File No. 10793/18–19.
The Secretary of State to
Chargé Sands.
Department of State,
Washington, March 14,
1908.
No. 91.]Sir: I inclose herewith a personal letter,
dated the 4th instant, addressed by President Roosevelt to President
Estrada, which you will transmit to the latter through the channel most
agreeable to him.
I am, etc.,
[Inclosure.]
President Roosevelt to the President of
Guatemala.
The
White House,
Washington, March 4,
1908.
My Dear Mr. President: I have received your
card, dated January 21, 1908, accompanying the gold badge and the
little gold railroad spike which you have been so good as to send me
as souvenirs of the inauguration of the Interoceanic Railway of
Guatemala.
I appreciate the kind sentiment which inspired your action and trust
that the great work of which these articles are reminders is but the
forerunner of others in Guatemala that will aid still further in
binding the nations of the American continent more closely together
in the bonds of friendship and brotherly love.
I beg you to accept, my dear Mr. Estrada, my best wishes for yourself
personally and for the happiness and welfare of the people of
Guatemala.
Very sincerely, yours,
