New-York tribune., 1914-11-23

.r-,-. The Tribune Buresu.l
Wellington. Nov. %. Specific or
s.r, 70 BEGIN tomorrow the embarka-
-, OF the American forces which
tavs occupied Vera Cruz since April
o, last. when the custom house was
..;,ed. with loss Of seventeen Ameri-
.,n lives. are in the hands Of Major
General Funston, who is in command
q the occupation force.
While tie land forces will be with
drawn. the bsttleships in the harbor
,;u remain until further orders. This
;,5;eates that there is apprehension
=, 20 tRe result Of the evacuation. It
/, believed that the marines and sail
Ar. On the battleships will be able TO
at in any emergency requiring action
By this government.
No orders have been sent to Cen
sral Funston to turn Vera Cruz over
a either faction. He has been in
srueted merely 10 leave the city. It
!, probable that the city will fall into
he hands Of Carrsnza, however, as
General Aguilar. one Of his supporters,
e waiting outside the city with troops
and will at once march into the city.
General Funston has informed the
War Department that he has chartered
The Ward Liner Antilla for t"king
away all priests. nuns and other refu-
gees who wish TO leave the country.
Flag Still Unsaluted.
The troops we're sent 10 Vera Cruz 20
compel a salute TO the flag by Huerta.
The fag has not been saluted, although
Huerta has been deposed.
Officials said tonight that the eight
transports with soldiers. marines.
horses and full equipment. will be
ready to leave Vera Cruz for Galveston
within forty-eight hours. Secretary Of
War Garrison and Assistant Secretary
Breckenridge. who has been acting
head OF tho War Department for the
.sst three days. held q conference TO
night. which lasted until midnight. but
would not discuss the details OF the IN
siructious 10 General Funston.
T. is expected that the battleshlps IN
Mexican waters viii be withdrawn soon,
athough Secretary Daniels said to
night that no orders had been issued.
The understanding is that the warships
VIII be withdrawn gradually.
Holding Customs Receipts.
The customs receipts collected dur
lng the American occupation Of Vera
l-uz. amounting approximately 70 ST.
100000. viii be held in trust pend
ing the establishment Of a central
government in Mexico. There is lien
against the customs receipts IN when
The French government is Interested
alL the Department Of State has given
assurances that no disposition of the
funds Will be made until a satisfactory
settlement is made.
The troops will be carried on the
government transports kilpatrick'
tIistobal and Sumner and the re
higerator shin Mcclellan, an impro-
rsec transport. Horses will be load
ed on the Kansan. while marines VIII
be taken on tine City Of Macon, Clty
o. Denver and the San Marcos, trans
PORTS chartered By the government
he army force IS estimated 10 De
about 4.l3O men. while the marines
nRnber about 1000.
L is undecided whether the four
chartered transports will be kept al
Galveston until the situation in Mexico
has assumed definite shape sur
rendered 20 their owners. The fact
hat they are costing the government
about S28OO d day and that President
Wilson is determined that there shali
oe no armed Intervention IN Mexico II
y can possibly be prevented leads 10
me belief that the transports VIII De
given up.
Cost Of the Occupation.
Estimates Of army officers have
placed the cost of the occupation OF
vera Cruz and the maintenance OF the
heet m Mexican waters at Sl,OOO,OOO p
month, although some estimates are
higher A number of naval officers be
heye the whole cost viii run approx
mately 20 S2,000,000 month.
Hints have been given that action
vii be taken IN Congress TO ascertain
ne cost Of attempting to make Huerta
salute the flag II is known that a
number Of Senator'S, who opposed
resident Wilson's policy, viii attempt
70 rdleule the administration on the
cost Of salute to the Stars and Stripes
which was never given.
~ has been asserted by some oppo-
hents Of the Presidents policy that the
1pkeep cost of the warships used in
me Mexican service will aggregate
nearly Sl,0O0,00O month. II is said
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