The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
he TALKS TOO MUCH
AMBASSADOR WILSON IS In MORE
SERIOUS TROUBLE
He IS SEVERLY REBUKED

to Disclaim All Responsibility for
the Dis.
cussed Probability of Immediate
Dismissal of the Ambassador.
Henry Lane Wilson, furloughed
ambassador to Mexico, issued state
ment at Washington Wednesday at
tacking the recent statement accred-
tied to the British foreigl Office, de-
claring that Great Britain had rec e
nized the Huerta government as a
provisional governmer. only: that
recognition was prCmpte! by a de.
sire to contribute to tho restoration
Of order and also because Of Wilson S
congratulatory speech Oh tl.:s ocra-
sion of the reception of the Mexico
| City diplomatic corps by Huerta.
Mr.. Wilson said: eff this stale
ment really emanated from the Brit
ish foreign Office. it is at variance
with it's traditions and with the cEar-
acter which it has maintained before
the world for two centuries. doubt
the genuineness of The statement, as
it is a pure subterfuf,e unworthy of
the British foreign office. AS there eH-
listed at the time of this recognition
only a provisional government n
Mexico the government Of Great Brit
ain could naturally r2cogriza norhing
but provisional government: which
it did in exactly The sane manner
and practically the same pnTaseolosy
as all other European governments.
That Great Britain was moved to rec
ognition by it's desire to as%i,. in the
restoration OF order is most likely
true and I believe this factor was tie
determining one with all govern
ments which followed the example of
Great Britain though most CT them
recognized the Mexican personal gov
ernment at much later date
"The action of the COVE. Iment Of
Great Britain was not in the slightest
degree affected by the socaIsl "coa-
gratulatory speech" made by me on
behalf of the diplomatic corps This
address was not drawn By NE, but
by the Spanish and British ministers
at the request Of the entire resident
diplomatic corps.
81 purposely declined RESPONSIBLE
ity for the wording and in the form
in which it finally appeared i. was
the expression of the views oi the Oh
tire diplomatic corps representing
governments which had none of them
at that time recognized the provision
al government. For more than q
month after this reception the Brit
ish government maintained an atti-
tude of hostility toward the govern
ment of Gen. Huerta and when final
recognition was accorded it came as
the result Of a complete reversal of
policy.
"The governments of the other Eu-
ropean powers recognized the Mex
lean provisional government some
time after the recognition Of Great
Britain was given, after waiting vain
ly for the recognition of the goverl-
ment of the United States, which they
universally thought should be ac-
corded.
"The truth of the statement nave
made here is on record in the depart
ment Of state at washington and
doubtless also upon records Of evo''
government accredited to Mexico at
that time"
President Wilson Thursday public
ly reprimanded Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson for his above attack on
the British foreign Office. Ambassador
Page was instructed to express to S:r
Edward Grey the regret Of the Amer
lean government that diplomatic
official of the United States should
have been guilty of such an impro-
priety."
The action of the administration
resulted from the receipt of cable
gram from Ambassador Page IN Lon
don, officially confirming the Associ-
ated Press dispatch which had quot
ed a statement from the British gov
ernment that it had recognized the
Huerta regime in Mexico along with
France and Germany after "con-
\ eratulatory speech" to President
Huerta by Ambassador Wilson or be-
half Of the diplomatic corps in MeXl-
co City.
The official Interpretation o: the
statement was that Great Britain at
the time believed from Ambassador
Wilson's act that the United States
intended to recognize the Huerta gov
ernment. Secretary Bryan, after a
conference with the president sent
the following cablegram to Ambas-
sador Page:
"The interview given to the press
Yesterday by Mr.. Henry Lane Wilson
| whose resignation as amOaSsauol "
Mexico has been accepted to take ef-
feet at the end Of his vacation, Oc-
tober "A, having been brought to the
presidents attention, he directs me
to ask you to call at the British for
eisn office and say to Sir Edward
GREY that he disclaims all response
bility for Mr.. Wilson's actions in the
matter and for the language employ
ed by him in his interview and that
he regrets exceedingly that a dlplo'
matte official in the employ of this
government should have been guilty
of such an impropriety."
Secretary Bryan not only gave the
foregoing to the press but issued the
following statement:
"a copy of the cablogram to the
American embassy was sent to Am
oassador Wilson. The president does