The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-19
Much Concerned Over Elk.
y pulsion. of British Charge
Is and Big Oil Interests
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WILL SEND WARSHIPS
TO MEXICAN WATERS
United States Expected to Give Tacit
Approval-France Ready to Cooper
ate With England-May Drive Car
rama from Power.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-In view OF
the fact that the league of nations IS not
vet in operation the British government
will deal with First Chief Carranza
through the government of the United
States
There will be no attempt to anticipate
the league by taking this American qnes-
ton out of American jurisdiction and
asking European powers to dictate the
policy to be pursued Officials here eX-
pect the following steps to be taken by
Great Britain the moment it becomes evi
dent that Carranza is really piseing Brit
ish interests in jeopardy;
rst-Consolidation with the govern
ment of the United States as to the meth
DDS which Britain believes should be EN-
ployed
Second-Speedily carrying into effect
whatever policy the British decide upon
after obtaining the tacit approval OF the
American state department.
Third-Despatch of British warships tc
Mexican waters.
The action of Carranza III expelllne
William Cummings, the British charge
daffaires. from Mexico, generally Is re
garded as forecasting an out and ou'
lreach between CarranZa and the British
government To some of the diplomats
| this forecasts the downfall of the Carran
| "a regime in Mexico in the relatively neal
future The methods which the British
NAV employ to bring this about are moi
vet clear but it is regarded as not I'm
probable that Mexico may be to all III
] tents and purposes cut off from Europe
| if the anti-British attitude of Carranz'
! persists, and the ultimate result of TIN
would admittedly mean the necessity 10
a change of government in Mexico City.
1t is understood here that France |
| ready and willing to cooperate with Grea
Britain in any methods directed agains
,'arranza by the British. The Frencl
| long have held that the situation in Mex
| co had become so uncertain as practcaii
Ito elidanger all European interests
The first actual move in the <preseu
controversy between Great Britain an
| Carranza is expected to be the snbmissio
of a British plan of operations to tn
state department here, in other words. t
President Wilson.
The British embassy already has Gale
! the attention of Secretary Lansing
the expulsion of Mr.. Cummings, and
is known that the British are deeply COZ
cerned over protection to British prope
ty. The huge Pearson oil interests owne
by Lord Cowdray are serving British shin
/ ping. and under no circumstances wi
Great Britain allow Carranza to interior
with these vitality important British right
At the same time dispatches telling I
Carranza's decision to inform the Mex
can congress at its opening Sept !, s'fu
/ ~ as to the state of relations with go
ernments of the United States and En-
land" were received here and attract'
considerable attention. eni
An official communication received fro
Mexico City announces that .'Carranza
| hand-picked congress has revolted and
out Of hand
: The statement is based mainly upon Il
! refusal of the Mexican congress to oh.