Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. Hay to Mr. Powell.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, February 16, 1904.

(Mr. Hay acknowledges Mr. Powell’s telegram of the 9th instant, and states that under custom prevailing in the Dominican Republic, military authorities are not justified in invading consular offices and capturing refugees. Instructs him to make proper representations.)