File No. 9160/68.
The Secretary of State to Chargé Sands.
Washington, January 9, 1908.
Mr. Root acknowledges Mr. Sand’s telegram of the 8th instant, and informs him that the payment of $1,000 each to the two injured men and punishment of the policemen who wounded them will be quite acceptable. Says the removal of important officers of the Government is not asked, but that appropriate reprimand to the commanding general may be in order. Mr. Root also states that it is not desired to insist on the public humiliation of those officers, but trusts to the good [Page 417] judgment of the Guatemalan Government for appropriate disavowal of their acts, which it is understood was practically offered and which will be greatly appreciated as evidence of their friendly consideration.