839.00/2614: Telegram
The Commissioner in the Dominican Republic (Welles) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 10—4:20 a.m.]
29. For Francis White. My Confidential 25, October 2, 9 [2] a.m. and Department’s October 4, 4 p.m. The Military Governor advises me that he has received instructions from the Navy Department in accordance with request of the Secretary of State referred to in Department’s telegram above mentioned. He further advises me that he is cabling the Navy Department to-day protesting vigorously against such instructions and using the same arguments against these instructions quoted in my telegram above referred to. Since I believe keeping marines in barracks during election hours of highest importance, I am confident Department of State will not modify its views as already conveyed to me.