File No. 763.72/2567
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Spain ( Willard )
[Telegram]
Washington
,
April 17, 1916, 4 p. m.
140. Your 225, April 12, 10 p. m. Say to Prime Minister that Department is giving his suggestion sympathetic consideration but [Page 231] now it seems that any action by the United States would have to be taken so promptly that there would be no time for discussion.
Lansing