The failure of President Taft's attempt to obtain Carden's transfer from Havana, in 1912, showed that Page's new enterprise was a delicate and difficult one; yet he did not hesitate.
The part that the wives of diplomats and statesmen play in international relations is one that few Americans understand.

Yet in London, the Ambassador's wife is almost as important a person as the Ambassador himself.

An event which now took place in the American Embassy emphasized this point.

A certain lady, well known in London, called upon Mrs.Page and gave her a message on Mexican affairs for the Ambassador's benefit.

The purport was that the activities of certain British commercial interests in Mexico, if not checked, would produce a serious situation between Great Britain and the United States.