The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-15
PRESIDENT GIVES
ENVOY WILSON
REPR|MANO
Publicly Rebuked for His
improperly
REGRETS SENT TO ENGLAND
Envoy Wilson's Interviews and Crti-
cism Were in Bad
Taste.

Washington, Aug. 1h.-President
Wilson last night publicly reprimand-
ed ambassador Henry Lane Wilson
for his recent attack on the British
foreign office. ambassador Page was
instructed to express to Sir Edward
Grey the regret Of the American gov
ernment that diplomatic official of
the United States SHOULD have been
guilty of such an improprieiy The
action of the administration at Wash
ington followed receipt of a cable
gram from ambassador Page official
~ confirming the Associated Press
dispatch which had quoted state
ment from the British government
that it had recognized the Huerta re-
gime in Mexico along with France
and Germany after a "congratulatory
speech" to President Huerta by EN-
bassador Wilson on behalf of the di-
plomatic corps in Mexico City.
The official Interpretation of the
statement at Washington was that
Great Britain at the time believed
from ambassador Wilson's act that
the United States intended to recog-
niZe the Huerta government. En-
bassadCr Wilson in an authorized in
terview declared that if the state
ment really emanated from the Brit
ish foreign Office il was "a pure sub
terfuge unworthy of the British for
eign office" and at variance with It's
traditions and with the character it
has maintained before the world for
two centuries
Secretary Bryan, after conference
with the president last night. then
sent the following cablegram to En-
bassador Page: The interview Civ
en- 10 the press yesterday by Mr.. Hen.
ry Lane Wilson, whose resignation as
ambassador to Mexico has been ac-
cepted, to take effect at the end of his
vacation, October IA, having been
brought to the presidents attention
he directs me to ask you to call AT
the British foreign office and say to
Sir Edward Grey that he disclams all
responsibility for Mr.. Wilson's action
in the matter and for the language
employed by him in his interview
and THAI he regrets exceedingly thai
a diplomatic official in the employ OF
| this government should have been
guilty of such an impropriety."
Secretary Bryan not only gave the
above to the press, but issued the fol
| lowing statement: "a copy of the
| cablegram to the American embassy
was sent to ambassador Wilson. Mr.
! Bryan added that the president does
not so farther at this time because
he takes it for granted that the ac
ton which he is Obliged TO take in
| this matter will be to him (Embassa
dor Wilson, a sufficient reminder OF
| his official duties
| In this connection it was admitted
| that the administration seriously haC
| considered a summary acceptance OF
ambassador Wilson's resignation t
take effect Immediately but it wa.
said by officials who characterized
last nights action as a sufficient re
| primand that only in the event of an,
| utterance or action distasteful to tn,
| administration by the ambassador
| would such a course be followed Ad
ministration officials felt particular
solicitude about the possible effect o
| ambassador Wilson's remarks il
| Great Brition because at this time tn,
American government is relying OF
the moral support of the European
powers in the effort to suggest
peaceful ending to the Mexican revC
luton.