Show BENTON CASE NO UP TO CARRANZA i. i of k t ALONE I Ir r I It I Washington Officials Eager f to to Know What Rebel Chief Will Do WASHINGTON March Mh 3 DeVelop Develop Develop- t ments merits in tn tho the Mexican situation today t I. I were dependent o of or word from rom b General Carranza the constitutionalist chief a ao to whether ho Insisted on main maln- i tho the attitude that tho the United t 1 tate Pta teR ban hu no right to Inquire Into the theL i L recent execution on of William WiliLam S. S B Benton a a British subject Pr President Wilson and his cabinet In f f their meeting today were ero confronted with witha a It new element clement of the situation since they last lut met the met the position po lUon taken by Carranza that all aU foreign governments should address ad- ad dress him directly Instead of oC through the thel I l United States Another phase of the Mexican Hon ilon which o occupied attention to today AY was as the presidents president's engagement to discuss V y Mexican affairs with Sir Lionel LI nel Carden Garden i the British minister to Mexico who arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived In Sn V Washington lon last night en route I t to England For some time there has has- been be n a disposition In the American press i to attack Sir Lionel because of or his friend linens to the Huerta government ant and when his departure for tor London wan WM announced announced an an- flounced the move moo was discussed a an the ther r result Bult of 01 American intimations to Great Britain In this connection Since e then Sir Spring Spring-Bice tho ho British ambassador has Jias arranged an Interview for Lir Lionel with Pr President Wilson Just what Its purpose Is has ha never been revealed Interest In the outcome of oC the Benton flenton Incident nt Is uppermost in diplomatic diplo diplo- matic circles Whether Great Britain will Insist on reparation at this time or will prefer I not notto to Involve the United States In complications com com- I pika lions with Carranza wore were points on which information Is awaited Tho Iho departure of ot George Georgo C. C Caroth Carothers American consular r agent from El EI Paso for wan 1 wa taken lalen to mean Incan that Carothers who knows Carr Carranza pe personally person person- on ally might further explain tho the American viewpoint As AI there have been no announcements on he the subject It Is not quite quito certain whether any note has hl been dispatched I to American Consul at I t in answer to the two communications re received re- re from tron General Carranza CarranI I last st SunA Sunday Sun- Sun A da lay day or whether the United States is I awaiting the outcome of the mCM messages sent nt to Carranza by b his friends here who I. I are familiar with the views of cr the thc Wash Wash- melon administration These friends have havI been e expectant nt for forthe forthe or the last twenty-four twenty hours that they would learn of or R a change chango of or attitude altitude by Carranza and the they pointed to his calling of ut a cabinet meeting and references in press dispatches to a R. diversity of opinion n as likely lo to mean In lu the end the of or the constitutionalist lIst chief in tho direction of a satisfactory understanding understanding under under- standing with the United f |