El Salvador

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Second Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee informs President Roosevelt more fully about the meeting of the Central American ministers in Washington, D.C. All five ministers agreed to holding a conference overseen by Roosevelt and Mexican president Porfirio Díaz in Washington, D.C., to discuss any disputes between the countries. Adee informs Roosevelt that he and Díaz should consult about the wording of the invitation to make sure that both parties follow the same course.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-12

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Assistant Secretary of State Adee sends communications from President Porfirio Díaz of Mexico and President Fernando Figueroa of El Salvador regarding the selection of a location for the conference, with his reflections and the opinions of the Central American ministers Joaquín Bernardo Calvo Mora of Costa Rica and Luis Felipe Corea of Nicaragua. Secretary of State Elihu Root thinks Mexico would be the right choice. If Washington, D.C. is selected as the location, the conference could not be scheduled until Root returns from Mexico, following diplomatic etiquette.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-02

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Telegram from Fernando Figueroa to Theodore Roosevelt

Fernando Figueroa, President of El Salvador, suggests that the conference be held in Washington, D.C. and scheduled as soon as possible.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-01

Creator(s)

Figueroa, Fernando, 1849-

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of State Adee informs President Roosevelt the White House is sending him translations of the replies from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, which, like El Salvador, are unconditional and encouraging. The responses from Honduras and Guatemala will likely be similar.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Letter from Cleto González Víquez to Theodore Roosevelt

President González Víquez of Costa Rica thanks President Roosevelt for his interest in maintaining peace in the republics of Central America and will defer to the suggestions made by him and President of Mexico Porfirio Porfirio Díaz.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

Creator(s)

González Víquez, Cleto, 1858-1937

Letter from Fernando Figueroa to Theodore Roosevelt

President of El Salvador Figueroa appreciates President Roosevelt’s telegram and will cooperate in peace settlements with other Central American republics.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-29

Creator(s)

Figueroa, Fernando, 1849-

Letter from Porfirio Díaz to Theodore Roosevelt

President of Mexico Díaz received President Roosevelt’s draft telegram to the presidents of five American republics appealing they settle their differences through a conference. Finding no fault in it, Díaz will also send a similar telegram.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-27

Creator(s)

Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915

Telegram from Alvey A. Adee to Theodore Roosevelt

Acting Secretary of State Adee received a message from Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy that President of Mexico Porfirio Porfirio Díaz is intervening to prevent war between Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua and asks the United States to join. Adee includes a draft of a telegram Diaz and President Roosevelt could send to the presidents of the five Central American republics, including Honduras and Costa Rica.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-23

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb

Acting Secretary of State Adee encloses related items for William Loeb to update President Roosevelt on the situation in Central America and to advise on how to handle the United States’ recognition of Honduras’ provisional government and neutrality.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-19

Creator(s)

Adee, Alvey A. (Alvey Augustus), 1842-1924

Letter from David E. Thompson to Theodore Roosevelt

Ambassador David E. Thompson shares details of his meeting with Mexican President Porfirio Diaz concerning the political upheaval in Central America. Diaz would welcome any assistance that Roosevelt could provide him if the situation was to worsen but maintains that he would have to seek consent from the Mexican Congress and his people if he were to consider armed intervention. The opinion of both Diaz and Minister Ignacio Mariscal was to let the Central American states “fight for a little” then escort them to a peaceful resolution. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-07

Creator(s)

Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942

Telegram from Manuel Bonilla to Theodore Roosevelt

Honduran President Manuel Bonilla updates President Roosevelt on the status of a tribunal to examine the incident between Honduras and Nicaragua. The tribunal had to disband because of the actions of the Nicaraguan government. Although Honduras wishes for peace, they are having to prepare to defend themselves against Nicaraguan aggression. Bonilla thanks Roosevelt for his offer to arrange for an arbitrator, and suggests that either the government of El Salvador or Costa Rica could serve in this capacity.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-12

Creator(s)

Bonilla, Manuel, 1849-1913

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Fernando Figueroa

President Roosevelt thanks President of El Salvador Figueroa for his wishes and hopes he and the people of El Salvador have a prosperous new year.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Lawrence Merry

President Roosevelt is pleased with the Salvadorian women’s gift of a “rebosa in the shape of the American flag” and asks Minister Merry to thank them. He also personally congratulates Merry.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Bacon

President Roosevelt instructs Assistant Secretary of State Bacon on how to handle recent communications between several Central American nations. Bacon should speak to Mexican President Porfirio Díaz and Guatemalan President Manuel Estrada Cabrera to present the message recently received from El Salvador, and encourage Estrada Cabrera to accept.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Ángel Ugarte to Alvey A. Adee

On behalf of the government of Honduras, Minister Ángel Ugarte writes Acting Secretary of State Adee requesting the United States’ support in maintaining Honduras’ neutrality in the probable war between El Salvador and Nicaragua.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-18

Creator(s)

Ugarte, Ángel, 1856-1926

Letter from Jose F. Godoy to Theodore Roosevelt

Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy notifies President Roosevelt that through official channels of communication, Mexico informed El Salvador that it recognizes the provisional government of Honduras and its neutrality. Godoy mentions the inevitability of war between Nicaragua and Guatemala, with the latter being the aggressor and receiving Salvadorian aid.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-17

Creator(s)

Godoy, José F. (José Francisco), 1851-1930

Extract from message of President Diaz to the Congress

In a speech to the Mexican Congress, President Díaz addresses the successful mediation of the conflict between Guatemala and El Salvador by the United States and Mexico. An armistice was accepted between the two countries and Honduras, who was an ally of El Salvador, on July 19, 1906. A peace treaty was ratified soon after. Díaz hopes that through the efforts of President Roosevelt and himself, an “enduring harmony” in Central America will ensue.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-16

Creator(s)

Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915

Letter from Elihu Root to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of State Root tells President Roosevelt about his successful visit to Brazil. Root is confident that there will be “kindly feelings, left in place of the wide spread distrust which seems to characterize South American opinion regarding the purpose and attitude of the United States.” Root encloses a copy of the speech he gave at the Pan American Conference, and an article especially for the benefit of Edith Roosevelt. Root also talked with Colombian Representatives and arranged for a meeting with General Rafael Reyes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-02

Creator(s)

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Letter from Juan Barrios Morales to Leslie Combs

Don Juan Barrios Morales writes to Leslie Combs on behalf of Guatemalan President Manuel Estrada Cabrera. Morales expresses gratitude for the aid of the United States in bringing peace to Guatemala and to the republics of El Salvador and Honduras. It is President Roosevelt’s “marked and able diplomacy” that has largely contributed to the “harmony and brotherhood of Central America.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-28

Creator(s)

Morales, Juan Barrios, 1866-

Letter from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster sends William Loeb a copy of a portion of a telegram from Ambassador Thompson. In the telegram, Thompson reports that the cabinet of Salvador asked President Diaz for support in military action against Guatemala, which Diaz refused. Thompson believes Diaz has acted correctly and sincerely.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-19

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943