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of Shits the outspoken hostile attitude of Colonel Perdomo towards the Government of the United States, and availed myself of the visit of Doctor Martínez Suárez to say to him that consider ed it my duty to bring this strange incident to the attention of my Government, for its information.
In conclusion wish to say, judging from the anti American demonstrations which took place at this capital in September of last year when our military forces landed in Nicaragua, which was bitterly resented by the people of Salvador, to the point, even, of advocating in the press of the country the assassin ation of all Americans here, that the Department can rest assured of the fact that if, or when, the Nicaraguan canal and naval base treaty is ratified by the Senate of the United States. which ratification it is hoped by Americans here will be postponed a sufficient length of time to allow the present hostile feeling to subside, or moderate, in measure. there will be formidable anti American demonstrations and disturbances throughout Salvador, which may assume ungovernable proportions for the moment and which the author.
ities may not be able to check until after the destruction of considerable property, and perhaps of some life.
However, as a deterrent to these people and in order to reduce to a minimum the dangers from such hostile demonstra.
tions, recommend that a warship be sent to any one of the ports of La Union, La Libertad, or Acajutla, and kept within easy call of this Legation, for there is nothing more efficacious in preserving order in these Central American countries than