Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Powell to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince , May 19, 1902 .

(Mr. Powell inquires if he may take the U. S. S. Topeka to St. Marc to consult with the commander of the army of the north and advise him not to go to Port au Prince. He states that if the army, which is said to number 5,000 men, is not prevented from reaching Port au Prince, a severe contest is to be expected, in which American interests will suffer.)