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Show EMBASSADOR PAGE V!SiTSPRES!OENT British Interference With American Trade and Mails Discussed. LONG BRANCH, X. J.. Sept. 22. ' Walter Hines Puge, American embassador embassa-dor to G teat Britain, on his way here tonight to confer with President Wilson on British interference with American trade and mails, was dulnyed tor two hours at South Amboy, N. J.f by a freight wreck. Because of the delay t ho president and tiie embassador talked for only a short time tonight, but they plan to con-tin con-tin Lie the con t ere nee tomorrow morning. morn-ing. Ihe president planned to outline to Kmbassador Page in detail the position of the lniled Slates government toward to-ward the British policy of interfering with American trade and mails. Mr. Wilson desired to impress on the embassador the necessity of informing the British government that continued interference with the rights of the United States will not be allowed. The president is understood to take the posi-; posi-; lion that the long delays on the part i of the Britisli foreign office in answering answer-ing the protests of the. United States are without excuse. Retaliatory features of the revenue jbill passed during the last session of ! congress were understood to be among j the topics Mr. Wilson, expects to discuss dis-cuss 'with the embassador. The president has been studying the negotiations with Great Britain recently, recent-ly, and h;ts been in frequent correspondence correspon-dence with Secretary Lansiug since coming to Long Branch. The general policy of the administration was said to be to continue pressing as vigorously as possible for changes in the British government 's practice of interfering with American commerce. Embassador Page was invited by the president to remain here over night. |