ANGLO-MEXICAN DISCORD

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 145, 20 June 1924, Page 8

ANGLO-MEXICAN DISCORD

PRIME MINISTER EXPLAINS

PRESERVING ENGLAND'S DIGNITY.

(UNITRD PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPXRIGUT.) IREUTER'S fIUGRAU.j (Received 20th.June, 1 p.m.) ■ 'LONDON, 19th June. That a woman is at-the bottom of the Anglo-Mexican trouble.was evident from Mr. Mac Donald's statement in the House of Commons. He said that Mexico accused Mr. Cummins of writing-insulting letters, and demanded his immediate withdrawal. The letters, which Mr. ■MacDonald read, related to an attempt by the Mexican Government to dispossess a ■British woman, Mrs. Evans, of her farm. Mr. Mac Donald said that there was nothing .objectionable;in. the-letters. if Foreign Oriices objected, to such communications there would soon be no diplomatic relatioii.4' at all.- The. Mexican Government's . behaviour yias inexcusable, and it had threatened to break into the Legation by 16th June if Mr. Cummins did. not ..surrender. Mr. Mac Donald saidhe had warned the Mexican' Oonsul-Gen-eral of the gravity of such a step, land had requested that action be -suspended until the Hohler Mission had arrived; The Mexican Government had refused, and the United States Government, at Mr. Mac Donald's ' request, had arranged for the safe withdrawal of Mr. Cummins, and for! that country to , take charge ■of the . . ' '..-..■ x Mr." _ Mac Donald; continuing his explanations, emphasised, the necessity of protecting British subjects, and of safeguarding the British Government's" dignity. . He. concluded by saying that .hewas not-quite sure what had happened jto Mrs. Evans; but he.believed that she had not met with any harm.: The whole story -was a most romantic -one. - Mr. Cummins's letters said that she had been left defenceless and alorie except for the assistance of a brave young American.,