File No. 741.8215/52.
The Secretary of State to the American Minister.
Washington, May 21, 1912.
Your May 16. Telegram received from Ambassador at London states Foreign Office informs him that in spite of promises given by Liberian Government that their officials on the Anglo-Liberian boundary would be recalled, on April 29 Lomax and Cooper were still in neighborhood of frontier and that Government of Sierra Leone has reported three cairns destroyed by soldiers of Liberia who are crossing boundary line and making use of road passing through British territory.
It is feared that this Government can no longer induce Great Britain to refrain from taking harsh measures against Liberia. Urge immediate action in restoring order. Cable what is being done.