The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
|BRITALN'S REPRESENTA- TIVE
 IS EXPELLED FROM MEXICO
William Cummings, Last Remaining Diplom atic Representative, Ordered From Country by Man date of Carranza
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Washington, August 16. More friction between Great Britain and Mexico appeared today to complicate the MeEi- can situation.
 Britain's last remaining dip iomatic representative in the Mexican capital - William Cummings, in charge of the archives of the legation here has been ordered from the country by mandate of Car ranZa.
 The action amounts to the British practical deportation.
 Thus Great Britain never having rec ognized the Earranza regime, has had no minister in Mexico City since Sir Lionel Garden. The charge d affaires, Thomas Hohler, was withdrawn some- time ago,and Cummings was left as charge d'archives, in charge of the le- gation records and acting as a medium of communication for his government, although without official authority
 In a strict sense. Cummings has no diplomatic standing. although he has delivered comm unications from tic British government protesting against mistreatment of British subjects and interests.
 While not specifically stated in the dispatches from. the Mexican capital which have reached Washington, 1t is understood that Carranza's action re- suited from the statement recently made in the House of Commons by the British under secretary of state that Great Britain would not recognize the Carranza government. and would not do so until there was some guarantee that the Mexican government was able and willing to protect the lives and property of British citizens in Mexico
 LANSING ADVISED
 Charge Lindsay of the British enibas- sy, brought the matter to the atten- ton of Secretary Lansing today. It is understood that there is nothing to be done except acquiesce in the decree of expulsion, as MT. Cummings has has no official status In the diplomatic sense, and consequently cannot claim exemp- tion 1t is believed in official quarters. however, that the incident is certain to have marked effect on tho policy which the British government will fol- low toward Mexican territory.
 It is said that in the absence of any official representation in the Mex. can capital the British governmen. will, for the present at least. have re- course to the good offices of the United States or France to look after the ex- tensive British interests In that coan- itry. a,
 Great Britain has not had an official diplomatic representative in Mexico since Mfr Hohler who had been acting as charge d'affaires, was withdrawn soon after Carranza assumed office as President When MT. Tohler departed, the affairs of the British legation were left in the hands of Mir. Cummings He was not to act as minister In any. sense, but was simply to care for the archives and other properties
 Mir Cummings, however, had besn for iaany years a resident of Mexico and numbered Carranza himself among his personal friends. Thus he was able in personal way to intercede often with the Mexican President to secure protection for British citizsns when they were endangered by the revolu- tionary movement. In addition, he keps his own government informed of tho developments in Mexico, and actPnr solely as medium of communicatiol' without official authority delivered protests against the mistreatment Of British individuals and corporations. wherever these seemed to be neccs- sary.