Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 839.00/921.

The Secretary of State to the American Minister.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, October 13, 1913.

The fact that Samaná and Sánchez are reported to have capitulated makes it unwise to make threats or answer hypothetical questions as to what this Government might do.

Present as strongly as possible this Government’s position and its demands for resort to constitutional methods. Let the revolutionists know that all the influence we can exert will be employed to support the Government against them.

Bryan.