The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-25
Alive TO Situation

isOhdOiif OtloDeT Co OWING to
portant business Walter H. Page, the
United States ambassador last night
excused himself from keeping an en-
gagement to preside over the lecture
or an American professor whose sub
Ject was Great Britain and the United
States" The ambassadors important
business is believed here to have beer
connected with the Mexican situation.
The British press is now completely
alive to the gravity of the Mexican
affair The Daily Graphic, which finds
1t significant that one of the secretaries
of Foreign Secretary Grey, Sir William
u. Tyrrell, is being sent to Washing
ton, again in an editorial today de-
nounces President Huerta, whose stata-
ment of Thursday, it says proves his
unfitness for any responsible office and
abundantly justifies President Will
sons refusal to accord recognition to
his government.
The Graphic, however, is almost
alone in the view that Great Britain is
wrong in recognizing Huerta. The ten
dency of the editorial opinion general
ly is to regard 1t as impossible that the
two English speaking peoples should
quarrel over the affairs of South
American country
Recognizes Danger
AT the same time the Daily TeIe
graph recognizes the serious danger of
Huerta attempting to marshal the peo-
pie of the United States and the less
interested nations of the Old World
into opposing camps" and says IL feels
convinced that the good sense and po-
ltical wisdom in America will see the
risk and by sagacity and restraint
avoid it,
The Standard declares it sees moth :
ing dlscreditable in the British govern
ment looking after British interests in
oil in Mexico since other nations pro-
test their commercial interests in n
similar manner. The newspaper con-
tends that commercial competition
ought not to prevent political friend
ship.
Sir Hiram Maxim, writing in the
morning Post says the enormous
growth of the Anglo-Saxon population
in North America makes the eventual
absorption of Mexico inevitable. There
fore, he adds, Great Britain ought to
not TO put the brake on the wheels OF
progress and rightly or wrongly she
should support the American policy in
Mexico.
Strong Editorial
The Daily News in a strong editorial
demands the recall of Minister Sir Iio-
mel Carbon on the ground that he is do
ing his best to help President Huerta
in his design to set the British and
American governments at loggerheads.
The News says:
THE maintenance of American
friendship Is the keystone of British
policy. Not all the British capital in
vested in Mexico would compensate for
the risk of losing Americas friendship
and under the present circumstances 1t
would be our duty and the plainest
common sense to acquiesce in the
American policy, even though we
thought it mistaken.
but President Wilson's policy is not
mistaken one. All that has happened
in Mexico confirms the keenness of his
insight and justifies the courage of his
conduct. We are not prepared to sac
rifice the friendship of the United
States at the dictation of a few rich
spectators. Let the foreign office I'M
derstand that"
The Daily Mail complains of Pres
corning his plans for solving the Mex
lean difficulty. 1t says he refuses to
recognize Huerta, but offers no al
tentative solution.
III he would. frankly show in what
direction his way lies" the Mail says.
1T would facilitate the task of Brit
ish statesmen. who like himself, are
solely concerned to restore to Mexico
the boon of lasting peace
The Daily Chronicle protests that
Great Britain has no desire to add to
the difficulties of the United States and
expresses the hope that the election in
tinized and that it will insure the Sc
lection of a President who can work
with American support.