he initial meve toward an agree
ment was made by the union offi
cials. Lewis and Green came to
Washington of their ogn volition and
"n nediately went to the department
ux,]ustlc’o. where they were soon
closeted with the attorney general.
While no official statement to this
offect was made at the department,
it is understood that Lewis and
(ireen were anxious to get some formi
of a proposal from the government
for an amicable settlement of the
strike which they could recommend
for acceptance by the miners,
Attorney General Palmer placed
the whole matter before President
Wilson in a forty minute conference
.4 the White House this afternoon,
and when the conference was Tre
umed tonight he laid the President's
L g-oposal before the union officials
‘v‘ palmer and Mr. Tumulty went
X .o details to explain the President’s
proposal, and a few minutes after
midnight, Lewis ands Green gald the
words which doubtless will send the
mniners back to their jobs and re
lieve the suffering which has spreaed
over the country in the wake of the
coal shortage, .
COMES AS SURPRISE.
The attorney general’s announce
ment came as a complete surprise.
There were rumors in the air during
(he afternoon that “something big
was caming off” during the night,
but no one outside of the inner gov
ernment circles had any intimation
(hat the “something big” meant an
)mi to the coal strike.
wis and Green came to Wash
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U. S. Ship Sunk
. 2
By Mine; Fate
. Of Men Unknown
(By International New= Service.)
AMSTERDAM, Dec. —~The
American steamship Lib
erty, 3,500 tons, was sunk by a
mine off the Dutch coast today.
The fate of the crew is un
known. The ship was broken
in two by theé explosion.
She sailed from New York on
November 22 for Bremen and
Hamburg.
(By International News Service.)
PUEBLA, Mexico, Dee. T.=~William
0. Jenkins, the American consular
agent whose arrest thrcatened to
bring ‘about. g diplomatie bregeh be
tween -the United ‘States and -Mexico
was incensed today over the manner
of his release from the Puebla peni
tentiary.
It was not until he was granted his
liberty that Mr. Jenkins discovered
that he had not been released un
ccnditionally, but was lib/era.ted on
bail furnished by Salter Hansen, a
Danish-American banker, who only
recently arrived in Puebla.
Mr. Jenkins went before Judge
Franco and asked that he be re
arrested, saying he did not wish his
liberty -unless he was absolutely ac
quitted of the charge of perjury. The
judge refused the request and or
dered the penitentiary guards tq re
fuse Jenkins admission to the prison.
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BOGALUSA, La., Dec. 6.—What is
feared will be the start of further
trouble occurred tonight when deputy
sheriffs arrested thirteen members of
the Citizens’ Law and Order League
on a chn‘rge of murder, sworn out by
Jim Williams, brother of Lum Wil
liams, labor leader, who was killed
in the battle between the laboring
men and the Loyalty League Satur
day, two weeks ago.
Those taken into custody are Wiley
McGee, Jules Le Blanc, former army
captain; Jacob ®rumfield, John
Whittington, J. B, Pollock, Mac-Floyd,
Frank Decousey, I. W. Rich, H. H.
Wilcox, H. Coughill, Mick Jenkins
and Paul Le Blanc,
.
Presence of Mind
. .
Foils Highwayman
Presence of mind saved J. L. Faith
a valuable gold watch and chain Sat
urday night when he was held up by
a negro on Simpson street beyond
the railroad tracks.
Mr Faith, who is employed by the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railroad, was returning to his home,
260 Simpson street, from a near-by
grocery, wnen a negro stepped in
front of him with a gun, demanding
“hands up.” In complying with the
request, Mr. Faith dropped some
laundry soap on the sidewalk, which
for a time halted the robber's activi
ties.
The negro got $1.05 and a rallroad
pass, but on being told by Mr. Raith
that his wateh was only a dollar
watch the negro took his word for it
and left a handsome gold watch with
a chain to which was attached a S2O
gold plece,
. .
J. C. Harris Visits
Brothers at Capital
WASHINGTON, Dec, 7.—~Prof. J.
(. Harris, head of the Georgia Schoo\
for the Deaf, Cave Spring, is visit
ing his brothers, Senator Flarris and
Adjt. Gen. P. C. Harirs for a few
days.
He i 3 en route to Georgia after at
tending an educational meeting at
Columbusg, Ohio. ’
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[ LEADING NEV/SPAPER
By NEWTON C. PARKE.
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S.
PARIS, Dec. 7.—Accept the treaty
terms or fight was the momentous
decision put up to Germany today by
the supreme council. .
A note couched in language of such
sternness that it practically amounts
to an ultimatum was appoved by the
council and will be sent to Berlin at
once through Baron von Lersner,
head of the German peace delega
tion,
Preparations have been made for
the enforcement of the treaty terms
and the new conditions imposed by
the protocol as indemnity for the
sinking of the interned German fleet
at Scapa Flow. 1
_According to-prefs“ryeporty“ieavy
artillery has been moved across the
Rhine and allied troop movements
have started in the zone of occu
pation, ; :
Marshal Foch, generalissimo of the
allied armies, and Field Marshal Sir
Henry Wilson, British chief of staff,
were both present at the council
meeting and are understood to have
furnished information relative to the
military strength of ‘the allied forces
now in the field. .
The newspaper Intransigeant says
Marshal Foch demanded the occupa
tion of the Ruhr basin, the rich coal
mining field in Western Prussia, and
also Frankfort if Germany definitely
refuses to sign the protocol,
The United States is reported by
the Intransigeant to be supporting
the allies in their decision to compel
Germany to accept the terms with
military measures, if necessary. How
ever, the Americans are understood
to be opposed to the holding of Ger
man war prisoners in France. The
Americans are said to hold the view
that it is unnecessary to hold the
German captives in France for any
great length of time.
12,000 U. 8. TRCOPS ON RHINE.
There are about 12,000 regular
United States troops on the Rhine.
Whether they would be used along
witn the other allied forces 1; it
becomes necessary to revert to the
armistice conditions has not been of
ficially announced. It is generally
believed, however, that the Ameri
cans would be employed along with
the other entente forces.
It is believed that the new Ger
man situation will come to a head
some time next week, when Ger
many replies to the latest allled note.
German opposition to the new
terms develored along three lines:
1. Against additional reparation
for the sinking of the (‘.qrman fleet
at Scapa Flow,
2. Against the detention of ber
man prisoners in France,
3. Against the clause in the proto
col threatening coercive measures to
enforce the acceptance of the terms.
U. S. Need Not Send
Additional Soldiers
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, 3
Staff Correspondent of the |. N. 8.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 7~—~BShould-
Germany require another spanking at
the hands of the allies as ¢he result
of her refussl to sign the protocol
groviding for the enforcement of lhu‘
terms of the treaty of Versailles, Lhej‘
United States will not need to send
additional troops to Europe, it un-‘
derstood here, ‘
The French army would form lhel
backbone of the land movement, aid
ed by some 12,000 American troops,
now concentrated around the Co
blenz sector on the Rhine, a similar
number of Belgian troops and a
siightly larger proportion of British
troops based on Cologne,
The main. sea effort would be un-l
dertaken by the British, according to
expert military opinion, and these
military and naval measures, backodl
up by severe conomic pressure, would
very quickly reduce dCermany to
terme,
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1919.
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' SAVANNAH, Dec. 7.-—The Southern
'Commercia] Congress will convene in
Savannah Monday morning in its
leleventh annual convention, for
which the most important and elab
orate program in the history of the
2;ganization has been arranged. It
covers three days, extending through
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
during which many nationally notable
men will attend the sessions. At the
same time the House of Southern
Governors, composed of the execu
tives of sixten States, and the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Congress
will be in session.
A number of interesting. prelimi
naries have been arrangedyfor the
convention. Among these are the ar
b oof & section Qf. ihSuAtlaliG
fleet of the United States mavy, fi%mr
here Sunday morning; the arrfi of
Lieut. Belvin Maynard, better known
as the “Flying Parson,” flying to Sa
vannah from Mineola Field, N. Y.,
and due here Sunday afternoon; and
the arrival Monday morning of Gen.
John J. Pershing, commander in chief,
of the American Expeditionary
Forces, and his staff.
HONOR PERSHING.
Ten thousand school children, from
the public schools of Savannah, will
be massed along the line of march of
General Pershing from the Union
Station to the De Soto Hotel, where
his. headquarters will be made. As
the famous commander passes, the
children will sing patriotic songs and
salute him and the colors,
Special services will be held in the
various churches of Savannah Sun
day morning, touching on the themes
of “The Spirit of America, based on
Truth, Justice and flumanity.”
At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the
“Flying Parson” will address a mass
meeting of young men at the Inde
pendent Presbyterian Church, one of
the most historic houses of worship
in the world. Congressman ‘Villlami
D. Upshaw will speak also.
General Pershing will be the guest
of honor for the congress. He will
be accompanied by eighteen members
of his staff, including three brigadier
‘,genoruls. The program of reception
for General Pershing Is elaborate. He
will be met by the officials’ of the (-Hy;
and State, by the House of Southern
Governors and the Southern (‘om-l
mercial Congress, and with a military
and honorary escort will be taken
through the lines of cheering thou
sands, including 10,000 school chil
dren of Savannah, to his headquarters
at the De oSto Hotel where an official
breakfast will be served.
PERSHING TO SPEAK.
At the morning session of the con
gress General Pershing will deliver
the principal addresg on “The Suuth's'
Part in the World War.” He will
again be the guest of honor at an of
ficial luncheon and on a cruise on
the Savannah, when Edwin F. Sweet,
the acting secretary of commerce,
will be the joint host with the South
ern Commercial Congress., That eve
ning a banquet will be tendered in
honor of General Pershing at the De
Soto at which time the responses will
be made by Senator Fletcher of Flor
ida, Secretary Edwin F. Sweet and
General Pershing, Dr. Clarence J.
Owens, director general of the con
gress, will act as toastmaster,
Apropos of the problems of the
changed outlook resulting from the
close of the world war, asociated
with the economic, agricultural, in-
Austrial, governmental, financial and
commercial, conditions in the South
and the United States, the theme of
the convention is tri-part as follows:
1. The South's part in the solution
of the economic problems of the na
tion, .
2. The South's part in the restora
tion of the American merchant ma
rine,
3. The extension of trade relations
of the South with Latin-American
countries,
The program in full, follows: !
MONDAY, DECEMBER §, 1919, 10 A. M.,[
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM,
, Presiding, Dr. Clarence J. Owens, di-
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Fuel in Trunk That
.
Had Held His Money
.
Drives Man Insane
(By Universal Service.) '
HAMMOND, Ind., Dee. 7.—A1l is
not milk and honey for the foreigner
who returns to his native land after
accumulating a fortune in the United
States by slaving and saving.
Word was received here of the fate
of George Lungu, who went to Rou
mania four months ago independently
rich from the proceeds of a saloon he
operated in Indiana Harbor. Before
leaving, Lungu bought enough clothes
to last him several years and placed
them in trunks together with most
of his money.
As he nedred his home in Roumania
he was robbed of the money he had
on his person by one of the numerous
bands of ex-soldiers who now infest
the country. But he consoled him
self with the thought that he had
still enough money in his trunks.
When his trunks arrived, however,
they contained only wood and coal.
That was too much for Lungu. He
became violently insane and is now
confined in an asylum,
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AMERICUSB, -Dec. 7.—J. F. Morton,
president of ‘the Georgia Lumber
Company, has submitted a proposi
tion te extend the short line railroad
owned by his concern and operating
between Byromville, on the A, B. &
A. Railroad, and a point twelve miles
east of Americuy, in Sumter County,
into this city. Together with the ex
tension of the railroad, Morton pro
lposvs to establish in /Americus 2
| modern ore reduction plant,
l In -order to secure the extension
Americus is asked to provide a right
lol’ way and ground for terminals and
the =ite of the ore reduction plant.
Morton has interésted Northern capi
tal in Sumter bauxite deposits recent-
I ly, and it is proposed to develop these
| immediately,
Bauxite is the ore from which
aluminum is reduced, and is now be
ing mined near Andersonville by a
St Louis goncern, which ships the
ors elsewhere for reduction. The
|(.‘humber of Commerce here has the
proposition under congideration, and
it is practically certain ttie conditions
named by Morton will be agreed to,
nrenismapitgiamto et
T homasville Masons
»
Elect Officers
THOMASVILLE, Dec. 7..-J. M.
Rughin Chapter No. 23, Royal Arch
Masons, at their annual election last
night chose as officers for the com
ing year J. M. Jerger Jr., high priest;
1“, B. Broughton, king; J. W, i.
| Mitchell, scribe; L. H. Jerger, treas
‘uter; B. A, FFolsom, secretary; J. H.
Ingram, captain of the host; B, H.
Kincaid, principal sojourner. The
appointive officers will be announced
at the next meeting. The reports of
the lodge showed it to be in splendid
condition, |
Emory Delegates to |
!
Conference Named
EMORY UNIVERSITY, Dec. 7.~-~i
Delegates have been appointed to
represent Emory University at tlw‘
Students’ Volunteer conference to hu‘
held at Des Moines, lowa, from De
cember 31, to January 4. This con
ference will have representatives
from practically every college and
university in the country. Its purpose
is discussion of college topics and
college work from the standpoint of
the students.
The delegates selected from Emory
University are: from the School of
Theology, Gerald R. Jordan, A. E.
Barnett, Jesse Hobbs, R. T. Ross, H.
W. Lim, H. C, Beown, and L. M.
Thomas; alternates, R. T. Rutland,
D, F. Morrison and J. 8. Edwards.
From the School of Law, G. Frank
Terry. School of Medicine, Robert
M. Paty. School of Liberal Arts, Al
bert Cochran, Herman Hancock,
Charles H. Daniels, Lim D. Walters,
n P Mack'fiy. Alternates, A. C.
Stubbs, W, P, Watkins, . M, Greene
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Curtailment of train service to
and from Atlanta to save fuel, which
will result in a total reduction of
about 35 per cent In schedules, will
affect every road touching this pomnt,
takes effect at 12:01 a. m. Tuesday.
One road has announced a shortened
schedule and other announcements
are expected soon.
The first announcement made was
that one train tp Montgomery and
one from Montgomery to Atlanta
woutabe taken off the West Point
Rouse, THis "Will be the accommo
dation train No, 33 leaving Atlanta
at 8:05 a. m. and No. 34 arriving in
Atlanta at 7:05 p. m. <
A later announcément took off ‘two
more trains, Nos. 19 and 20 between
}Atlunta and Newnan, which, wlthj
”tmlns 19 and 20 of the Central of!
iGeorgia, which also, have been dis-‘
continued, formed through trains
between Atlanta and Columbus, Ga. !
C. OF G. TAKES OFF TWO. |
A dozen or more of the Central of
(GGeorgia trains are discontinued and
the schedules of for many Geor,'.'ia‘
towns ang cities changed in their
announcement Saturday night.
The discontinued trains affecting
Atlanta travel are No. 10, loavlng‘
here for Macon at 12:30 dally, and
No. 9, which arrives in Atlanta tmml
Macon at 2:10 p. m. Four Atlanta-:
Jonesboro suburban trains are dis-,
icon!inucd, four remaining.
O, P. Watson, traveling paflsongm-'
agent of the Central of Georgla, an
nounced the schedules to the press
on behalf of W, H. Fogg, district
passenger agent.
The Georgia Railroad announced a
number of Atlanta and Augusta
trains discontinued., The announce
ment comes through J. M. Wood
dall, assistant general passenger
agent,
The exact schedule by which the
curtailment of service will be nm:m-’
ed was worked out a week ago by
railroad officials all ovér the country,
in response to the railroad adminis
tration’'s request that such a system
be devised to guard against confu
sion in case it became necessary to
make it effective, .
NO MODIFICATIONS.
No pgeneral modifications \\'(-ru'
made Saturday in the (‘ommittna'fit
fuel restrictions. In Atlanta' the
stores selling clothing and food wcrel
permitted to operate until 9 o'clock!
and use light and power until that
time. Most of them availed Ul"l’!l-'
selves of this permission, ag the hol
iday shopping season is well under |
way. !
Mayor Martin Behrman and a dele- '
gation of New Orleans citizens called
Saturday. at the committee's offices |
to obtain a ruling on the power ""‘i
uation in New Orleans, where the|
fuel used is 90 per cent 01l and 10/
per cent coal. ‘Rawson Colller gave
them a ruling that this might r,-rm-‘
tinue through Monday night, uno-r‘
which only oil may be used. 'l‘hinl
was acceptable to the delegation, and
will permit the business of New l)r-|
leans to continue almost *at normal.
RULING IN 20 MINUTES,
An extension of the time until
Tuesday midnight was sought by J.
. Bleecker, general manager of the
New Orleans Rallway and Light
Company, but other members of the
delegation, including Mayor Behr
man, said this would be unnecessary.
They previously had entered into an
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Haytian Bandit
.
Killed by Two
.
U. S. Marines
(By International News Service.)
an YORK, Dec. 7.—The
Haitian bandit Cbarle
mangue, whose career has close
ly resembled that of Aguinaldo,
Rasuli, Vilia and eother noted
freebooters, was Kkilled by two
American marifne corps officers,
according to stories related by
passengers arriving from Port
au Prince,
Charlemangue has eluded the
American military forces since
their occupation of the torn lit
tle country. As.a recult of his
death it is expected ceniitions
in Haiti will imprave.
The marines, Captain Hanna-~
gan and Licutenant Button, led
a thrilling life several months
before killing the bandit. They
disappeared, disguised them
selves as natives and joined
Charlemangue’s ba@d, according
te the paséengers' stories, The
officers are said to have been
recommended for congiessional
medals of honor for their ex
ploit.
(By International News Service.)
PITTSBURG, Dec. 7.—The stu
pendous sum of $118,000,000 is be-
Iqueuthed by the late Henry Clay
| Frick for public charitable and edu-
Imtlona] purpeses, it was revealed by
the will which was made public here
i today.
M., Frick’s entire estate was esti
mated at 8143,0‘0’0/,000, which was less
than his fortune was commonly
Irevkoned to be. Of this sum $25,000,-
000 was set aside for his family, rel
tat;vnx, friends and employees.
Both New Yor City and Pittsburg
benefit from the bequests of the late
' multi-millionaire,
Public bequests by Mr. Frick in
cude a gift of 1561 acres 2f land in
the Fern Hollow District, Fourteenth
Ward, to the (ity of Pittsburg to be
used as a park; his Fifth avenue
mansion, New York, with its art
tr':asures. to the city of New York,
aNd numerovs gifts to charitable in
stitutions, hospitals and to the cdu
cational commigsion founded by him.
SUMMARY OF GIFTS.
Most of the charitable institutions
named are in Pittsburg and Western
Pennsylvania, chiefly the Connells
ville coke region, where he laid the
basis for his fortune,
A summary of the value of differ
ent bequests follows:
To his wife and family,
friends and servants .. $25,000,000
New York mansion to elity
of New York ........«. 00,000,000
Endowment for “the Frick
! colleetion” .......e...5. 15,000,000
‘V Endowment for park to
L S INLLEDULE corvenriids s 2,000,000
10 ChATILY .osevesssesssss 50,000,000
Willaim Watson Smith,
| EXORUEOP i iersmebenan 250,000
Henry ~ McEldowny, ex-
OBDEOP ¢ i biuig i i sdr N el 250,000
Park gift to Pittsburg (es
" Umated): ‘esedhesiannnes 500,000
TOth) sescissssinansion s Binn o 00
One of the features of the will is
that in his public bequests Mr, Frick
provided endowments to carry out his
purposes.
He bequeathed an endowment of
$15,000,000 to the eity of New York
to maintain “the Frick collection™
and $2,000,000 to Pittsburg to main'-
tain his park gift.
INSTITUTIONS ENDOWED,
After disposing of his chief publie
and private bequests Mr. Frick di
rects that the residuary estate esti
mated by H. C. McEldowney, one of
the executors, to be worth about $50,.
000,000, be divided into one hune
dred shares.
The remaining thirteen shares are
left to the [finamcier's daughter,
Helen C, ¥rick, and her heirs.
Mr. Frick leaves $25,000,000 to his
widow, Mrs. Adelaide H. C. Friek,
his daughter, Helen C, ¥Frick, hig son,
Childe Frick, his relatives, friends
and servants. The details of this
bequest are not included in that por-‘
;lon of the will made public yester
day,
MORNING
EDITION
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' WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—President
Wilson is expected to define his pol«
fcy toward Mexico in a statement
soon.
Aside from the release of William
0. Jenkins, American consular agent,
who was imprisoned by Mexican of
ficials of the State of Puebla on &
charge that he conspired with the
‘bandits who kidnapped and held Wim
for $150,000 ransom, the situation Iy
lvery serious, it is admitted in high
quarters here,
. J. Salter Hanson, who deposited
1,000 pesos bail for Jenkins, is known
to be an intimate friend of Luis Ca
brera, minister of finance, and one
of the most bitter anti-Americans in
Mexico. ;
As it stands, Jenkins is still under
arrest, and therefore technically as.
good as in the. Mexican penitentiary,
whence bis immediate and uncondi
tional release was called fér in the
last note sent to the Carranzga govs
ernment, ™
WHOLE THING SCHEME. .
The belief is growing here that tha
check was put up with the conniv
ance of the Mexican government and
lthnt it was believed by officials i
that country that such a subterfuge
would settle the whole Jenkins ques«
tion.
Washiagton is still indignant owver
the affdir and further steps are cer
tain,
The Republican members of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
were in special sessien on the Mexi
can situation. No action was taken
on the resolutiop introduced in the
Senate by Senator Fall of New Mex
ico, which requests the President to
withdraw recognition from Carranza
and sever diplomatic relations.
The queer features of the release
of Jeukins has, if anything, increased
the diplemetic strain between the
United States and Mexico on this
one incident because administration
officials here have heard that Car
ranza, ornce the release of the Ameri«
can consular agent was effected,
gpread the report in Mexico that the
United States government surrens
dered to him on the question of bail
for the prisoner.
THOUGHT U. 8. FREED HIM.
The state department has repeats
edly said the only parties to the Jen«
!khm came in Mexico were Consul
Jenkins and.the Mexican government,
Mr, Jenkins did not offer ball, in
deed he has constantly refused to
give bail, and when he was awakened
in the dead of night and told he was
free he was under the impression
that the efforts of the American gov
ernment had brought ahout his res
lease.
The state department has heard
that Jenkins was attempting to ob
‘tain readmission to the jail. A long
telegram was sent to the American
‘embassy in Mexico City asking it for
all the facts in the release of Jenkins,
At no time did the state department
avtempt to give bail for Jenkins ot
ask nat ba. be given. This govern
‘ment's stand is the same it was por«
trayed in the no 1 of mecretary Lan«
sing wherein he sall Jenkins was en
titled to liberation as a matter of
right ana not by any indirect pro
cess such as the presentation of bail;
STATEMENT 'BY LANSING.
The following statement was made
by the department:
“American Consular Agents Jenkins
at Puebla has reported he was released
from the penitentiary at midnight
December 4, but that he was not ad
vised regarding the reasons for his
release It is evident from M.
Jenkins' report that he had no knowl
edge of bail being furnished. The de
partment is investigating the fadts,
regarding the furnishing of ball and
at whose instance it was furnished.”
The Mexican embassy gave out the
following version of the release of
the American agent:
“The Mexican embassy at Wash
ington has received officlal notice
that upon thd deposit of 1,000 pesos
by J. Salter Hanson, Willlam O, Jen
kins, American consular agent ai
the aity of Puebla, was released from
r‘hi- penitentiary at 11 p. m,, December
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