Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1912

File No. 812.77/144.

The President to the Secretary of State.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 21, 1912.

My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have yours of May 17th¹ relative to the presence of unemployed railroad men along the Texas border. I approve and greatly appreciate the steps you have taken to meet the situation.

Sincerely yours,

Wm. H. Taft.

Note.—Replies were received from the railway presidents and receivers addressed by the Secretary of State on May 17; most of the letters were to the effect that the writer would be glad to bear the matter in mind and had referred the Secretary’s request to the appropriate official of his company.

1. Not printed; refers to above circular letter to railway presidents.