New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15
Apology CabIed to Great Britain
for Attack on Foreign Office
by Retiring Ambassador
to Mexico.
LIND HAS DEFINITE PLANS
Administration Has Outlined
Three Distinct Courses of Ac-
ton To Be Submitted for
Huerta Governments
Consideration.
IRON The Tribune Bureau J

Washington, Aug. l9.-On behan or
the President. the Secretary of State
tonight apologized, by cable, to ,he
British government for the unkind
things which Henry Lane Wilson, the
retiring Ambassador to Mexico, said
Yesterday about the British Foreign
Office.
The apology went to Ambassador
Page who was instructed to tell the
British Minister for Foreign Affairs
70 disclaim, for the President, all re-
sponsibility for Mr.. Wilson'S interview
end TO express the Presidents regret
that any American diplomat should
have been guilty OF such impropriety.
At the same time Secretary Bryan
sent a copy Of the cable to Mr. VIII
son, adding that the President does
not 20 further now because he thinks
that this action will be to Mr.. Will
son sufficient reminder OF his official
duties.
Message Sent to Page.
The cabled instruction TO Ambas
sador Page : lows
The interview given to the press
yesterday by -Ienry Lane Wilson,
whose resignation as Ambassador to
Mexico has been accepted. TO take effect
at the end Of his vacation, October
II, having been brought to the Presi-
dents attention, he directs me 10 ask
YOU 10 call at the British Foreign
Office and say 10 Sir Edward Grey
that he disclaims all responsibility for
Mr.. Wilson's action in the matter and
for the language employed by him in
his interview, and that he regrets ex-
ceedingly that a diplomatic official in
the employ Of this government should
have been guilty Of such an impro-
priety."
Mr.. Bryan simultaneously gave out
this statement:
American Embassy was sent 10 Am
hassador Wilson. Mr.. Bryan added
that the President does not go further
at this time because he takes II for
granted that the action which he has
been obliged TO take in this matter will
he to him a sufficient reminder Of his
official duties"
Not in years has such a reprimand
been administered 20 diplomatic rep
-esentative Of the United States. The
last case OF the sort was in 1903. when
Herbert Bowen, then Minister TO Ven
ezuela, was turned out by President
Roosevelt after charges had been made
against his Official conduct.
President Very Indignant.
The President was indignant when he
read the statement Mr.. Wilson issued
Yesterday. He called the Secretary Of
State TO him and directed him TO IN
ouire OF the British Ambassador, now
at Dublin, n. H.. for the summer. as 10
the authenticity OF the statement issu-
ing from the British Foreign ONCE, the
gelRaneness Of which Ambassador Will
son questioned and then proceeded
severely 10 criticise at the same time
saving certain things calculated to
prove unpopular In Downing Street.
While under normal conditions the
statement Of Ambassador Wilson might
have been permitted 10 pass unnoticed,
the fact that It may incur the displeas-
ure of the British Foreign Office is
nscuIiarlv embarrassing 10 Secretary
Bryan because OF certain desperate
steps he has taken to save from defeat
the mission OF ex Governor Lind, which
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