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Senator Matthew Stanley Quay has requested that Henry D. Saylor be given a consulship and that Consul William B. Sorsby at San Juan, Guatemala, be transferred. President Roosevelt instructs Secretary of State Hay to investigate these requests.
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1901-11-09
Joseph Bucklin Bishop, the secretary to the Isthmian Canal Commission, has failed to get further information about the conduct of Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee, the Minister Plenipotentiary in Guatemala.
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1908-01-27
Joseph Bucklin Bishop reports on the health of Minister to Guatemala Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee. Lee is suffering from alcoholism and has not been in good health. Recently he lied about his condition while he was hospitalized. Bishop has heard numerous reports about Lee’s conduct prior to his assignments in Guatemala, and none mentioned that he was unable to perform his duties. However, the one report out of Guatemala is that he is a chronic drunk who cannot carry out his responsibilities.
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1907-12-20
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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1907-08-17
Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee asks William Loeb to inform Secretary of State Elihu Root that he received a note from Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy stating Mexico recognizes the provisional government in Honduras and its neutrality. He gives additional information about which officials to contact.
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1907-08-14
Mexican diplomat José F. Godoy informs Assistant Secretary of State Bacon that Mexico recognizes Honduras’s provisional government.
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1907-08-12
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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1906-09-16
Acting Secretary of State Adee forwards President Roosevelt a copy of a dispatch from American Minister to Guatemala Leslie Combs. Combs was thanked by Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Barrios Morales for the United States’ mediation in the recent conflict among Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
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1906-08-11
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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1906-08-02
Leslie Combs is leaving Guatemala today, where President Manuel Estrada Cabrera has announced a disbanding of the army.
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1906-08-01
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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1906-07-28
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.
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1906-07-19
Leslie Combs encloses a copy of a note with translation to Secretary of State Root from the Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs expressing gratitude to President Roosevelt and the United States for intervening on behalf of peace.
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1906-07-25
Ambassador Combs has been informed by the President of Guatemala that all prisoners of war not yet exchanged are being returned to El Salvador by ship. Combs also relates that the president is angry at insinuations that the prisoners have been mistreated.
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1906-07-23
Leslie Combs advises Secretary of State Root that the Guatemalan government decreed a peace treaty releasing political prisoners and beginning a government retirement policy. Combs requests Root’s “personal interest” and “controlling influence.”
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1906-07-23
Ambassador to Brazil David E. Thompson forwards Secretary of State Root telegrams discussing armistice negotiations in Central America.
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1906-07-19
Rudolph Forster writes to William Loeb about the situation in Guatemala and neighboring nations, including military operations and the progress of talks with Guatemalan delegates.
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1906-07-18
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.
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1906-07-17
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.
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1906-07-16
Alvey A. Adee is responding to “Merry’s telegram.” He tells Robert Bacon that he thinks the United States should urge Honduras to remain neutral rather than joining El Salvador in negotiating terms with Guatemala.
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1906-07-16