The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-29
RESENTS ALLEGED CORRAL INTERVIEW United States Government Disappr0ves Alleged
 Criticism

Washington, April 2s.-The reported declarations Of Ramon Corral. vice presi- dent of Mexico, that Americans were fo- menting trouble in his country to force intervention, has encountered the dis favor of the United States government. The state department has called the mat ter to the attention of Mexico to establish officially whether the interview with the vice president, in which the statements excepted to are said to have been made, was authentic, as published in Mexico City. The question will be taken up by Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City, to whom the department telegraphed late to- day copy of an official statement which Fit had issued, uneauivocally 4-disapprovint the alleged utterance. The statement ex- presses the confident belief of the depart mnt that the Mxican foreign office will promptly "repudiate and prevent the pro- mitigation of any such statements calcu- lated so seriously to disturb the mutual confidence and friendly good understand ing between tine two peoples.
 'The department of state finds 1t very difficult to credit the authenticity of such an interview, purporting to come rom a high official of the Mexican government, the statement says, because the enorts made to enforce the neutrality laws and the dislnterested friendship of the United States for Mexico and the Mexican people are as we'll known to the Mexican govern- ment as they are fully understood In the United States
 .'The department of state has made every effort to prevent any harmful m1s- understanding and there can be no doubt that the Mexican foreign office will take prompt steps to repudiate and prevent the promulgation of any such statements, call oulated so seriously to disturb the mutual confidence and friendly good understand ing between the two peoples
 Mexico City, April 2S.-"The statements attributed to Mir Corral are so at varl- ance with the facts and so inconceivable as originating from person occupying the high and representative office Of vice president of great nation holding friend ly relations with the United States. that comment of critical nature would oe better reserved"
 In this manner Ambassador Wilson commented tonight upon the interview at tributed to vice President Corral at San Ander. Spain. and printed in the Elimpar- oial of this capital In diplomatic and of ficial circles the disposition to discredit the interview was general
 l.'I am sure these views are not shared by the other responsible officials of the Mexican government continued Ambas- sador Wilson. 'It perhaps is true that the neutrality laws of the United States need amplification and amendment to meet conditions which were not contem- plated when they were framed, but as they exist on the statute looks they have been enforced and even strained to meet the representations of the Mexican gov ernment relating to conditions on the frontier.
 Our government duties In this crisis are precisely what the duties of any other government would be under similar cir cumstances and these duties, while they may not be shirked, are being performed calmly and patiently.