Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 4, 1917

File No. 837.00/1325a

The Secretary of State to Minister Gonzales

[Telegram]

Department of State,
Washington, April 25, 1917—5 p.m.

American Consul Caimanera reports conditions at Santiago, Manzanilla and surrounding country to be deplorable; that conservative estimates indicate at least 6,000 well-armed revolutionists operating in Oriente Province with little hope the present strength of Government forces will be able to overcome them; that feeling against Americans is bitter and American property interests suffering. He adds there is immediate need for effective action.

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