The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-30

HxAlo oonsaiea published IN Car
ana, of,ctal organ IN Mexico CITY,
aocuanx Mr.. Wilson OF lack OF frank
ness and Of an "unclean" policy.
Denial Regarded Diplomatic
The Cabrera denial OF the inter
yssy ohAxaNksraxing American bord or
onicials - ''supinsr 10 considered here
a. dtplomAtto, but sufficient to prevent
this government from taking ofnoial
cognixance Of It. Ambassador DedS-
nate Arredondo made this Statements
concerning It today;
speaking about tAe situation IN
general and especially In ChihuAhus
a. TO how villa had been able to cause
such Giarm. Mr.. CxbrerA said. not fo'
publication and without sxpectatioo
that his remarks would be used:
~The American government could
help us by increasing It's vigilance to
prevent ammunition from getting into
the hands Of Villa and by e1peiling
from the United States . great mum
her OF Mexican refugees who are very
wen known as enemies OF the de
xActo government OF Esxioo. This the
American government oe1ld DO strict
II within tho province Of American
neutrality lawA'"
Mr.. Arrendondo declared that The
above statement represented all
Cabrera said. He added that the
statement was written without author
ity. with the writer assuming to oon-
pose the statement under Cabrera's
name.
Mcxfco's Strong Man.
Cabrera, in addition to being chair
man of the Mexican section of the
1oint American Mexican commission
over whose sessions he prestdes alter
nately with Secretary Lane. is Secre-
tAry OF Finance OF Mexico. The fac
that he is considered the stronges,
man in the Mexican cabinet added
IN the view OF officials here, to the
gross Improperly OF his statement
The offense against this govern.
ment, in the Cabrera Arredondo ut.
terances, II WIS said. was that Cabre.
n. a. the representative of the Mexi,
can government, made represents,
lions to the American press rather
than to the commission or to thu
state Department II a diplomat hat
been guilty of such an affront Il wa!
said, as was the case in the instance
OF Rustem Bey the Turkish arhbas
sador to this country. he would rem
der himself persona non grata. and
his recall would be requested by the
state Department.
The disavowed statement by Cabre
n was distributed yesterday by tn.
Offcial Mexican news bureau which II
conducted by George f. Weeks ant
George l. Edmunds. Mr. Weeks
when Informed tonight that Cabrers
4 charged him with issuing the inter
view without authorization, tele
graphed Cabrera as follows
Statements Source Traced.
understand ! am charged with
giving interviews This Is not cor
rect. Edmunds arrived mere yester
day and said you had authorized hin
70 make statement He prepared ant
sent 1t out did not read II unit
Il after it was given TO correspondents
Please correct"
Mr. Weeks arrived in Washingto OF
recently from Vera Cruz. where n
was censor Tor the Carranza govern
ment. Mr.. Edmunds has been con
ss nocted many months with the Mexiea.
onHbassy here. Their news bureau
alaintained by the Mexican govern
1nent. and they usually handle tn
statements issuing from the Mexican
\ eEmbassy.
Mr. Weeks assorted tonight tina
lGP. Edmunds returned from Atlantic
City on Friday night and prepared
q statement which ne claimed wa,
ii authorized by Cabrera Mr. Edmund,
VI previouslv had made similar state
Naant. He could not be seen tonight
Ofictals refuted the Implied charge
In the statement given oat today h,
Ambaasad or Designate Arrenaonaf
u That this government was not en-.
SGDFe4ng its laws and was injuring tn.
~ CArra,s@@ ~o"e-nr'"nt by this laxity.
No Knowied~e OF Arrests.
II any investigation liz made of IN,
cabrera criticisms by the United
& Mates government, 1t will have I,
q take In the Mexican embassy and II
D adjunct. the news bureau, which mad.
q the criticisms public
The Department OF Justice professet
A16ay to have no knowledge OF tn,
EnfrAgts ef Nogaies of persons con
ocfp1 with Secretary of War Baker,
1moNA plot against the administra
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