File No. 818.00/353
The Chargé in Costa Rica ( Johnson) to the Secretary of State
Extra session of Congress postponed until 18th owing to inability to count on quorum. Several members involved in recent revolution, others anxious to obstruct Tinoco. By the time mentioned it is supposed that enough alternates, elected last April, can be prevailed upon to attend. Some of lesser lights and peons have been released from prison, but court martial against large number of leaders still proceeding. Joaquin Tinoco informed me that it is their plan to obtain full payment of expenses revolution from rich men actively involved. Accordingly embargo has been placed on all property of long list of men. Complications may result from fact that much property had been transferred to foreigners, including Royal Bank of Canada. Movement was a complete failure. Only important leader not captured is Fernandez Guell, who is probably making for Panama Republic. It is of interest to note that in long lists of men whose property embargoed there is only one German name, that of Austrian family born here, intermarried with Costa Ricans. Among hundreds arrested there were only two or three Germans during entire period and now released.