Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 5, 1916

File No. 319.1123L25/32

The Secretary of State to Minister Price

No. 240

Department of State,
Washington, April 12, 1916.

Sir: The Department has received your No. 866, of the 22nd ultimo, in which you enclose a copy of a note addressed by you to the Panaman Foreign Office urging more energetic action on the part of the Panaman authorities in the investigation of the riot which took place in the city of Colon on April 2, 1915.

You also report the result of your conferences with Senor Lefevre with the same end in view.

Your action in the matter is approved.

I am [etc.]

For the Secretary of State:

John E. Osborne