File No. 838.00/1309.
Chargé Johnson to the Secretary of State.
Santo Domingo, September 14, 1915.
Instructions contained in your September 10, 6 p.m., followed. I called President’s attention to promise made to issue decree prohibiting export of munitions of war to Haiti. As a result, decree was promulgated today; original draft amended at my suggestion to include non-commercial carrying arms and munitions of war of whatever kind or quantity to Haiti, which would embrace the case of individuals with only personal arms and cartridge-belts. On the question of increasing personnel of frontier guard, Government takes position it cannot spare the money. Receivership considering paying for increase out of the 5 per cent. Guard could be doubled with $20,000 a year additional. Government’s answer is not final and may yet accede to request.