El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-20

y POKANE, Wash, Oct 20.-The let
ter to secretary of state Bryan, in
- which Henry Lane Wilson rendered
his resignation as American ambassa-
dor to Mexico, was made public here
by Mr.. Wilson. The letter was written
in Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. %. In part
Mr., Wilson wrote:
4 have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note of August Il
transmitting a copy of a telegrapnlc
instruction of the department of state
to the American ambassador IN Lon
don, directing him to disclaim all re-
spOnsi Utility on the part of this govern
ment for an interview attributed TO me-
The closing paragraph of the instruc-
ton referred to states that he regrets
exceedingly that a diplomatic repre-
sentative of this government should De
guilty of such an improperly, the last
paragraph of your note to me states
that the president does not go further
at this time because he takes 1t for
granted that the action which he has
been obliged to take in this matter
will be to you sufficient reminder OF
your official obligations.
Rebuke ~Hasty and Unmerited.7
There is" he writes. "a just limit
to patient silence and I shall not per-
nit myself to be made the victim of
hasty and unmerited rebuke without
placing on record with you my earnest
and solemn protest"
Mr.. Wilson then reviews the circum-
stances leading up to the instructions
to the ambassador in London A Lon
don dispatch was published In TINS
country August II, stating that one of
the factors demanding British recogn1-
ton Of the Mexican provisional gov
eminent was "the congratulatory
speech of the American ambassador
on the occasion of Huerta'S reception
to the diplomatic corps. Mr.. Wilson
says he did not believe this came from
an official British source and had de-
cided to maintain an attitude of re-
serve, until, on the next two days, he
read in the press articles evidently
inspired from administration sources
containing expressions of qualification
over the supposed prohibitOry express
sion of the British government
TT seemed to me that this was the
first evidence of your intention to pub
licIy question my official acts" he con-
tinues, and I accordingly gave to the
press the interview referred to-"
Says Haste Was TemPestuOus.
"Thereupon with tempestUous haste,
and apparently prompted by partisan
zeal, you dispatched an instruction to
the American ambassador in London,
directing him to apologize for language
uttered by me. which was not in the
least degree offensive and which was
based entirely upon the assumption
that the supposed expression Of the
British government was a malicious
fabrication. You thus hastily pro-
ceeded. without ascertaining whether
the supposed expressions by the Brit
lsh government OF my comment there
on were veritable; and. as has since
been developed, your action caused the
greatest possible surprise to the gov
eminent of Great Britain, which did
not know it had been offended and had
no official knowledge of the views at
tributed to it
Thus. through pique, you have spon-
taneOusly and unjustiy discredited a
officer of this government
and at the same time have exposed to
the British foreign office the spirit of |
hazardous adventure which presides
over the department of state and the |