Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-06
Sir Lionel Garden VIII Be Given
Post of Ambassador to Bra
z.h According to News From
london,
HAD CRITICISED POLICY
OF PRESIDENT WILSON
Washington Believes Move viii
Have Beneficial Effect in
Showing Hderta Just Where
England Stands,
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fey MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIHtl
london Jan. 5.-sir Lionel Garden,
rritish minister to Mexico, is shortly
n he transferred to Rio de Janeiro
Il minister to Brazil. He was APP
oointed TO Mexico City July is, 1913,
n succeed Francis William Strongs
the successor to Lionel Garden at
Mexico city will probably be Charles
Murray Marling, senior counsellor ~
the British diplomatic service now ac-
credited to Turkey.
Sir Lionel Gardens transfer. which
IS promotion as far as salary IS
concerned, although the two legations
pogscss the same standing in the serv-
ieo. would have been made some time
ago except for the fact that the Brit
ish foreign office would not make the
change while the minister was under
fire for the alleged interview in which
he was made TO reflect on the policy
Of the United States toward Mexico
The officials Of the foreign office
we're not prepared this evening to
discuss Sir Lionel Gardens transfer
from Mexico city and were surprised
to discover that the intentions Of the
government had leaked out 1t is gem
efally understood, however. that the
government takes much the same view
as the public. that the minister has
not been entirely discreet in handling
tba.situailon in Mexieo. although the
government does not believe that he
has done anything TO justify the very
severe criticism leyelled agdinst him.
Nothing has become public here MS
90 any differences between the Ameri-
can naval authorities in Mexican wat
crs and Sir Christopher Cradock, the
admiral in command of the British
warshps there.
When it was suggested tonight to
the American ambassador, Walter H..
Page, that the ambassador might have
had something TO do with Sir Lionel
Gardens transfer. he declined to adj
nit responsibility but suggested that
Sir Lionel himself may have been
the agency.
That the transfer was not a surprise
10 the ambassador was indicated by
the fact that he volunteered the name
of The minister's successor, saying that
he understood Charles Murray Mari
ing was to take the post. Mr- Page
denied that he had visited the British
foreign office in connection with the
rumors regarding Sir Christopher
Cradock.
Sir Lionel Garden probably will
come 10 England before going TO his
new post 1T is said by his friends
that when Sir Lionel went TO Mexico
he was offered the choice Of going di-
reetly to Rio De Janeiro to succeed
Sir William Henry Doveton Haggard,
who had reached the retiring age, or
Of spending six months in Mexico as
minister there before proceeding 20
Brazil owing to the state of health
of his WIFE, Sir Lionel decided to go
10 Mexico first.
Unfortunately. Sir Lionel went to
Mexico with reputation of being
anti-American al time when good
understanding between the United
states and Great Britain was vital.
Naturally, the British government
defended Sir Lionel against the at
lacks on him but the belief prevailed
az the same time that It would be bet
Ter to find another post for him.
The salary Of British minister at
hin Is Sl7,5o0 with a house allowance
Of SL25o, while that at Mexico City
Is $4,000 less and no house allow
anco.
Charles Murray Marling. the prob
able successor Of Sir Lionel Garden.
mas had a long and varied career in
The diplomatic service. which he Join
ea ~ lSsS. Most of the time he has
occupied diplomatic posts In the east
at constantinople, Athens and Teher-
an but he also served at Paris, Sofia,
Madrid and Rio de Janeiro.