Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-10-08 | Page 1 | Will Not Recall Troops from Vera Cruz Soon

Will NOT REG RECALL All I TROOPS fROM VERA GAUl CRUZ i SOON President Lets It Be Known Know n That He Plans Plans' to Keep Soldiers There Until i Real Government Is Established I r WASHINGTON ASHI Oct 8 Steps B.-Steps Steps to b be betaken betaken e taken in ai aiding the tho Mexican factions t to restore harmony and set up a a. new provisional provisional pro visional government were outlined b by y President Wilson today to Consul John Joh tt R. R Silliman who ho leaves tonight fo for r Mexico City Tho The consul who has been acting a athe as s the presidents president's p personal representative at the the- Mexican capital was told a again in that tho the United States government ha hano has 9 no intention of championing the cause of either cither Carranza or Villa and will wile us use e its ita influence only toward brin bringing ing about an n agreement that Will nill proven prevent c further disorder and bloodshed The Thc question of formally recognizing g any government in in Mexico will not b bo be considered and tho withdrawal of th tho American garrison arrison at Vera Vel Cruz will toil 1 L to b r further postponed eJ It is point pointed d out that to turn th the e municipal government of Vera Cruz t to fo either faction at this time timo might lea leato lead d to embarrassing complications ns so No immediate im Ira- mediate action in in re regard rd to Vera Cruz Cru z is expected Tho Carranza officials I aro are so concerned con Mn- corned with tho Villa revolt that they have havo not Dot bad had time timo to press for the th a withdrawal of ot General Funston The American government has made mad e it plain that they will ill not turn over o the money collected in in Vera Vern Cruz since the tho occupation until acts of the American n provisional government aro are log legalize d and assurances given hen that the tho taxes an and d duties will not be bo collected a again ain Should the tho Mexicans refuse to legal Jeg ize izo izo these collections the they will be returned returned re reo turned d to the consi consignees nees who paid them