Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States

Mr. Russell to Mr. Lansing Nov. 20 (telegram).

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Russell Nov. 26 (telegram).

Mr. Russell to Mr. Lansing Nov. 30

Same subject. Note presented. Congress called.
Horacistas may use our demands in propaganda
to start revolution. Some possibility that Pre-
sident may resign. Arias and Vidal can control
Congress, and latter would undoubtedly be
named President. Asks concerning measures
Department would take to prevent election of
Arias.

Same subject. Resignation of President would be
matter of regret and concern. Assure President
of our support in efforts toward bettering condi-
tions in the Republic.

Political affairs. Calls attention to practice of
Dominican Government in transporting unde-
sirable revolutionists and persons charged with
common crimes to Porto Rico. Matter has been
called to attention of the Government with view
to punishment of criminals.

14 Mr. Polk to Mr. Russell.....do....: Financial affairs. Acknowledges with approval

his No. 22 of the 8th inst.
Same subject. Discreetly inform persons seeking
to overthrow the Government, or to force the
resignation of the President, that this Govern-
ment will use means at its disposal to secure
peace and to prevent disorders.
Same subject. Reports interview with the President
on the subject matter of his note of Nov. 19. Incloses
copy of correspondence with the Foreign Office.
Same subject. The Government, convinced of
approaching revolution, asks what financial aid
may be expected from the United States in case
of trouble.

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ECUADOR.

Mr. Córdova to Mr. Bryan. Feb.

1915.
9

Mr. Bryan to Mr. Córdova. Feb. 13

Mr. Córdova to Mr. Bryan Mar. 13

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Hart- Apr. 2

man.

Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. The company
intends to lodge with the Department a protest
against diversion by Ecuador of funds to other
uses than the payment of obligations entered
into with the company. As the matter is not a
diplomatic one, it is hoped the Department will
ignore the protest.

Same subject. If protest is received by the Depart-
ment, he will be advised of the steps it deems
advisable to take.

Same subject. Requests that the Department
obtain for him from the company certain docu-
ments and data; also that he be furnished a copy
of Arbitrator Miller's report. Incloses copy of
report of Arbitrator Baquerizo Moreno.
Same subject. The company has lodged protest
against the Government of Ecuador for diverting
funds to other purposes than those contracted for
by that Government with the company. Instructs
to bring to the attention of the Foreign Office.

Mr. Hartman to Mr. Bryan Apr. 24 Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Reports facts
(telegram).

Mr. Bryan to Mr. Hartman (telegram).

re arrest. Has requested full statement of charges
and proof against him.

Apr. 26 Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co. Quotes telegram
from the President of Ecuador to the secretary of
the foreign bondholders and instructs to ascertain
whether the telegram means that the Govern-
ment of Ecuador desires to have the mortgage
foreclosed and the rights of the stockholders for-
feited.

Same to same (telegram)......do..... Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Insist that

Mr. Hartman to Mr. Bryan Apr. 29
(telegram).
The British Embassy to Apr. 30
the Secretary of State.

authorities permit American prisoner free com-
munication with diplomatic and consular repre-
sentatives.

Same subject. Recommends that Consular Agent at Bahia be instructed to investigate immediately. Guayaquil and Quito Railway Co. The British representative at Quito has been instructed to draw attention of the Government of Ecuador to the obligations of that Government towards the bondholders; asks whether the Government of the United States intends to take similar steps. Mr. Bryan to Mr. Goding May 1 Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Have agent Bahia (telegram).

The Secretary of State to May 7 Guayaquil and Quito Railway Co.
the British Embassy.

85 Mr. Goding to Mr. Bryan..
18 Mr. Bryan to Mr. Córdova.

May 11
May 12

...do.....
May 14
May 19

Same to same (telegram)... May 22
May 24

114 Same to same..

118 Same to same..

Incloses copy
of Department's telegram to Mr. Hartman Apr.
26, 1915. Requests to be informed what steps the
British Government is taking to compel the
Government of Ecuador to comply with its con-
tractual obligations.
Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Investigation
proves there is no evidence against Strong.
Guayaquil and Quito Ry. Co. Reply to his Mar.
13. The Department can not ask the company to
furnish certain documents and data for the Gov-
ernment of Ecuador; the contents of the report of
Arbitrator Baquerizo are not of such value as is
customary to attach to formal reports and the report
of Arbitraror Miller is not a public document and
can not be furnished to the Government of Ecuador
Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Same purport as
Mr. Goding's No. 85, above.

Same subject. Use best efforts obtain Strong's re-
lease.

Guayaquil & Quito Ry. Co. Reports answer of
the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the protest con-
tained in Department's No. 61 of Apr. 2, 1915. It
denies the right of the United States to intervene
in the matter.

Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Orders tele-
graphed to Manta for release of Strong.
Same subject. Additional reports re Strong's im-
prisonment. Correspondence with the Foreign
Office.

June 4 Guayaquil & Quito Ry. Co. Incloses a note from
the Foreign Office stating that the subject under
discussion is not one to be dealt with through the
diplomatic channel.

Mr. Spring Rice to Mr. June 7
Bryan.

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Hart- June 16
man (telegram).

Mr. Hartman to Mr. Lan- June 17
sing (telegram).

Same subject. Draws attention to various works
which are being carried on by the Government of
Ecuador with funds which were preferentially
pledged to the bondholders of the railway com-
pany.

Same subject. Instruction to use personal good
offices in urging Ecuador to complete remittance
to London for July coupon on prior lien bonds.
Same subject. Reply to the foregoing. Minister
for Foreign Affairs regrets inability to make re-
mittance now.

70 Mr. Osborne to Mr. Hart- June 23 Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Considers Ecua

man.

dorian Government should take action against
Governor of Manabí because of his arbitrary
measures which caused the unwarranted arrest
of Mr. Strong.

Mr. Spring Rice to Mr. July 7 Guayaquil & Quito Ry. Co. Quotes letter from the
Lansing.

council of foreign bondholders expressing disap-
pointment at the course adopted by President Plaza
as evinced by his telegram to the secretary of the
council of foreign bondholders of Feb. 8, 1915.
Loan negotiations. The British Government is in
agreement with the Government of the United
States in its attitude towards a loan and will, if
approached, refuse any assistance.
Same subject. The Government of Ecuador ur-
gently requests the active assistance of the De-
partment in its efforts to secure a loan; situation
critical.

Same subject. The Department is advised that the
railway company has no objection to the proposed
loan if the Government of Ecuador will make pro-
vision to use part of the proceeds to pay the arrears
in interest and sinking fund of the railway bonds,
if the customs dues pledged to the service of the
bonds remain inviolate and if its claims are paid.
The Department feels that it would not be justi-
fied to assist Ecuador unless a satisfactory settle-
ment is had with the railway company.
Same subject. The Minister of Ecuador has been
informed by the Department that it is not possible
to disassociate the question of a loan from the set-
tlement of the case of the Guayaquil & Quito Ry.
Co.
Guayaquil & Quito Ry. Co. case. Requests that
he be furnished a statement in writing of the con-
versation which took place at an interview with
the Secretary of State on the 20th instant.

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1915. Mr. Lansing to Mr. Cór- July 30 dova.

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Hartman (telegram).

Aug. 6

Mr. Hartman to Mr.
Lansing (telegram).

Aug. 9

Aug. 19

Same subject. Repeats statement made at the
interview of the 20th instant that the two sub-
jects can not be separated. Reply to the fore-
going.

Same subject. Department is advised that the
Congress of Ecuador will be sked to authorize the
Executive to suspend payments until differences
with the railway company are settled.
Same subject. Reply to the foregoing. President
Plaza denies that he intends to ask Congress for
authority to suspend all payments until differences
with the railway company are settled.
Loan negotiations. Incloses a note from the
President of Ecuador stating the causes of the
failure of Ecuador to make payments due on the
Quayaquil & Quito Railway bonds. Reviews
the differences with the railway company and
states that his Government is willing to use part
of the proceeds of the loan for the payment of the
bonds.

Sept. 21 Imprisonment of M. D. Strong. Minister of
Foreign Affairs states that his Government in-
structed the Governor of Manabí that no further
ill treatment of foreigners should occur in that
province.
Guayaquil & Quito Ry. Co. Instructs to protest
against the resolution of the Ecuadorian Congress
cancelling the arbitration and directing the
defensor fiscal to take legal proceedings and to lay
an embargo on the property of the company.
Same subject. Protest was delivered today..

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Hartman (telegram).

Oct. 11

Oct. 13
Oct. 19

Same to same (telegram)... Oct. 20

Same to same (telegram)... Oct. 21

Oct. 23 ...do.....

Oct. 28

Nov. 2

Same subject. Incloses copy of his protest to the
Foreign Office as instructed in Department's
telegram of Oct. 11, 1915; also copy of the resolu
tion.

Same subject. Reports receipt of note from the
Minister for Foreign Affairs reiterating the ques-
tion of propriety of diplomatic action by the
Government of the United States.

Same subject. Ecuadorian officials have solicited
negotiations for private settlement of differences
with the company.

Same subject. Instruction to report nature and
scope of the private settlement solicited.
Same subject. Instructs to deliver to the Govern-
ment of Ecuador the protest of the railway
company against the issuance of treasury warrants
to be received in payment of export duties which
would impair the customs receipts pledged to
the service of the railway bonds.
Same subject. Reply to the Department's Oct.
23, 4 p. m. The nature and scope of the private
settlement will be determined at a conference to
be held Nov. 4.

Same subject. Incloses copy of the note from the
Minister for Foreign Affairs in answer to Lega-
tion's note of protest as directed by Department's
telegram of Oct. 11, 1915.

Loan negotiations. Reply to his No. 130 of Aug. 19.
The Department is willing to assist Ecuador so
far as it can properly do so in obtaining a loan,
provided that Ecuador immediately resume
daily payments for the service of the bonds and
engage an American official to examine into the
claims of Ecuador and the railway company
against each other and to render a final decision.
Dec. 5 Guayaquil & Quito Ry. Co. Refers to Depart-
ment's No. 83 of Oct. 23 and reports presentation of
protest, to which no reply has yet been received;
incloses his Foreign Office note No. 130 of May 8
and the reply thereto, No. 93 of May 14.
Loan negotiations. Substance of Department's tele-
gram of Nov. 19 was delivered to President Plaza
on Nov. 22. On Dec. 2 the President declined to
consider the propositions of the Government of
the United States.

Same to same (telegram)... Dec. 10

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Same to same..

Dec. 11

Same subject. Refers to the foregoing and incloses
copies of his memorandum of Nov. 22 and the
President's reply of Dec. 2.

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Mr. Jusserand to Mr.
Bryan.

1914. Nov. 23

1418 Mr. Bryan to Mr. Jusse-
rand.

Dec. 16

1915. Jan. 23

452 Mr. Bryan to Mr. Sharp Jan.
(telegram).

Taxation of the French Cable Co. in the United
States. States that the Compagnie Française des
Câbles is being taxed by the States of Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. Asks relief.
Same subject. Department unable to ascertain
that there is any treaty, understanding or agree-
ment between United States and France and
Compagnie Française des Câbles exempting from
taxation the pole lines from Orleans, Mass., to
New York.

Treaty between United States and France for the
advancement of peace. Text.

5 Liability to French military service of naturalized
American citizens of French origin and of Ameri-
can-born children of French parentage. Chan-
deysson case. Refers to Mr. Herrick's No. 767 of
Nov. 17, 1914. Instruction to ask for release of
Chandeysson.

452 Mr. Sharp to Mr. Bryan Jan. 14
(telegram).

453 Same to same (telegram)......do...

493 Mr. Bryan to Mr. Sharp Jan. 21
(telegram).

Mr. Bryan to Mr. Young.. Feb. 1
Mr. P. A. Lelong to the Apr. 8
President.

Mr. Bryan to Mr. Lelong.. May 5
Mr. Jusserand to Mr.
May 28
Bryan.
446 Mr. Lansing to Mr. Sharp.. July 1

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Jus- July 7
serand.

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Walsh....do....

Same subject. Peralme case. Refers to Depart-
ment's No. 442 of Dec. 31, 1914. Reports refusal of
French Government to release Peralme.
Same subject. Chandeysson case. Refers to the
two foregoing papers. Release of Chandeysson
refused.

Same subject. Lacombe case Refers to the fore-
going and instructs him to request the French
Government to discriminate between Frenchmen
naturalized as Americans who emigrated before
becoming liable to military service, and others.
The Department will continue to make repre-
sentations whenever informed of the impressment
into the French army of a naturalized American.
Same subject. Pellissier case. Letter explaining
the French law involved.

Same subject. Incloses copies of his letter of Mar.
27 to the Department and the Department's reply
of Apr. 2; appeals from the conclusion of the De-
partment as to his possession of dual nationality,
and requests a reversal of its ruling.
Same subject. Reply to the foregoing, referred to
the Department by the President.
Taxation of the French Cable Co. in the United
States. Submits facts re reciprocal agreement of
1879 and requests early solution.
Liability to French military service. Seronde case.
Instruction to say to the French Government that
this Government can not recognize the right of
French officials to summon citizens of the United
States, residing within its territory and jurisdic-
tion, to leave the United States and go to France
to perform military service, whether or not they
may be considered French citizens under French
law; and that this objection applies equally to cases
of persons born in France, naturalized in the
United States, who have renounced allegiance to
France; and applies also to cases of persons born in
the United States of French parents, who are citi-
zens of the United States by provision of the
fourteenth amendment to the Constitution.
Taxation of the French Cable Co. in the United
States. Additional facts re taxation by authori-
ties of Massachusetts of the Compagnie Française
des Câbles.
Same subject. Compagnie Française des Câbles
requests that it be exempted from certain taxes
assessed by the State of Massachusetts upon prop-
erty situated within that State.

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Mr. Bryan to Mr. Lister
(telegram).

Same subject. Requests that Governor of Connec
ticut be sent similar appeal as that sent Governor
of Massachusetts re taxes demanded of Compagnie
Française des Câbles Transatlantiques.
Same subject. Governor of Connecticut has been
addressed re taxes recently assessed by his State
against the Compagnie Française des Cables.
Same subject. Requests that the Compagnie Fran-
çaise des Câbles be exempted from certain taxes
assessed by authorities of Connecticut upon prop-
erty situated in that State.

Same subject. The Legislature only can exempt
the company from taxation. Next session will
take place in January, 1917.

Same subject. The authorities of Massachusetts are
inclined to give consideration to the request of the
cable company.

Same subject. Department awaits further advice
from Governor re taxation of Compagnie Française
des Câbles.

Liability to French military service. Kirghis case.
Requests instruction.
Appointment of the Commission under Article 2 of
the Treaty of Sept. 15, 1914. Asks that exten-
sion of time within which to complete the or-
ganization of Commission be agreed upon.
Same subject. Government of France agrees to
the proposed extension of time.
Liability to French military service. Reply to the
Embassy's No. 1089 Nov. 9. Instruction to pre-
sent the Kirghis case to the Foreign Office.
GERMANY.

Arrest of W. Müller, German Consul at Seattle,
Wash. Requests investigation made regarding
search of Consulate by police at Seattle.
Same subject. Charge of conspiracy made against
Consul Mr. W. Müller and Mr. Schulz, secretary
of consulate.

Mar 28 Same subject. Facts re Müller being held under
$1,000 bail and requests that matter be settled as
soon as possible.

Apr. 5

Same subject. Action taken in Müller case appears
in contravention of articles 3 and 5 of the consular
convention of 1871, and section 256 of the judiciary
act approved Mar. 3, 1911.

Mr. Lansing to Mr. Bern- ...do..... Same subject. Full information re nature of charges
storff.

Mr. Lister to Mr. Bryan.. Apr. 12

2724 Mr. Bernstorff to Mr. Apr. 16
Bryan.

Mr. Bryan to Mr. Bern- Apr. 21
storff.

Mr. Bernstorff to Mr.
Bryan.

against Consul Müller has been requested of
Governor of Washington.