New-York tribune., 1913-11-04
No Time When Embassy Here
Can Afford To Be at Anything
Except Full Strength,
Says "The Times"
ENGLAND REMAINS FRIEND
No Real Antagonism of Inter
ests in Mexican Situation,
Says "The Daily Mall
Ambassador, Better, to
Return Soon.
rsy Gable to The Tribunel

London, Nov. 4.-Great com'notion
has been caused here by the letter
from "A British Exile" in New York,
published in "rhe Times" yesterday
calling attention to comment in the
United States over the prolonged alb
sence Of Sir Cecil Spring-FIce. the
British Ambassador, from his post in
WASHINGTON during the Mexican tri-
sis. "The Times" this morning says;
The essential facts in the letter are
admittedly accurate. Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, whose health has never been
strong, for some time past has feen
very III. and il is not yet certain when
he will be able to resume work NJ the
embassy. All this is extremely regret
table. not only 10 the many frierds o1
one of the most popular and most
gifted Of our diplomatists, but TO all
who are anxious that the troubles in
Mexico may lead to no weakening OF
the Anglo-American friendship.
TT certainly is not the time when the
British Embassy in Washington can
afford to be at anything but its full
strength. With the delicate situation
arising out of the Mexican affair and
with the ambassador i'll, it is difhcult
to understand why the embassy was
allowed TO be understaffed in other re-
spects as we'll"
THE Daily Mail" rays. "The Brit
ish people remains steadfastly true in
its firm and unwavering belief in the
essential unity of the Anglo-SaXon
race. Yet articles and cartoons which
have appeared in some sober and usual
ly well informed United States newspa-
pers are evidence that our position is
not clearly understood.
1T must be made clear to all that we
never claimed any special or excep-
tional position in Mexico, and whatever
Interpretation has been placed upon
British official action in that country,
the United States may rest assured
that there is no real antagonism of
views or interests between the Two
peoples, and, further, we regard any
possibility of a quarrel with the United
States on such an issue as absolutely
unthinkable."
THE Daily News" has this to say:
I'VE have the best authority for
stating that complete accord exists be-
tween the British and the United
States governments. Great Britain has
cordially agreed to refrain from any
step until Washington has determined
its policy, and there is no point of
collision at all between the two ma
tions."
THE Daily Graphic says editorial
IL:
THE present United States govern
ment represents a moral uprising,
which for the time, at least, has made
an end Of the old gangs of Republicans
and Democrats and brought a quite
new constituency into power. This is
really what renders the Mexican crisis
so serious for the United States and
for ourselves.
Wilson and Bryan are men 10 whom
the mean expedients of conventional
diplomacy are unknown. They are
out to do the right, and to do it on a
great scale, and they have behind them
all that is best in the country. This
is a moral as well as a political crisis,
and in the deep feeling which it has
stirred the Americans will long remem-
Der wfb stood beside them in it and
who held aloof.
Wilson and the best American peo-
PIE look TO England for sympathy in
this matter because they believe the
TWO nations are one in ideals and in
American responsibilities, as they are
one in blood. If we do not respond to
their expectation we shall not only
make great political mistake but do
IN unworthy thing"