File No. 6775/153.
The President of Costa Rica to President Roosevelt.
The governments of Central America having agreed to hold on the 15th of November next at Washington the conference generously initiated by Your Excellency and the Most Excellent President Diaz, which, it is rightfully hoped, will restore the good understanding unfortunately broken at present among some of them, I believe that nothing would contribute so much to the achievement of its patriotic and humane purposes as the presence of delegates of the mediators whose friendly and impartial offices would, without a doubt, be of great value in the discussion. I therefore take great pleasure in inviting Your Excellency to be pleased, if you see fit, to be represented in the said conference. I am addressing the Most Excellent President Diaz in the same sense. I avail myself of this opportunity to tender to Your Excellency the assurance of my distinguished consideration.