PRESIDENT WILSON AND BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 5 March 1914, Page 5

PRESIDENT WILSON AND BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE.

* WASHINGTON, March 3. A-^ President Wilson has conferred with " Sir C. Spring-Rice (British Ambassador) and Sir Lionel Car den (British Minister in Mexico). He expressed approval and appreciation of tbe friendly sentiments uttered by Sir E. Grey in the British House of Commons. There was a fear that Britain would press the United States to take drastic action because of Benton's murder, but relief was now felt because Britain did not demand reparation from the United States. Sir Lionel Carden explained the whole of the Mexican situation from the British point of view, and assurred the President of his desire follow the British policy of interposing no obstacle to the carrying out of American policy.