Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 8, 1908

File No. 2126/351.

The Acting Secretary of State to Minister Furniss.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, December 7, 1908.

Mr. Bacon informs Mr. Furniss that the supplementary telegram of December 5 was not intended to limit the good offices of the United States to Europeans, as temporary protection will be cheerfully extended as far as practicable to citizens of any friendly State not having naval vessels at hand. Mr. Furniss is instructed to show this to the senior American naval officer.