New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-17
ICARRANZA ORDERED
GARDEN TO QUIT
u. S. Prevented Handing
of Passports to Eng
lish Envoy.
MEXICAN LEADER
SOUGHT REVENGE
British Diplomat Warns Wilson
Against Removal of Ameri-
can Troops.

Washington, Sept. 16.--How Sir Lionel
Garden, British Minister to Mexico,
was forced by General Carranza to
leave Mexico City, the diplomatic in
tervention Of the United States alone
preventing the ConsttutiOnalist chief
from abruptly handing passports to
the minister, was revealed in high OH
cial quarters here tonight.
The facts in the diplomatic episode
became known only after the publica-
tion of an alleged interview in New
York with Sir Lionel criticising PresI-
dent Wilson for ordering American
troops to withdraw from Vera Cruz.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British Am
bassador, promptly informed Secretary
Bryan that Sir Lionel, who sailed to-
day for England, had not been author
lied to make any statement and that
he would endeavor to get in touch with
him to learn of its accuracy, which he,
himself. doubted.
High officials cOnversant with Sir
LionePs previous interviews attacking
the Mexican policy Of the American
government were not inclined to DOUBT
that he had expressed himself freely
again, and set it down as result or
his own resentment toward Carranza.
General CarranZa always believed
that the English diplomat was largely
responsible for Huerta's logged resist
ance to diplomatic pressure, and told
his friends that when the Constitu-
tionalists reached Mexico City the
minister would be deported. When
Carranza did reach Mexico City the
American government was advised that
he intended to carry out his threat.
The Cons.itutionalist chief wanted to
hand Sir Lionel his passports imme-
diately and order him to leave the
country.
Through the Brazilian Minister the
United States interceded, nd 1T was
finally arranged that the diplomat
should be permitted to leave without
embarrassment. Sir Lionel had pre-
viously arranged to stay Indefinitely IN
Mexico City, but as a result of the cpl
SOC, he was ordered to his new post
in Brazil Immediately.
The American government at ne
time, it is understood, took occasion to
point out to Carranza that Whatever
animosity he might possibly feel toward
Sir Lionel would be misunderstood and
exaggerated as an affront to Great
Britain if passports were handed the
British Minister.
Sir Lionel Garden, the newly appoint
cd British Minister to Brazil, sailed
for Liverpool yesterday by the White
Star liner Celtic, after causing dlplo-
matte futter by an interview deploring
the order of President Wilson for the
withdrawal Of United States troops
from Mexico. >, :,
The British diplomat, who was called
TO England some five or six months ago
from Mexico City, when the Mexican
difficulties were at their height, re-
turned to New York last week on the
MORO Castle Sir Lionel said in part;
at Is. a desperate shame. that line
United States has seen fit to abandon
the decent people of Mexico when they
most need help. do not know the
reason for this, but it would seem that
President Wilson has been misinformed
in some matters and that, If another
side has been brought to his attention,
he has not seen fit to listen to any
thing that would contradict those who
have told him that pacitication exists.
"If there is to be an ultimate settle
ment of the Mexican troubles 1t must
be brought about by the United States.
That would take 100000 men, many
years and a vast sum of money. There
would be no glory in it for the United
States-only the principle OF the
thing-and it is question if the great
Republic would care to foot the BILL"