The Washington herald., 1914-02-11

GARDEN COMING
TO washington
British Minister to Mexico
Will Stop Here on Way
to England.
NOT LIKELY TO RETURN
Probably Will Be Transferred to
Brazil-No Reports of Chase
of Castillo.
NOT LIKELY TO RETURN

That Sir Lionel Garden. British Minister
to Mexico, will come to Washington on
his way to England. and that he will
not in all probability ever return 10
Mexico In an ofiicial capacity, was indi.
Gated here yesterday on good authority.
The British Ambassador. Sir Arthur
Cecil Spring-R Rice, already has arranged
with President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan for Sir Lionel to come to Washing
ton en- route to England. While Ii Is
stated that the British Minister'S pro-
gram is subject to change and dependent
to certain extent on boat schedules
there Is little doubt that he will appea.
in Washington in a few weeks.
Thomas B. Hohler. who is on his way
to Mexico City 20 take charge of the en-
bassy during Sir Lioners absence. will
leave Washington in a few days. Sir
Lionel will not leave Mexico until Hohler' s
arrival. so that the minister's visit is not
expected for some time. While no off,
cial announcement has been made. there
is little doubt that Sir Lionel will be
given another post, presumably that of
Minister to Brazil.
0utgrowth of Ctterances.
The transfer of Sir Lionel unquestion-
ably is the outgrowth of the concern OF
the Wilson administration over certain
remarks said to fr!e been made by Sir
Lionel in Mexico City rejecting upon
President Wilson's knowledge of Mexican
conditions and his policy. In the willing
ness of the British government to remove
him to another post and its sending Car
den to Washington is seen an indication
of the relations b ween the two govern
ments likely to result from the Presi-
4 seWUI.
tolls question. There Is good reason 70
believe that President Wilson publicly
announced his desire Tor the repeal of the
exemption clause partly for the purpose
of securing the good will of the British
government and its support in Mexico.
Reports of Sir L.onel's alleged interest
In land company owning properties on
the Ist;.mus OF Tehuantepec created much
interest here. Secretary Bryan yesterday
denied these reports had been mentioned
in his conference with the British Am
bassador and repeated his statement that
the department had not been informed
that Sir Lionel had any such interests in
Mexico. The statement of Lord Cowdray
TO the effect that Sir Lionel acquired
such an interest in a company in which
he. Cowdray. also was interested, was
regarded here as significant. 1t is learned
that there Is a rule In the British diplo-
matte and consular services which pro-
hibits officers OF those services from ac-
quiring any business interests in the
countries to which they are officially
assigned.
To support United States.
That the British government already is
preparing to lend the United States more
support In Mexico than has
been the case heretofore is indicated in
the fact that. according to present plans.
no one will be sent to succeed Sir Lionel
as minister. Thus the British foreign
office will not be confronted with the
problem of renewing its recognition of
the Huerta government, as would be the
case were a new minister sent to Mexico
City. Charge Hohler will be accredited
merely to the Mexican foreign Office
The State Department has no reports
Of the chase of Castillo. the bandit
leader in Chihuahua, who is held respon:
sible for the burning of a passenger
train in the Cumbre tunnel, in which
fourteen Americans are known to have
lost their lives. II was indicated here
that should Castillo make his
way into the United States, as he is re-