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Show mm. I JEiiiS is UNDER PBOBE State Department Not Satisfied That Full! Conditions of Demand Were Met by Mexico. IFali Resolution Not to Be Pressed for Time Being, Pending Action by President Wilson. WAsin.M.Tl Dec. S.--Jcch.p in t s today 1 1 1 it still in doubt whether Mexican officials reailv coin plied" with the request of the I'nited States in relcnint; William O. .lenl.ii.s. thC Americnu consular ;icut w!.os imprisonn ''lit v T'uelda bioucht rela- j lions between the two y ' 'eru men ; tj ! a critical pas. J'risr? (hpatel.c th:U tlie release was j atco-i '.plisheit only affcr tuti: had 1m-. i. j furnished were not C'Vcr-'d in- f fie ial (advices to tl.'.' state dcp.i rt inch . which I , 1 , :i i I T h;i t .Irnkir." had r pori ed hi in f ja beiii,? ciUirel) ignorant of tne man t nor in which ho liberated and that jhe was makini; ah in esiat ion on hi j owu account. Upon the ak--r to this .pU'i:..ia j seems to' hinge whether the sharp diplomatic diplo-matic correspond 'lice on the subject is to l- renewi'd", or the incnlent pcrniit-ted pcrniit-ted to j:iss into history. j j Mcnntimc the fact of the release it-j it-j self apparently has relvve-1 much of jtho tension of . Nfexica n a f fairs both at the state, department .and in the c-jate, c-jate, where uneasiness over recent de-veIopments de-veIopments had produceil a determined i movement to ask for a seveninre of diplomatic relations. NOT TO PRESS THE FALL RESOLUTION. Tlv resolution ol' St'n;i!ir l'li, piil'lican. New Mi'.ii'o. requesting a dip-icmiiiiic dip-icmiiiiic break, v;is consiilereTI ;il an nf-ternoon nf-ternoon cmfereiiee of Kepnliliean members mem-bers of ttic fortiitiu relation? eomuiit-tee, eomuiit-tee, and it was d.-eide'l not to press tlie proposal for action until President Wilson had sent to the eonimittee the uieniorandinii of ndviee he promised Senator Fall yesterday at the "White liouso eonfprenee.- It was indicated that there was some difference of opinion amoiii; t!ie Ke-publiean Ke-publiean senators as to the expediency of the resolution and that if the president pres-ident expressed disapproval, it n:ii;h! not be pressed for action. The full committer will meet ncrain Monday. In trying' to establish the facts behind be-hind Jenkins' release, the state dep.nrt-nvnt dep.nrt-nvnt is running down a suspected connection con-nection between J. Walter Hansen, said to have furnished bail for the consular agent, and the Mexican jov-crnn.vnt. jov-crnn.vnt. ARE STILL AWAITING REPLY FROM CARRANZA. Officials said Hansen was reported to have had so'me association with Luis Cabrera, Carranxa's finance minister. (Continued on Page 4. Column 2.) RELEASE OF JENKINS IS UNDER PROBE (Continued rom Pago On and that bail might have been forwarded for-warded to Pucbla as the least embarrassing embar-rassing method bv which the Mexico City officials could extricate themselves them-selves from tho situation. While the. department's investigation investiga-tion is proceeding, officials here still are waiting for Carranza 's reply to the Inst American request for Jenkins' re-le re-le i?e. Keports some davs ago indicated indi-cated that it was in preparation, but tonight it had not been received at the department. Officials refused to comment on re ports cm rent her.? that J. Walter Hanson, Han-son, who furnished the $500 bond, was acting for Luis Cabrera, minister of finance fi-nance in Carranza 's cabinet. They arc waiting reports on this from the mer-ican mer-ican cmbassv at Mexico Citv. Information in the hands' of the Government, Gov-ernment, officials said, indicates a close relationship between Hansen and Luis Cabrera. Mexican minister of finance. fi-nance. Hansen, the officials, said was the sanjo man who some time a"o approached several American oil companies com-panies ottering to act as imermodiarv in settling their difficulties with the Carranza Ltovernment. Other advices said Eduardo "Uestre and Gillcimo Navoa. attornevs for American Consular Agent Jenkins, had refuted the charge that thev and' four other Mexicans were guiltv'of treason lor d.'tending Jenkins against charges brought by Governor Cabrera of Pucbla. Pu-cbla. It also was said that President Carranza Car-ranza had called a conference of 'the state governors in Mexico for Uccem-bcr Uccem-bcr ."0. The state department later issued the following statement regarding regard-ing tiie release of Jenkius: 'American Consular Agent Jenkins at Puerda has reported that he was released from the penitentiarr at midnight. mid-night. December 1. but that he was not advised regarding the reasons for his release. It is evident from Mr. Jen-Sins' Jen-Sins' report that he had no knowledge or bail being furnished. The department depart-ment is investigating the facts regarding regard-ing furnishing of the bail and at whose tn:anee it was furnished.'' Privav advices received here t"dr,v from Mexico said Carran.-a troops a't Pachnca. state of Hidalgo, fire on the 'odewers of General Obrecron v hilo t;u. general was making a public address in . 'Uteres: of his candidacv for (he prcsidcnev. o deiails were'given. An official report to the state department de-partment today said the Carranza soldier sol-dier who shot .Tan-os Wallace, an mor- had been arrested. Xo other informa tiou was given in the dispatch. |