THE NOKTIT PLATTE ST5ATT WTWTvLY TRTRUNR
E
BREAKS UP 11 ROW
Government's Offer of, 14 Per
Cent Increase Is Rejected.
U. S. FAILS TO END TIEUP
Coal Men's Parley Adjourns Sine Die
Operators Agree to Accept Gar
field's Proposal, While Lewis
Claims Injustice to Miners,
Washington, Nov. 28. Tho govern
want's ofTcr of u 1-1 por cent Increase
of wages wns ilutly rejected by tlio
conl miners.
Aft a result tlio conference between
tlie minors nnd operators iidjourncd
slno die with the settlement of the
wage ontroversy still "In the itlr." No
provision was niado for the resumption
of the conference, the miners dec-hiring
"that they were going homo nnd
Kit tight."
The miners' rejection camo after tho
operntois hnd ncccpted the govern
ment's proposal ns a basis for n sot
'Moment nllhough they declared that
tho Increase without raising tho price
of conl to the public would mean tho
loss of profits to n large number of
mines and would seriously Interfere
with production.
After iho rejection tho opcrntors
tendered a compromise offering to sub
mit (ho entire dispute to n board of
arbitration. This also was refused by
tho miners nnd tho conference took an
adjournment.
Statement by Lewis.
Tho following statement was dictat
ed by Acting President John L. Lewis
of the United Mlno Workers
"Tin. minora nn.i nnn-ntn'ra ,lnf
" "
conference adjourned slno die. The
mine workers' representatives declined
to recommend to the miners any nc-
rantnniH! nf tim 14 nor m inpr,.no
offered.
"Tlio opcrntors pretended to bo will
ing to grant this 11 per cent Increase,
but In the same breath stated tlmt they
would bo uiinblo to operate a large
number of their mines unless they had
an Increnso In tho selling prico of coal.
It would bo foolish for us to attempt
to mako nny agreement with tho op
erators unless their mines wero to bo
operated
T!m nnsltlnn nf flin mlno wnrfcora
Is unchanged. We hold that tlio Unl-
ted Stntes government ennnot break
Its word. Tho nlodco clvon l.v Snore-
tnry of Labor Wilson to grant a 31.0
per ccnt Increase In wages must bo re-
deemed.
"In mv ludcmont Doctor fliu-noi.i
nnd tho cnblnet hnvn rnmmlttoil Mm
most colassn b under n tho lndustrlnl
history of our nation. Thnv nrn blind.
ly following an academic theory with-
ICE
out regard to Justlco to tho mlno work- uon nuor "enunciation or tno govern
ors or tho effects of such theory upon Incnt's 8l"-tlon. Without reservation.
tho people of tho country.
Says Justice Is Denied.
"Tho responsibility for tho crisis now
confronting tho nation must llo upon
those statesmen who aro using tlio
powers of tho government to oppress
unu ucny justlco to tho great element
of citizenship directly concerned in tho
mining Industry.
"I cunnot bellevo that tho people of
our country will Indorse a policy of
oprcsslon and . repression which
means continued Industrial chaos, and
Intcnso suffering on the part of tho
mlno workers and our entlro citizen
ship,
The letter sent to Doctor Garfield
vl 4
by tho operators of tho central mm
ifotltlvo conl field, accepting tho gov
ernment's wcr, rends:
"Itocognlzlng tho seriousness of tho
present crisis and tho urgent need of
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lTn.try.. tr ,U' W0 W,S" t0 ndv,fi0
juu i.iui, iu your approval anil
conditioned upon the mines resuming
operations immediately, the operators'
Bcnlo committee of tho central com
petltlvo coal field accept, as n basis
for tho settlement of tho present wngo
controversy nnd termination of tho
strike, tho figures submitted by you
to tho Joint meeting of opcrntors and
minors Ueld yesterdny evening, name.
ly, nn nvcrago Increnso of 14 per cent
to uc granted to all classes of mine In.
bor, such Increase to bo apportioned In
accordance with tho wngo bases thnt
aro acceptable to tho employees and
employers, thus preserving present
differentials. Othcrwlso thnn as above,
modified In complete accordance with
your proposal, tho present contract In
all Its term nnd conditions to bo con
tinued In full forco and effect until
March 31, 1022,
"Wo linto already notified tho miners
to una cirect.
Saya Profits Eliminated.
"At tho same tlmo wo wish to call
your attention to tho fact that tho nc-
m T T . ,ncrcaso in wages
without any Incrcaso In selling prices
entirety eliminates tno profits of n
iuikc umi:r ui wines, aucn n largo
nuuiui-r, in mti, wo icnr mat tho pro-
UUCUOn or COni Will Do Ser OUSlv nf.
fected. Wo understand thnt operating
BinusucH ior juiu aro not now In your
possession, and wo shall rely upon tho
government, wnen Buch stntlstlcs nro
properly assembled and presented, to
mnuo such adjustments n wiling
prices ns will permit these mines to
make such fair nnd reasonnblo profits
ns uiey nro enimeu to under tho Lover
law."
William Grocn, aocretnry of the Uni
ted, niino workers, snld:
"Secretary of Labor Wilson states
uiat tno mlno worker nro entitled to
an Increase In wnges amounting to .'51.0
per cent. Mr. Gartlold says 14 per
cent. Obviously theso two conclusion
conflict with each other nnd, to say
tho least, aro confusing. Tho mine
workers know the figures of Secretary
of Labor Wilson aro approximately
correct and the llgurcs of Doctor Gar
field are erroneous. Tho mlno workers
challenge tho figure!? of Doctor Gar
field and cannot nnd will not accept
them. Wo will nccept tho figures of n
responsible cabinet ofllccr, Secretary
Wilson.
"Doctor Garfield, because of the re
sponsible position which bo occupies,
has done a great Injustlco to n million
minors In America. Ills statement and
decision has served to Inject Into tho
settlement of tho minors' wage contro
versy an almost Insurmountable ob
stacle. In that respect his nctlon ap
proaches the commission of a moral
crime against tho public.
"Mlno workers cannot mlno conl at
tho figures fixed by Doctor Garfield.
Tho acceptance of his conclusion
would menu untold sacrifice, pufferlng
and deprivation on tho part of the
miners and their families. The prob
lem of decent .wages nnd a decent
American stnndard of living, together
with an ndeqtiate production of coal
cannot be solved as a college professor
would work out a problem In geometry,
algebra or theoretical philosophy.
"The practical wny to solve tho
present problem of coal production Is
to grant tho miners an Increase In
wnges sufficient to meet tho Increnro
In the cost of living and to guarantee
them an American stnndard of living.
Thoy will then risk their lives In the
mines, accept all the hazards of th6
Industry and mlno a steady stream of
coal sufficient to meet every require
ment." Garfield's Ruling.'
Acting under Instructions from tho
cabinet, United States Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield told tho coal miners
and tho operators that tho wage In
crease for tho inlners should bo 14 per
cent nnd that the prlco of coal to tho-
.,, ,,.,,,, . .
" " "" , .
Thls declaration, coming from tho
government ns a basis for settling tho
wiiro controversy, wns received with
H'fiu uinouumuuium uy uuiu uiu
miners and tho opcrntors.
Somo of tho minors' representatives
dcclnrcd that tho offer of a 14 per cent
liicronsp, In tho fnco of tho fact that
Secretary of Labor Wilson had of
fered them 31.0 per cent, was an In
sult. They dcclnrcd that tho miners
would starve Idle rather thnn go back
to tho mines at this wage Increase.
Tho operators, who havo been ex-
POCtillg that tllO government WOUld SCO
thcm tliroB'1 on nny wage increnso,
t,cc'ared at their margins would not
permit them to give the miners tho 14
I,or ccnt out of t,,olr own Pocketa
Thy snl(1 tlmt 14 woiml brcnk mnny oC
1,10 wenitor mines nnu tnnt it meanc
ln and sacrifice of years of earnings
and savings.
A,,u "inuurs ior uie most pari
horo thclr disappointment In silence.
hut from 1,10 mlncrs came dcnuncln-
muillut mincing worus, uie miners
XT , , . ... , "nn,cm nnu:
lhr0UBh l' ,n f,I,0.(1 tho Kvcrnmcnt
'r wo noura.
, Doctor Garfleh stood adamant In the
fac ,f Questions nnd tho crl Iclstn
, , iV .
M ?. ,m l fns Questions
nnd firmly but kindly told tho mlncrs
tlmt what ho hnd laid heforo them was
purely n series of facts.
Doctor anrfield snld his statement
wns made on tho facts nnd tho figures
In tho enso ns ho had Investigated It.
Ho said that It was as If one looked up
KS0 nfm thcro V'10 t,mo:
I "Thn plonk tolls nn tho limir. nnr
Tho clock tells you the hour, and
that Is what I have done. I toll you
that per ccnt of Increnso which should
bo nppllcd to tho miners' wnges. on tho
average to cqunllzo wages with tho
InU LUni ML IIV
said Doctor Garfield
rlso In tho cost of living Is 14 per cent,"
Shot From Other Barrel.
Dr. Garfield was equally Insistent on
his finding thnt the price of conl nhould
not bo raised nt this time. Tbls was a
shot fired from tho other barrel of his
double-bnrreled statement to tho con
ference. He made It clear that the
facts, as he found them, meant thnt If
tho miners' wages wero Increased 14
per ccnt, ns ho snld should be done,
thnt the burden should bo borno en
tirely by tho operators and not by the
public.
Dr. Garfield also mndo a third state
ment, which almost ranks In Impor
tance with his two mnln propositions.
This wns thnt government control of
prlco will be mnlntnlned nt present.
This means thnt the government does
not Intend to relnx Its grip on tho coal
sltuntlon through holding prices within
n maximum limit.
"It seems to mo that tho reasonnblo
way to deal with this situation," Gar
field snld, "Is to glvo tho Industry os
a whole an average Increase commen
surate with tho Increnso In tho cost
0f living and then let that amount of
increnso bo apportioned in nccordanco
with tho wngo basis that Is accept-
ahlo to tho employers nnd the employ
oes.
"Thn nrosont iiPL'ntlntlnn RtnnilH l.v
itself, hut It Is far from disposing of
tho fundamental controversy between
operators and mine workers. That
controversy Is bound to be n conthni.
lng ono as matters now stand. There-
fore, to aid In applying tho principles
which havo governed us and which
should govern In reaching conclusions
In the future, It Is urged that congress
make provisions for collecting definite
nnd trustworthy Informntlon concern
lng tho conl nnd coko Industry and for
the tabulation of tho snmo In nuivrter-
ly reports."
1 Gorman prisoners of war rcMimert to their homes from England and decorated with (lowers. 2 The
Glenn L. Martin bomber, largest nlrplne In the United States mall service. 3 Men of the United Stntes mine
sweeping fleet that has Just come homo after two and one-half years of duty, mostly In the North sen.
CURRENT EVENTS
Carranza Refuses to Release
Jenkins and Hostilities With
Mexico Impend.
ARMY AND NAVY ARE READY
Government's Efforts to End Coal
.. . .. .. ...
Strike by Negotiation Fail, Min
ers Rejecting Garfield's Offer
of 14 Per Cent Wage In
crease. By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
It appears at this writing thnt the
brcnlIng fo!nt with Mexico hns been
reached at last or should one say
again? Carranzn's government, defy
ing the United Stntes, has flatly re
fused to release Consular Agent Jenk
ins In response to tho demand made
by our state department. Since that
demand was In the nature of an ulti
matum, threatening unpleasant con
sequences, it would seem either Wash
ington or Mexico must back water, or
hostilities will result.
Tho Mexican foreign office said the
demand of the United Stntes was not
based on any legal foundation or prin
ciple of International law; that the
executive department ennnot under
Moxlcnn law Intervene now In nn nffnlr
that Is strictly In the hands of state
courts ; that tho Imprisonment of Jenk
ins wns neither nrbltrnry nor unjusti
fied, nnd thnt he Is preventing his own
freedom by refusing to give ball. Mex
ico's assertion that Jenkins, ns a con
sular agent, was not Immune from nr-
rcst Is not contested In Washington,
but Secretary Lansing has stated that
his department hns more Information
bearing on this case than has been
made public, nnd presumably It Is this
Information thnt led to the demand
for tho relense of Jenkins.
Beports from Mexico thnt have comd
through ofllcinl chnnnels show that the
Mexicans have done all possible to dis
credit Jenkins. The court nt I'uebla re
fused to hear witnesses who would re
fute the story that ho wns seen In
conference with members of the gang
that kidnaped him; nnd according to
tho correspondent of a newspaper of
Mexico City, a number of peons de
clared tho judge and police Inspector
had exercised pressure on them to tes
tlfy against Jenkins.
It was believed In Washington that
tho administration would maintain Its
firm stand In the crisis. Otherwise,
said the well-posted, congress would
tnko up the matter promptly after con
vening, call for nil the fncts In the
caso and proceed to frame n definite
policy. In both house nnd senate, it
wns asserted, the great majority was
In favor of a showdown with Carranza,
who for years has flouted the United
States and In Innumerable ways ills
played his open hostility. Thnn; Is no
forgetting or forgiving his nttltude and
notions during the wnr, which the gov
ernment knew nil the time and with
which the public Is becoming better ac
quainted every day.
Should armed Intervention be nec
essary, we aro In good condition for
quick action, for the army has hnd
mis possinuity in mind for some
months. Along the border these forces
nro now available. Both wings of tho
aviation service, Including in aero
squadrons, ten balloon companies, five
regiments of field nrtlllery, ten of tho
111 regiments of cavalry remaining In
the army organization, three roiri
ments of engineers, one brigade of in
fantry, with four within calling dl
tnnco in uie central department. 10
motor transport companies, one field
hattnlion nnd two telegraph battalions
of the signnl corps, l:i or more pack
trains nnd all the additional force of
supply to care for an army of thnt size
The marine corps Is ready for the
emergency, and so Is the navy. With
a lleet In the Pacific as well as tho
Atlantic, forces could bo landed on
both coasts. If the navy needs more
men the reserve Torce can be called on,
and that Includes n large part of the
extra personnel In service during the
wnr.
Besides looking on the arrest of
Jenkins as deliberately designed to af
front the United States, the state de
partment officials say the execution last
week of Gen. Felipe Angeles also Indi
cates tho hostile attitude of Carranza
toward this country. Angeles was the
foremost Mexican soldier of tills day,
and wnstho outspoken ndmlrer of the
United Stntes. But he had been the
chief aid of Villa and was captured;
therefore he was condemned and shot
o death. While this mny have been
technically Just, It Is likely that the
life of so eminent n -man would have
teen spared If he had not so freely
given voice to his friendship for this
nation.
Less startling, perhaps, than the
Mexican crisis, but of no less moment,
Is the collapse of the government's ef
forts to end the coal strike by negotia
tion. "Its final offer to tho miners was
a 14 per cent wnge Increase. This tho
operators voted to accept, and the min
ers, through Acting President Lewis,
rejected. Mr. Lewis declared that "rc-
ponslblllty for the crisis now confront
ing the nntlon must bo upon those
statesmen who are using the powers of
the government to oppress nnd deny
ustlco to the grent element of citizen
ship directly concerned In the mining
Industry."
The operators and the miners then
adjourned sine die, and It seemed that
there was nothing left for the govern
ment except to tnko over and operate
tho mines.
Tho government's compromise offer,
approved by the cabinet nnd made by
Fuel Director Gurfleld, provided there
should bo no Increase in tho price of
cool to the consumer nnd that a Joint
ndvisory bonrd of operators and min
ers should be created, with Secretary
Lnno ns chalrmnn, to work out the de
tails of wngo adjustments nnd furnish
Information nnd advice in future dis
putes. This offer must hnve been
mnde without hope of Its acceptance,
for Secretary of Labor Wilson previ
ously bad declared the men were en
titled to nn advance of 31.0 per cent.
and the opcrntors hnd offered nn ad
vance of 20 per cent.
The ncccptnncc of Mr. Wilson's con
clusions mny bo affected by tho fact
that he wns a minor himself. Lewis
says the men consider his offer n
pledge which the government must re
deem.
Former Secretnry of the Treasury
McAdoo projected himself Into the con
troversy with n stntement thnt the op
orators hnve been making excessive
profits since the wnr began nnd can
well afford to pay much higher wnges
without Increasing the price of coal,
He said the treasury's records of ex
cess profits taxes would prove this,
Of course the operators entered Indig
nant denial, and Carter Glass, still sec
retary, came to their defense with n
modified refutation of McAdoo's asser
tion as to profits.
While the dispute goes on the coun
try's stock of fuel shrinks alarmingly,
In some regions, however, the mines
nro being operated steadily. Out in
the Sheridan (Wyo.) field the United
States nfilclnls, civil and military,
solved the trouble surprisingly and ef
fectively. They learned that the min
ers had voted to return to the pits but
were prevented from doing so by n
campaign of Intlmidntlon by tho rndl
cals. The military, therefore, at the
request of the sheriff, rounded up
nearly three score nllen ngltntors nnd
sent ' them to Fort MncKepzle. A
meeting of the miners' union wns then
called, and the entire strike situation
explained by Major Dean, whereupon
tho men voted unanimously to end the
strike Friday.
Governor Allen of Kansas has called
for volunteers to work tho mines nnd
protect the people of the stnte from
"unspenknble suffering," and hundreds
of men have responded. Union leaders
say these volunteers will be regarded
as strike-breakers.
D'Annunzlo. tho Itnllnn firebrand
seems to havo as many schemes of an
nexatlnn as tho kaiser had. According
to various reports, he plans to return
with strong forces to .nrn nnd proceed
thence to Sebenlco; nftor seizing thnt
city, he will attack Spalato, and there
he may run nfoul of the American
navy, which Is guarding that part of
Dalmittlu; also ho is snld to aim at
establishing a militarist government at
Trlest, and now lias emissaries In thnt
city. Tho allied officials In Paris, how.
ever, now have renewed hope that n
compromise settlement of the Adriatic
question will Ijo renched, satisfactory
to all pnrties, Including D'Annunzlo.
This Is the expected result of conver
sations there between British, French,
Italian and .Tugo-Slav representatives.
Tlio Jtigo-Slovs aro still nervous and I
claim to have Information thnt Italy j
plans to toko all of Dalmatla and Mon
tenegro, Maxim LItvinoff, representing the
soviet government of Busslu, Is In Co-
penhngen conferring with British emis
saries. Prlmnrlly tho matter In hand
Is the exchange of prisoners, but Llt-
inoff ndmitted that If tho British at
titude was favorable, peace negotia
tions would bo tnkon up. He headed
tho bolshevik delegation that met the
representatives of the Baltic states In
Dorpnt, nnd the lntter say his manner
wns cold nnd threatening throughout,
nnd that unless he behaves otherwise
In Copenhagen It will be difficult to ne
gotiate with him. Tho Bultlc stntes al
ready hnve lost faith In the bolshe
vlst's professed desire for peace with
them. The soviet government of Itus-
sla has announced new victories over
Denlklne's forces nnd further ndvances
In the Omsk region.
On Thursdny Premier Stambullwsky
of Bulgaria signed the treaty of peace
between his country nnd the allies.
The pact was signed by all the allied
nations except Boumnnla and .Tugo-
nltintr the slenlnc
strh. BuEla
lustrm. i,uif,a ua
Slavla, which are aw
of the treaty with Austria
s to pay an indemnity of $445,000,01)0;
to surrender nil works of art and other
' ilunhlcs taken from allied countries;
to abolish compulsory military service,
and to reduce its army to 20,000 men.
It Is deprived of Thrace and of Strum-
nltza. the latter going to Serbia.
Gormnny. nt last reports, was still
holding out on signing the protocol
which uie amen iuuioii uiw up, mm govermnet thnt more killings of Ai
the supreme council hns expressed its crlcans woulu ien( t0 a change In pot
surprise and displeasure nt this course. lcy o thls government townrd Mexico-
j no council ioiu uie ueranuia mui u
tho treaty of Versailles wero not put
Into effect on December 1 the respon
sibility would rest entirely with their
government. In nnother note to th
German delegation nt Versailles M.
Clemenceau, ns president of the coun
cil, sternly refused to devlnte from
the terms of the tnhty In favor of
German prisoners employed In recon
Btructlon work In the devastated part
of France, nnd ho used some very plain
language concerning German brutality
and Insincerity.
Another Irish crisis is at hand, for
the British government, according to
dispatches from Dublin, has issued n
proclamation prohibiting and suppress
ing the Sinn Fein and other like or
ganizations In all countries and bor
oughs In Ireland. It s believed the
British now havo 150,000 troops In Ire
land, and on the other hand the sup
porters of the Irish "republic" claim
they have an army of at least 100,000,
ready to light for the cause.
The new Labor party held Its first
nntlonnl convention In Chicago Inst
week, and It was scarcely what could
be called a success. The official list of
delegates showed that 728 presented
credentials, but a good many of them wero killed and scores Injured nnd
faded away before the convention heavy property damage by n vWndsum
camo to a close. Moreover, not one which readied n velocity of 80 mile
of the 124 International labor unions an hour In some plnces nnd which va
wns represented, und of the .14,000 to- accompanied by sleet, snow and ntfn,
cnl unions In the American Federation which swept ncross the central valley
of Labor and 0,000 Independent unions and southern hike region bust Safnr-
only 042 sent delegates. One delegate day.
from Boston said about 80 per cent of i Five persons were killed In soutli
those In attendance were Socialists em Michigan. Two men lost their lives
and cx-Socinllsts. Among those who In Indianapolis, when one wns electro
deserted the convention were tho mem- euted by a broken wire nnd another
hers of tho Nonpartisan league, headed blown from a ladder. A woman wa
by Governor Frnzler of North Dakota, struck dead by a cornice from a build-
The platform adopted is almost lden
tlcnl with
those of other radical Property damage will run into hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. .Ml-
souri. Illinois, Indiana and Michigan
groups,
When the congressional committee
wont to Ellis Island to Investigate the
cases of the radicals held hero for de
portation it ran into a hunch of tur
tnrs. The reds refnsed to be ques
tioned, nnd moreover were on u hun
ger strike because they wore separated
from cnllers by burs. Of course the
obvious courso Is to let them starve,
nnd tho applause would he general.
It was also disclosed that Frederic
Howe, former commissioner of Imml
gratlon nt the Island, had maintained , l" Pr anient froni the Sutton dl
a strangely sympathetic attitude t vision of Plymouth In tho balloting of
mind townrd the reds who hail boon Novombor 15. The reault was an-
caught In the federal net. There may
be more about him later on.
ADARIE1S ROBBERY
YEGGMEN STAGE UNPRECEDENT
ED HODLUP AT OMAHA.
SECURE 65.000 IN BOOH
Overpower Two Watchmen and Blow
Two Safes In Downtown De
partment Store.
Omaha, Neb. Yeggmen obtained ap
proximately S?G.r),000 In loot Inst Sun
day morning from the department
sl,ore of Hayden Brothers In Uie heart
of Omaha's business district, in one oC
the most daring robberies In Uie his
tory of the mlddlowest. Binding (wo
night watchmen bund and foot ami
while a policeman on the outsldo was
walking his beat, three robbera spent
the greater part of the night In the
store in blowing open two safes,
The yeggmen rested some time dur
ing the night, went to the grocery de
partment und ate "midnight lunch,"
(unused themselves by playing a pho
nograph and dancing and then re
sumed work. Included in the loot was
currency, gold, bonds and checks esti
mated at ?4S,0()0 and Jewelry valued at
about .$17,000. Gold nnd silver esti
ninted nt $50,000 wns left behind lift
cuuse It was too heavy to carry.
The robbers caused three explosion
with nllro-glycerlne in the blowing
open of two safes In the ollice on Uie
second lloor of the store.
That the yeggmen were profession
als was evidenced In .the manner la.
which they did the job.
Every article which is known to have
been handled by the men during Hut
robbery has been examined, und uoL a.
single finger print could be founiL
Finger stalls were used by each of the.
operators, thus destroying any possi
bility of getting their finger prints..
KILLED BY MEXICANS.
Relations Between U. S. and Carranza.
Brought Nearer the Break.
Washington, D. C James Wallace,
American citizen, was shot and killed,
by Carrauzlsta soldiers near Tample
Nov. 20.
The .State department was advised:
of the killing and immediately ordered
a thorough Investigation.
Details of this latest outrage were
lacking, but administration official
did not hesltnte to characterize it a
"almost tho last straw" In the chain
of "aggravating Incidents which lias
0CCIled thc attention of the
department for several months."
Wflln, referred to is bel
of the State
The Wallace referred to Is bellevd
hero to bo E. T. Wallace of the Gulf.
Beflnlng company, about 40 years old,
und one of the company's best mem
TC tl,n 1lonHHnnttnti nf Vnll!lfl t
, he ,B U)C e, hUj offldal of the
j Gu,f Rellnlng conipany to be killed he
Uwi, n.i i nif-htii Amorionn to he
,,' ,.,,. n,llv 2o -min whcI1 n,,.
state departnient warned the Carraua,
MEXICO DEFIES U. S.
Refuses to Release American Consular
Agent W. O. Jenkins.
Mexico City. .Declaring there Is "re
legal foundation, nor principle of In
ternational law" upon which tho United
States bases Its demand for the lui-
mediate release of William O. Jenkins,
United Stntes consular agent a
Puebla, the Mexican government.
through llllnrlo Medina, unner-sccre-
tnry of foreign relations, stated it was
Impossible to nccede.
It Is asserted that the executive de
partment ennnot, under Mexican law.
intervene nt this moment In an affair
which Is strictly In the hands of tttitte
courts. It is declared the Imprison
ment of Mr. Jenkins was neither un
justified nor arbitrary and that Mr.
Jenkins is preverting his own freedom
by refusing to give bnll, for which rea
son, it is said, "ho cannot be consider
I ed a victim of molestation,"
STORM KILLS EIGHT.
Great Damage Done By Gale and Snow
In Four States.
Chicago. At least eight person
- . lng in M uncle, inn.
suffered Intensely by the storm
First Snow in 25 Years.
Phoenix, Ariz. Know fell hens Nov.
2S. Otllelnls of the weather hurcan
said It wns the first November snow
since tin station was established her.'
In IS!).!
Woman Elected to Parliament.
Plymouth. Lady Aster, Amerk-.ni-born
wife of Viscount Astor, was elect-
nounced after a count of the ballot;
here.
