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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

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 Robert Bacon to David E. Thompson

Telegram from Robert Bacon to David E. Thompson

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-13

Creator(s)

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Assistant Secretary of State Forster forwards William Loeb a copy of a telegram the State Department just received from Philip Marshall Brown, Secretary of legation to Guatemala and Honduras. Brown, in turn, relates a telegram he has sent to William Lawrence Merry, American minister to Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, regarding a ceasefire and peace arrangements between Guatemala and El Salvador

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-17

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Telegram from Rudolph Forster to William Loeb

Rudolph Forster forwards William Loeb the text of a telegram just received from Philip Marshall Brown, reporting on progress toward an armistice in the war in Central America. At the request of Guatemalan President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Brown has informed the Government of Honduras that Guatemala “will not force trouble if Honduras will not molest Guatemala.” Honduras may need direct encouragement from Washington to make peace.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-16

Creator(s)

Forster, Rudolph, 1872-1943

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb

Letter from Alvey A. Adee to William Loeb

Acting Secretary of State Adee sends William Loeb a letter from Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy regarding Mexico’s recognition and support of Honduras’s provisional government. Adee asks Loeb to tell President Roosevelt he spoke with Godoy and suggested sending a letter to the presidents of Central America so Roosevelt has a better perspective of the situation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-20

Creator(s)

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