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Manuel Delgado, El Salvador’s Minister of Foreign Relations and Justice, is pleased to receive President Roosevelt’s offer to mediate a Pacific settlement between Honduras and Nicaragua. Delgado informs Secretary of State Root that President Pedro Jose Escalon conveyed this offer to Presidents Manuel Bonilla and José Santos Zelaya.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-12
American Minister to the Dominican Republic McCreery informs Secretary of State Root that Mexican President Porfirio Díaz has called on the presidents of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica to act in accordance with the United States and Mexico on the matter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-12
Ambassador to Brazil David E. Thompson forwards Secretary of State Root telegrams discussing armistice negotiations in Central America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-19
Ambassador to Mexico David E. Thompson sends Secretary of State Elihu Root translations of telegrams given to him by Mexican President Porfirio Díaz between July 12 and July 15. The telegrams reveal Diáz’s efforts to urge the Presidents of Guatemala and El Salvador to agree to an armistice, in hopes of negotiating peace. Thompson notes that if Guatemalan President Estrada Cabrera is suspicious of Diáz’s intentions, President Roosevelt can assure him that Diáz is simply interested in peace for the two countries. Thompson finds Diáz to be sincere and correct in his dealings with both.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-17
Acting Secretary of State Bacon informs Ambassador Thompson that President Roosevelt is thankful for the cooperation of Mexican President Porfirio Díaz in maintaining peace in Central America. Bacon quotes the text of a telegram Roosevelt sent to President Pedro José Escalón of El Salvador and President Manuel Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala urging arbitration between the two countries.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-13