Show SPRING RICE SAYS GARDEN DEN HAD NO AUTHORITY TO SPEAK WASHINGTON Sept Reply li 17 Reply from Sir Lionel Carden Garden former British minister minis minis- minister ter to Mexico now en route to England as to the accuracy of an alleged Interview with him criticising President Wilson for or ordering the evacuation of Vera Vern Cruz was awaited with Interest In official and diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic circles here to today In connection with relations as ns to how tho minister was on-as forced to depart from Mexico City b by General C d. d constitutionalist chief It was al also o learned In hl high h official circles that but bul for tOI tho diplomatic Intervention Of the United States Sir Lionel would have been given his passports by CarThe Car- Car ranza The facts act In the tho latest diplomatic episodes epi cI I. e were revealed following publication on of the alleged interview Inter The British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring Spring Rice RIce has notified Secretary Br Bryan that Sir Lionel had no authorization to make a statement and that although he doubted Its accuracy racy he would ll try to ascertain the tho facts Because of ot previous interviews attacking attack attack- jn in ing the tho Washington governments government's policy toward toward Mexico high officials are not not in inclined In In- dined to doubt doubt that that tha 1 Sir Lionel had expressed ex cx- pres pressed cd himself freely again and ascribe to It to tho the ministers minister's resentment toward Carranza Responsibility for or the tenacity with which Huerta resisted diplomatic pros pressure sure was as lal largely elY attributed b by Carranza to Sir Lionel and ho told friends that when the constitutionalists reached Mexico the minister min min- ister later would be deported After reaching there Carranza notified the Washington government go of or his Intention intention tion to make good his threat The Tho Washington government interceded through the Brazilian minister and the minister was allowed to leave without without em em- embarrassment j J. J It Jt wa was then suggested to Carranza Carranza b by bythe bythe the Washington government o It I Is said MId that whatever animosity lt he might personally per per- feel toward Sir Lionel would bo bu exaggerated as aIS an affront to Great Britain Brit Brit- ain aln should the diplomat be handed his passports In consequence o of the incident Incident Incident Inci Inci- dent the tho minister was vas at lit once ordered to his ne' ne new post In Brazil |