The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
BRITONS SEE
 ATTEMPT TO
 HIDE TRUTH United States Not Blamed for Failure to Obtain
 Benton's Body ENGLAND WILL WATT: HOLDS RIGHT TO ACT Settlement of Mexican situ- ation Dependent Upon
 Actions of Carranza

ernmentS view that no iInm ediate ac- ton could be taken by it in connec- ton with the deadlock over the in- vestigation into the death at Juarez of William s. Benton, the British in the House of Common by Sir Ed ward Grey. the British foreign score tary
 Sir Edward was, however, equally explicit in pointing out that, if Great Britain failed to secure satisfaction through the United States, the British government reserved to itself the right to secure reparation whenever 1t was able to do so.
 Mexican situation from the foreign secretary had been anxiously awaited.
 Sir EdwaT-d, in reply to a question, said that all efforts haNe failed to se- cure an investigation of the facts re- specting Benton's death and that per sistent difficulties created presump- ton Of a desire to conceal the truth on those in Mexico responsible for what happened.
 He said that communications with the United States were proceeding, '.but these communications do not inn ply that the government of the United States has any responsibility for what
 
 course, the death of Benton
 CANNOT DEMAND INTERVENTION
 While, therefore, we shall vel come any action that the United States is prepared to take to secure as a right that the United States should itself resort to the use of force.
 'One can demand that another gov ernment should go to all lengths to when one holds that government in some way responsible for the conmis- sion of the crime.
 50 far, the United States has shown at least as much interest in the death in Mexico Of a British subject as it
 does in the case of outrage of Ameri- can citizenvfor I understand that several Americans have been killed in Mexico. And the United States has shown every desire to it's influence to secure protection for British sub jects in Mexican territory controlled by those describ ed as constitutional ists.
 tI would therefore sum up the sit uation by saying that if the United States thinks it proper to take further steps either on behalf of its own cdti- gems or of a British subject we will gladly await the result.
 RESERVES RIGHT TO ACT ..But if, for reasons of it's own, the United States does not think it desir- course reserve to ourselves the right to secure repa-ation whenever 1t is in our power to do so.
 Our general policy towards Mexico and the Central and South American republics is confined co commercial l interests which we keep within rfon- political limits.
 tFBut the violent death of a British subject and the refusal by those in Mexico to allow the circumstances to | be investigated make it incumbent upon us to do what we can on ou1 own behalf
 Washington, March 3-Deve1op- i rnents in the Mexican situation today were dependent upon receipt of word | from General Caranza, the constftu- l tionaIst chief, as to whether he in l sisted upon maintaining the attitude | that the United States has no right te l inquire into the recent execution al l William S. Benton. a British subject l Another phase of the Mexican situa- l ton which occupied attention today | was the Presidents engagement to dis
 cuss Mexican affairs with Sir Ddone | Garden, the British Minister to Mex | ico, who arrived in Washington las l night en route to England. l Interest in the outcome of the Ben
 ton incident is upperTnost in diplo. n1atic circles. Whether Great BritaiI will insist upon reparation at thi: | time will prefer not to involve the | United States in complications witI | Carranza, were points upon which in. I formation is awaited.
 The departure of George c. Caroth. CTS, the American consu.-r agent | from Fl Paso for Nogales, was taker l to mean that Carothers, who knows l (-S iU 5erT1F | plain the American viewpoint. l Westport, March 3.-The railroad l stations at Greens Farms and South | port were entered some time during l the night and the telephone booths | broken open. The coin boxes were ] ripped from the booths and takeI away