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Show AMBASSADORS TAKE GLOOM! IK OF THE MU SITUATION Washington, Nov. 23. Anxloty for tho safoty of French and British subjects and their Interests In Mexico Mex-ico City brought Sir Cecil Spring-Rico, Spring-Rico, tho British ambassador, and Julos Jussorand, tho French ambassador, ambas-sador, to tho stato department today to learn what tho Amorlcnn govern ment know of tho situation In tho Mexican capital. Reports to tho stato department showed conditions as having Improvod. Mr. Jussorand also Inqulrod what disposition had been made of tho $1,000,000 in customs duties collected collect-ed by the American forces which evacuated Vera Cruz today. Ho wns Informed by Acting Secretary Lansing Lan-sing Hint tho money was tnken away by Gcnornl Funstom's forces and no decision had been reached us to Its disposition. French bondholders havo n lien on practically all tho customs duties nt Vera Cruz Ono loan gavo them C2 per cent of the customs receipts nnd IHucrta negotiated a loan gling them, tho romnlnlng 33 per cent. Tho Jut tor transaction has been declared Invalid In-valid by tho Carranza gocinmcut and French bondholders feared that If tho customs fund wore glen to Gen. Candldo Agullar, who took possession pos-session today In tho nnmo of Car inzn, tho obligations would bo lg nored It is virtually certain that until n go eminent Is recognized In Molco which has arranged for an adjustment adjust-ment of all flnnnclnl diirtcultlos of the republic, tho funds from Vora Cruz will bo kept by tho United States The ambassadors had received word from tholr nmbasndors In Mexico Mex-ico City giving n pessimistic view of tho situation. Tho British legation wired that n circular was being distributed dis-tributed announcing that on tho evacuation evac-uation by tho Carranza forces tho Villa and Zapata troops would begin a porlod of looting at certain hours. |