Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 838.00/1307a.

The Secretary of State to Chargé Johnson.

[Telegram—Extract.]

Department of State,
Washington, September 10, 1915—6 p.m.

Inform President Jiménes the Department has learned with surprise that Cacos bands are being maintained from the Dominican side of the border and impress upon him the necessity to enforce strict neutrality. The President should promptly issue decree placing embargo upon export of arms and munitions to Haiti and increase personnel of frontier guard to insure compliance therewith.

Lansing.