New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-23
United States May No Longer
Play Leading Part in Affairs
of Southern Neighbor.
GARDENS WORDS DISLIKED
British Minister to the Republic
Has Long Shown His
Unfriendliness to
Americans.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]


England's open announcement that her
course in Mexico is not that or the
United States and the growing fac'
that this country has no solution OF its
own M hand emphasize TO offlcialdom
of Washington that the Mexican mat
ter is rapidly becoming genuinely IN
ternational affair in which the Unlteu
States may no longer play the leading
part.
In fact. England's known attitude,
the utterances of Sir Lionel Garden.
the British Minister in Mexico CITY;
the arrival Of a German warship In
Vera Cruz and the imminent departure
of a French warship for Mexican
waters indicate the possibility Of con-
certed action on the part OF Europe,
although it must be said that no IN
timation Of deliberate cooperation by
England, France and other European
powers has yet been received by this
government.
There is a decided feeling OF irrita-
ton in Washington over the turn
events have taken. The situation in
Mexico, by itself has been unsatis-
factory enough, and now that there are
complications threatening concerning
the interna tiona phase officials are
wholly dissatisfied. Furthermore, they
see little light ahead. and no one i'll
| Washington to-day Is willing to make
a prophecy as to what will happen.
Sir Lionel Long unfriendly.
There is particular dissatisfaction re-
garding the attitude Of Sir Lionel Car
den. whose well known anti-American-
ism has made him a marked man as
far as the State Department is con-
cerned. He now comes out in inter-
views in which he criticises American
policy. Sir LioneIs attitude toward
the United States has long been a mat
ter OF gossip. When in Cuba, a num-
Der OF years ago, he negotiated reel
procity treaty with the Cuban gov
eminent which was unsatisfactory to
the United States, and this government
| blocked IT, Later he was transferred
! to Central America.
While there his anti-American atti-
tude was such that the State Depart
ment was compelled 10 make represen-
| tations to the British Foreign Office.
| complaining about Gardens course and
/ asking for his punishment. II nothing
more. What the British Foreign Office
did to the offending diplomat as re-
/ suit OF the American complaint The
! Tribune correspondent is unable to say.
| but there are two things which are
| known TO all the world. One is that
/ Garden was knighted and the other il
| that he was made British Minister to
Mexico. the highest post in England's
| Latin-American diplomatic service.
| There were misgivngs in official cir
Giles here when Garden was first sent to
! that capital he would have an unpar-
| alleled opportunity TO vent his anti
Americanism If he wished to.
No Apology Expected.
There is much curiosity here az To
what the administration will do, If any
thing. concerning Sir Lionel's inter-
views in this mornings papers. When
Henry Lane Wilson was indlscreet in
an utterance about the British Foreign
| Office the Secretary of State repri-
manded him and apologized TO Eng
land, even though 1t was learned later
that England had not expected an apol-
ogy. IL is not believed here that Eng
land will do anything OF the sort re-
garding Sir Lionel's published views
That England will not give whole
| souled support TO the United States in
its Mexican policy is a disappointment
to the administration, although there is
| nothing so far to Indicate that the
course OF this government will be
altered officials are giving the matter
serious consideration, but will not ad-
nit that any action is contemplated.
The British Foreign Office is being
criticised, and there is even an intima-
ton that If England does not support
the United States the administrations
attitude on the Panama tolls questions,
| which is that America is wrong In the
matter, might undergo a change and
would not be so satisfactory TO Eng
land.
In the discussion OF England's sup
port OF Huerta, English motives are
being discussed and the statement, pub
lished in The Tribune last month, that
the British attitude was influenced by
the British firm OF Pearson e. Son.
which Is deeply interested In Mexican
oil fields and seeks great concessions,
Is receiving much consideration. 1t Is
well known that Pearson & Son have
Influence In Downing Street. Lord
Cowdrey is at the head Of the concern
and his partner is Lord Murray, of
Elibank. who resigned his seat I'm Par
lament. where he was chief whip of
the Liberal party. now in power In
England. 20 become "A member of Pear
son q Son. II has often been stated
that Lord Cowdrey had much to do
with Great Brtain's prompt recogni-
ton Of Huerta.
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