Show CAPTIVES IN DANGER but united states will not pay ransom fearing to establish precedent in a cablegram to the st tate state department consul gummere at tangier indicated that the bandit nal Ral sull owing to the of the moorish officials had exaggerated his demands to a point where they have become ridiculous it Is quite certain that this government will not comply with any ot of tho the demands that relate to itself and cannot consistently require the sultan to do as asks it Is admitted that it the bandit chief means to carry out his threats the captives and varley are in great peril even their lives however are ara not regarded as a sufficient stake to warrant this government tn in establishing the dangerous precedent that would follow the grant ing of the demands of Ral sull for with the strong temptation thus of to the lawless tribesmen ot of morocco no foreigners there would be sate safe against |