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Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

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Letter from Rudolph Forster to Maurice Latta

Letter from Rudolph Forster to Maurice Latta

Rudolph Forster forwards a telegram received from Secretary of War William H. Taft to Maurice Latta, who is traveling with President Roosevelt. Taft notes that he has been delaying a Japanese communication until a cable is repaired. He has learned that Emperor William II of Germany is absent from Berlin, which will delay arrival in Washington, D.C., by four days. Taft asks whether he should delay further.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-05

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster forwards a telegram from Mexican President Porfirio Díaz. A group of Central American republics have agreed to hold their proposed conference in Washington in early November. Díaz approves of the telegrams President Roosevelt has sent him thus far and hopes they will both send their messages to the Central American presidents tomorrow. William Loeb adds a handwritten note at the bottom that the State Department is being asked to send these messages.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-21

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb copies of telegrams regarding negotiations for peace between Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. In the telegrams, President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala expresses his desire for peace and welcomes President Roosevelt’s involvement. President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and representatives of the Costa Rican government are also willing to be involved in negotiations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-15

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb a telegram informing him of the armistice for the war in Central America. Manuel Estrada Cabrera, president of Guatemala, wants an armistice, “but at feasible hour mutually agreed upon.” He includes a telegram from Estrada Cabrera to President Roosevelt explaining that President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico set the armistice at 5 a.m., but it was delivered five hours later while Salvadorian forces were attacking.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-16

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943