Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-17 | Page 8 | Customs Money to be Retained

CUSTOMS MONEY TO BE RETAINED United States Will Not Give Up Vera Cruz Funds Until Government Is Stable. Washington. Nov. 17 The United States will hold the several million dollars in customs collected at Vera Cruz until a stable government is established in Bfezico and will not turn it over to the French bondholders. bondhold-ers. President Wilson said the money mon-ey would be delivered to neither faction fac-tion in Mexico under present condi tions aud indicated that only a government gov-ernment recognized by the United States would receive the money He feels that responsibility for which faction gets control of Vera Cruz after af-ter Its evacuation by American troops does not rest with the Fnited States. No confirmation has been received of reports that Villa had promised to leave Mexico.