File No. 2553/8-9. No. 10.] Chargé Brown to the Secretary of State. AMERICAN LEGATION, Guatemala, May 12, 1907. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy with translation appended of the reply made by President Estrada Cabrera to Minister Lee's message of congratulation on the former's escape from death by the explosion of a dynamite mine under his carriage on the 29th of April last. I have, etc., PHILIP BROWN. [Inclosure.-Translation.] President Estrada to Minister Lee. GUATEMALA, May 5, 1907. HONORABLE SIR: In Your Excellency's most esteemed communication under date of the 29th ultimo, you congratulate me in the name of your Government and in your own personally because I escaped unhurt in the attempt made against my life on that same day. I accept with gratitude this high manifestation of courtesy and consideration from the American Government with whom Guatemala is united by the closest ties of friendship, and I beg of Your Excellency to express to His Excellency Mr. President Roosevelt and to his Cabinet the acknowledgment of my sincere gratitude, which I also extend to Your Excellency, of whom I remain a true and attentive servant. MANUEL ESTRADA C. CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GUATEMALA FOR THE RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF PATENTS. Signed at Guatemala City November 10, 1906. Ratification advised by the Senate December 13, 1906. Ratified by the President March 6, 1907. Ratified by Guatemala May 29, 1907. Ratifications_exchanged at the city of Guatemala June 13, 1907. Proclaimed July 9, 1907. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Guatemala providing for the reciprocal protection of patents was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Guatemala City, on the tenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and six, the original of which convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows: CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GUATEMALA FOR THE RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF PATENTS. The United States of America and the Republic of Guatemala, desiring to secure for their respective citizens the reciprocal protection " English text only is printed. of their patents, have for that purpose resolved to conclude a convention and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries, to wit: The President of the United States of America, Mr. Philip M. Brown, chargé d'affaires ad interim of the United States to Guatemala, and, The President of Guatemala Mr. John Barrios M., minister for foreign affairs; Who, after exhibiting to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. Citizens of each of the high contracting parties shall, in the territory of the other, enjoy the same rights as are enjoyed by native citizens in all matters pertaining to the protection of inventions by letters patent. ARTICLE II. In order to enjoy the protection of their inventions, the citizens of each country must fulfill the formalities required by the laws of the country in which the protection is asked. ARTICLE III. This convention shall take effect upon its promulgation in both countries and shall remain in force until the expiration of one year after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same. The ratifications of this convention shall be exchanged at Guatemala City as soon as possible within one year from the date thereof. In witness whereof we, the respective plenipotentiaries, have signed the present convention this tenth day of November nineteen hundred and six, and have hereunto affixed our seals. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] PHILIP M. BROWN. And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the city of Guatemala, on the thirteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seven; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-second. By the President: ROBERT BACON, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Acting Secretary of State. RECOGNITION OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS BY THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. File No. 3691/485.] The President of Honduras to President Roosevelt. [Telegram-Translation.] TEGUCIGALPA, April 23, 1907. I have the honor to advise you that I have taken possession of the office of provisional president of this country with the support of the great majority of the citizens. The programme of government shall be one of peace and guaranties for persons and interests, both national and foreign. For this I rely, together with the people of Honduras, on the good will that you and the President of Mexico have evinced for the restoration of tranquility in Central America, for which I am sincerely thankful. MIGUEL R. DAVILA. File No. 7357/2. The Honduranean Minister to the Acting Secretary of State. [Translation.] THE HONDURANEAN LEGATION, SIR: I had the honor to call at the Department of State on the 2d and 3d instant for the purpose of obtaining of your excellency an interview in which I might briefly explain the existing situation in Honduras and inquire of the Government of which your excellency forms an important part what would be the requisite conditions for the official recognition of the Government of my country. The interview did not take place, and I venture to submit to your excellency the following statement in writing: 1. The provisional government over which General Don Miguel R. Dávila presides in Honduras has been recognized throughout the Republic and in the neighboring countries and is performing its functions in a normal and peaceful manner; 2. There is no apprehension of internal disturbances, as under the amnesty granted by my Government the defeated parties to the late conflict are returning to their homes in the full enjoyment of their rights and guaranties; 3. As to foreign affairs-that is, the difficulties which may arise in Central America-my Government has adopted a policy of strict neutrality toward the probable contestants; and 4. The aims pursued by my Government in soliciting the recognition of the American Government are, substantially, to gain the ear of the Department of State regarding Central American political matters, with the hope of being aided in its efforts toward the conservation of peace or the maintenance of its own neutrality; to reform the consular service by intrusting with its duties at the principal ports Honduraneans able to learn the economical requirements of the country and to cooperate with the Government in meeting them, and to impress upon the American capitalists who have existing or prospective contracts with the Government of Honduras the proper sense of security as to the money they invest for the development and improvement of the country. I might debate upon these points, herein cursorily indicated, if the department should deem it necessary and if your excellency would so advise me in New York, where I am to stop permanently from to-morrow at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Availing myself of the opportunity to tender to your excellency my congratulations on the glorious day the American people are celebrating, I have, etc., ANGEL UGARTE. File No. 7357/5. The Acting Secretary of State to the Mexican Ambassador. a DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 8, 1907. DEAR MR. AMBASSADOR: Referring to your telegram and personal letter of July 23 and to my telegram to you of July 26 in relation to the outlook for coincident or concurrent action by Mexico and the United States for the recognition of the provisional government of President Dávila in Honduras, and having just had a talk with Señor Godoy on the subject, I have the pleasure to send you copy of a note from Señor Ugarte in response to the inquiries which I caused to be informally communicated to him through Señor Calvo. I then asked what steps had been taken toward the establishment of constitutional government in Honduras and toward the election of a president and congress. I am also in receipt of a recent report from our naval commander on the Honduranean coast, in which he confirms the tranquillity of the republic and advises of the steps taken for the proclamation of a constitution and for elections on the dates mentioned by Mr. Ugarte. Under the circumstances, and in the view and hope that the hands of Mexico and the United States may be strengthened in making cordial efforts for peace in Central America by the establishment of formal relations with Honduras, I am prepared to advise the President to recognize General Dávila's provisional government forthwith. upon ascertaining that your Government sees no obstacle to that course and is prepared to accord similar recognition. If we decide to act in unison in this sense, might it not be expedient to assign a common date for Mexican and American action? So far as we are concerned, recognition would be effected by a cable instruction to Minister Lee (who may be deemed to continue to represent the United States near the Government of Honduras until his successor arrives), and by notifying Señor Ugarte that the President will receive him as the minister of the provisional government of General Dávila. ROBERT BACON. I am, etc., • Not printed. The Honduranean Minister to the Acting Secretary of State. THE HONDURANEAN LEGATION, SIR: In compliance with the wish expressed to me on your excellency's behalf by the minister of Costa Rica I addressed to my Government an inquiry regarding the date and form of the establishment of the constitutional government in Honduras, and have received from the minister of foreign relations a reply as follows: TEGUCIGALPA. Agreed constitution will govern September 15, and elections will be called October. Write you to-morrow. Well here. FIALLAS. As supplementing the foregoing I inform your excellency that I have received a letter dated from Puerto Cortes, Honduras, on the 29th of July by which I am informed that there was held in the capital of the Republic a meeting of the most prominent men who guide the destinies of the country, and that they agreed on designating Gen. Don Miguel R. Dávila for president and Gen. Don Dionisis Gutierrez for vice-president in the forthcoming constitutional term, and that the constitution of 1894 was with one accord adopted as to the election of the said functionaries and all the other administrative acts. The designation will be accepted by the great majority of the country and will offer no difficulty in practice. With reference to the two dates mentioned in the cablegram of the minister of foreign relations, I beg to remark to your excellency that the celebration of our political emancipation takes place on the 15th of September, and that October is the month set for elections in the said constitution of 1894. I trust that, in view of these indications and of the normal and peaceful conditions in Honduras, the American Government will see no objection to recognizing officially the Government of that country. With assurances, etc., ANGEL UGARTE. File No. 6775/52. No. 20.] The Mexican Chargé to the Acting Secretary of State. [Translation.] MEXICAN EMBASSY, Freeport, N. Y., August 12, 1907. HONORABLE SIR: I have the honor to inform you that, according to advice received from the minister of foreign relations of my country, my Government, in view of all the circumstances of the case, has recognized the provisional government of General Dávila in Honduras, and its neutrality, and has directed this to be officially communicated. At the same time, I take the liberty of bringing to your notice, as I am instructed to do by my Government, the advisability of the Government of this country using its influence if deemed expedient, |