Show ll cos co's Delay Arouses Wrath at Washington Ington o t I I I D DECO I I N ON N NI I RI I I IS WIT WITHHELD Hl Cabinet Hesitates to toMake toMake toMake Make Definite Move in J Jenkins Case u Until lentil tu Carranza Sends R Reply ply W or lu The c decision today on the Mexican can 1 I situation according to Secretary Lansing who presided at the I regular weekly meeting Both the case of William O O. Jenkins I American consular agent at Puebla and general conditions in the southern southern southern south south- ern republic were discussed Mr LanI Lansing Lansing Lan Lan- I sing said but the cabinet had before I it no more information than was available to the state department yesterday REPLY AWAITED A reply to the American note note demanding demanding demanding de de- de- de manding the release of Jenkins who is confined in the Puebla penitentiary on charges in connection with his abduction by bandits bandits- had been expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex before beCore the cabinet meeting but apparently the state department has received no intimation as to when the reply will willbe b be forthcoming Meantime so BO far as officials here have been advised Jenkins continues to be held prisoner pending his trial despite his weakened physical condition condition condition con con- resulting from exposure while Kept In the mountains by the bandits awaiting payment of the ransom i DELAY DEPLORED I Mexico's failure to make male a prompt reply apparently has created an an unfavorable unI unfavorable un un- favorable impression in official cir cir- cles Iles When the cabinet first took tool j Clr-j up the Jenkins case last week the presIdents presIdent's presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's official family was without alt air lf the facts but since that time much additional information h has s been re received received received re- re both from Jenkins himself and the American embassy In Mexico City |