Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 4, 1893

Mr. Durham to Mr. Foster.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, January 18, 1893. (Received January 20.)

Mr. Durham deprecates hesitation on the part of the United States for the unfavorable results it would certainly entail on all American interests, and urges that the commanding officer of the Atlanta be present at the interview with the minister for foreign affairs, as being, in his opinion, the best means of reaching an immediate settlement.