File No. 9160/68.
Chargé Sands to the Secretary of State.
Guatemala , January 8, 1908 .
Mr. Sands reports that former civil governor, Gen. Aris, has sent to ask, through a third person, how he can arrange this matter satisfactorily to the legation, and that the minister for foreign affairs has asked if the legation will accept the removal of Gen. Aris from office and a payment of $1,000 each to Shine and Milliken, and punishment of the policemen who wounded them. Mr. Sands states that the minister for foreign affairs says nothing of the punishment of the aid-de-camp to Gen. Aris who was, according to the testimony submitted to the department, equally guilty. Adds that the minister for foreign affairs is willing to make this settlement immediately, urging that public disgrace is sufficient punishment for Gen. Aris. Mr. Sands asks if the offer shall be accepted, plus the punishment of the General’s aide-de-camp.