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Show UPMIMENT British Ambassador to Investigate Investi-gate Alleged Criticism of President Wilson. NOT GOOD DIPLOMACY Englishman's Intimacy With General Huerta Causes Dark Suspicions of New Chief. Washington, Sept. 17. Reply from ( Sir Lionel Carden, former British I minister to Mexico, now en route to England, as to th accuracy of an alleged inters lev, with him criticising President Wilson for ordering the evacuation of era Cruz, was awaited with interest in official and diplomat lc circles here today in connection with revelations as to how the minister min-ister was forced to depart from Mexico Mex-ico City by General Carranza, constitutionalist consti-tutionalist chief It also was learned in high official circles that, but for the diplomatic intervention of tho United States, Sir Lionel iould have been given his passports by Curranza The facts in the latest diplomatic episodes were revealed following pub lication of the alleged interview The British ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Spring-Rice, has notified Secretary Bryan that Sir Lionel had no authorization j to make a statement and although he doubted its accuracy, he would try to ascertain the facts. Because oi previous pre-vious Interviews attacking the Wash ineton government's policy toward j Mexico high officials are not inclin ed to doubt that Sir Lionel had ex j pressed himself freely again and ascribe it to tho minister's resent ment toward Carrania Trouble With Carrunza. Responsibility for the tenacity with which Huerta resisted diplomatic pressure pres-sure was largely attributed by Car-ranza Car-ranza to Sir Lionel and he told friends that when the constitutionalists constitutional-ists reached Mexico City the mln ister would be deported After reach . Ii.k' then"- ('aintnzu notified the Wash Incton government of his Intention to1 make good his threats The Washington Wash-ington government Interceded through j the Brazilian minister, and the min -Ister was allowed to leave without i embarassment It was then sus Rested to Carranzaj by the Washington government, it Is said, that whatever animosity he miRht personally feel toward Sir Lionel would be exaggerated as an affront to Great Britain should the diplomat be handed his passports. In consequence of the incident, the mln ister wa- at once ordered to his new. post in Brazil. |