Office of the Historian

File No. 839.00/1001e.

The Secretary of State to the Minister of the Dominican Republic.

Department of State,
Washington, December 8, 1913.

My Dear Mr. Minister: I had the honor to bring before the President the communication addressed to you by President Bordas of the Dominican Republic which you transmitted to the Department with your memorandum on Saturday, and I beg to enclose herewith a copy of the telegram1 which the President requested me to send to our Legation in Santo Domingo. I regret that the newspaper reports of the President’s purpose were so misleading, and I appreciate your kindness in so promptly reporting President Bordas’ views. I am sure our President’s telegram will clear up the difficulty and that President Bordas will find it in harmony with his views to extend to the visiting Americans such courtesies as are possible.

I am [etc.]

W. J. Bryan.
  1. Of December 7.↩