DIVISION OF MEXICAN AFFALS ALB JAN 22 1018 211, 13, Department or state CAT76 og tepat patriot: a. DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1918 WASHINGTON מז זיין א יקרה Januafy 8, 1918.
NO.
Tonale Inder and to augu The Honorable He DeparENT OF STATE 12 1918 lomu AMENICAN AFFAIRS The Secretary of State. Sir: OF THE ARCHIVE have the honor to enclose herewith two newsTHE paper articles which were written by Mr. José Leiva, the Salvadorean lawyer who was sent in November as a 711.
Special Representative of Salvador to thank Mexico for her liberal contribution to the sufferers from the earthquake of last June.
It should not be considered from the character of these articles that Mr. Leiva is entirely antiAmerican.
He is known to believe that it is to his JAN 24 1918 FILED political advantage to pretend to be anti American and, generally speaking, he loses no opportunity to give the Latin race his reasons why our country is a menace to Central America.
When, however, Mr.
Leiva meets one of our diplomatic officials he makes a consistent effort to convey the opposite impression by lauding the United States and its policies. have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant Boazhong American Minister to Salvador, on leave.