New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-01
NO DISCOURTESY
BY UNITED STATES
"The Times" Involves
American Embassy in
Foreign Office Tilt.
IBy Gable TO The Tribune. ]

Iondon. Jan. IA tilt between
"The Times" and the Foreign once mas
led TO peculiar diplomatic incident
involving the American Embassy Inc
dispute concerns the precise time OF
the delivery of the American note OF
protest. On the day the news OF the
American note came through the press
agency the Foreign Office, when APP
proached by newspaper correspondence
declared it had not received the aetuai
text. and that il had got the hrst news
of the protest from the press =.
This was not particularly comph-
mentary 10 the American state De-
nar,ment. That evening, however, the
embassy declared that Ambassador
pace had informed Lord Haldane, act
inc head of the Foreign office IN DIT
Edward Grey's absence, OF the impenu-
mo nrotest. and also stated that the
text of the protest had been sent tnat
Tuesday afternoon to the Foreign
Office. J,otorod
"Tbe Times" next morning declared
that Ambassador Page had seen LORD
Haldane on Monday and had Delivered
tho note 10 him on Tuesday. ms was
slightly erroneous, as the hote was
sent by messenger late on Tuesday
"Tbe Times" is not in the least popu-
lar at the Foreign Office these days
and the Northcliife papers have pltter-
lv attacked Lord Haldane, VINO mas even
been called a German on account Oh
his having professed before the Wal
a friendship for Germany
Probably seeing the impending AZ
tack on Lord Haldane's presence III tht
Foreign Office, which has been IRE
ouently criticised, the Foreign oHlce
issued a statement denying the as
sertions of "The Times" and also eN-
plaining Lord Haldane's presence;
This statement, unfortunately, ImPlleu
that the American Embassy had oeeh
negligent in delivering the note, sta'-
ING fatty that II did not reacn the
Foreign Office until Wednesday morn
ing. -. ~ tho mat.
ter with Sir Edward Grey, ana the
American Embassy still declares 'nc
note got there on Tuesday hlghV, az
| II has a receipt 10 show. Inc foreleiii
Office issued to-day an ad1ltloila'
! statemen, which has Inclined the erl-
bassy, but does not completely clea'
/ II or the State Department TOT u
mains true that the first full descrip-
/ tion of the note reached the foreIe"
Ofice from press dispatches.
J Speaking for the Foreign once tnt
Press bureau denied this evening the
/ SUGGESTION published IN lne 'te'
that its previous statement on me time
/ tho American note was received oy the
Foreign Office was issued with the IN
tention of charging the American gov
eminent with discourtesy IN giving tne
cortents of the note to the newspaper
before /. had been received by tne
Foreign Office. The statement OF inc IN
bureau says this suggestion is totally
unfounded.'
"There has been no discourtesy what
over on the part of the state Depart
ment at Washington or the American
Embassy in London says the an
nouncement. "On the other hand, y
must be clearly understood that when
/ this note was sent to the Foreign VI
/ flee there was no discourtesy or delay
/ there. either on the part OF officials OF
of the Secretary of State.
The Foreign Office explains that the
note was not received up to late hour
/ Tuesday evening. at is not known at
exactlv what hour the note was deliV-
cred at the Foreign Office" the Press
Bureau adds, but the envelope con
tanning il was not marked immediate
and was opened in the ordinary course
on the morning of the BOTH