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

Remarks of Mr. Knox upon placing a wreath at the foot of the statue of Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela, March 23, 1912.

Caracas, March 23, 1912

Mr. Minister: In the name of the people and of the President of the United States I beg to lay this token of appreciation, respect, and veneration at the foot of the statue of the great Venezuelan Liberator.

[Remarks of Mr. Matos, Minister for Foreign Affairs, were extempore and not taken.]