Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1914-04-24 | Page 6 | Foreign Powers Formally Notified

FOREIGN POWERS FOBfaraiRED SECRETARY BRYAN HOLDS CON-FERENCE CON-FERENCE WITH EMBASSADORS ON VERA CRUZ MATTER. Are Given to Understand That Goodi Seized at Vera Cruz Will Not Be Confiscated, But Returned to ShipPer8- r " -vVashingtonXThe fact that Presi-dent Presi-dent Wilson had ordered Admiral Fletcher to land marines and Bailors it Vera Cruz and seize its custom-house, custom-house, forced Secretary Bryan earl, Tuesday to communicate the plan to the foreign powers. It was represented as necessary tu forcibly stop a German steamer which was to dock at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at Vera Cruz and which car-ried car-ried 200 machine guns and 15,009,00(1 rounds of amunition for Huerta. As the president had not issued formal for-mal notification of a blockade, Secretary Sec-retary Bryan took the short diploma-tic diploma-tic cut by sending for the Washington Washing-ton embassadors of the countries that are represented in Mexico City. It is understood the embassador! were given the same information that has been transmitted abroad to American Amer-ican embassies and legations, being especially told that the American government gov-ernment in seizing the customs house at Vera Cruz would not attempt to confiscate goods consigned there, but merely would detain shipments, giving tlie shippers an opportunity to recover their property.