Evening star., 1921-01-15
GEDDES IS CALLED
HOME FOR MEETING
W|THSTATE HEADS
British Ambassador Sails for
London to Confer With
Premier and Curzon.
IMPORTANT MATTERS ARE
LEFT UNFINISHED HERE
Expected to Return to Washington
Some Time in February.
Craigie Takes Charge.

| Sir Auckland Geddes, the British
| am bassador. has been summoned home
| for conference with Premier Lloyd
George and Earl Curzon. British sec
retary of state for foreign affairs, it
was announced today at the British
embassy. He sailed from New York
today for London, and he expects to
return in February.
The embassy's announcement fol-
lows:
"Sir Auckland Geddes. the British
ambassador sailed for England today
from New York. He has been sum-
prime minister and the secretary of
state for foreign affairs. According
to present intentions, he will return
to Washington in February"
During the absence of Sir Auckland
r. Leslie Craigie. first secretary of the
embassy, Will act as ambassador.
VIII Delay Negotiations.
The departure of Sir Auckland will
delay the negotiations between the
Treasury Department and the British
government as to the funding of the
British debt to America into long time
notes. Lord Chalmers. the British treas
ury expert. who was to have arrived
here in a few weeks to begin direct dis
cussions with Secretary Houston, will de-
lay his departure from England, it was
learned.
Information as to the subjects which
Premier Lloyd George and Earl Curzon
desire to discuss with the AMBASSADOR
was withheld by the embassy. Besides
the question of funding the debt, one of
the most important questions pending
between the American and British gov
erDments is that regarding world oil
supplies. The United States has pro-
tested energetically against the British
and French agreement as to develop
ment of oil lands in Mesopotamia and
elsewhere. and as yet Great Britain has
not replied to the last note on the sub
ject dispatched by Secretary Colby.
Interested in Tariff.
Pending and prospective tariff leg
islation by Congress also is known to
be a subject in which Great Britain
and most of her dominions are vitally
interested. The British government
is understood to be disturbed lest the
proposed new tariffs operate against
Great Britain's trade with the United
States and thus make it more difficult
for that country to pay off, in goods,
its debt to this country.
Proposed tariffs on Canadian wheat
also are of great concern to the Ca
madam government, it is said. and this
subject also may be one of those
which will be discussed by the ambas-
sador with Premier Lloyd George and
Earl CurZon.
Another question now occupying the
British government is that of the
treatment accorded the property of its
citizens in Mexico. especially those
holding oil and mineral lands.
Cable Theory Denied.
Suggestions that the ambassador
was called home in connection with
the action of Secretary Craigfe in
writing direct to Chairman kellogg
of the Senate committee Investigating
cable communications. denying testi-
mony of witnesses that British au-
thorities imposed cable Censorship,
found no support in official circles. 1t
was stated authoritatively that the
embassy had satisfactorily explained
the matter and that the incident was
closed.
Sir Auckland was appointed am
bassador to the United States on
March 1, 1920. and arrived here on
April 81, succeeding Lord Grey, who
returned home after remaining in
this country only a few months. and
without being received by President
Wilson, who was taken i'll just be-
fore Lord Grey arrived here. Sir
Auckland was received by the Presi-
dent, to whom he presented his Gre
dentials last May 26.