Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-12 | Page 9 | James Wallace Given Complete Blame in Mexico

JAMES WALLACE GIVEN COMPLETE BLAMEJN MEXICO WASHINGTON, Dec 11 Complete blame for the killing Ol James Wallace, Wal-lace, an American citizen, by a "'el can soldier two weeks ago. near Tarn pico. Mexico, is placed unon Wallace, himself. , the Mexii hi so ornmeni. in its note replying to the urgent in quir mod. by ihe I'niied Slates The note, which has been handed to the American embassv in Mexico City, was summarized in a dispatch received from the embassy today at the state department The note, the summary indicates, amounts to a charge that Wallace, while Intoxicated, nassed a sentry, sta tioned at whal is characterized as a "dangerous spot' and the American, failing to halt, was shot and killed .The note adds that the killing was' I made a matter of official record and that the arrest of the soldier and an investigation of the incident were ordered or-dered immediately by the Mexican government. Officials at the state department withheld comment pending receipt of the full text of the communication, which Is expected tomorrow . After waiting expectantly for the reply re-ply to the last note in the case of V. illiam O Jenkins, the American consular con-sular agent recently arrested and held in jail at I'uebla, officials expressed considerable interest tonight In an Associated As-sociated Tress dispatch from Mexico City, saying that semi official inlorma tion there was that the Mexican government gov-ernment would await direction oi the Supreme court in the case before fram- J ing its reply. While President Wilson had before : him the memorandum from Chairman Payne ol the shipping board, detailing the situation resulting from the inter ference by the Carranza government in the operation of American-owned oil properties in the Tampico district there was nothing forthcoming from the White House as lo whether further fur-ther action was planned by this government gov-ernment in answer to the notes al , ready received but unanswered.