Memorandum on the American Loan to Honduras, February 26, 1911

Authors

Unknown

Document Type

Memorandum

Files

Date

2-26-1911

Keywords

American bankers, Great Britain, J. P. Morgan and Co., Kuhn, Loeb and Co., National City Bank, First National Bank, Philander C. Knox, Monroe Doctrine, Cuba, Puerto Rico, China, France, Haiti, Washington Conventions, Nicaragua, Manuel Bonilla, Honduras Convention, Interoceanic Railway, William Howard Taft

Description

The document is a transcribed copy of a newspaper article from the Washington Star concerning the American loan and interference in Honduras. The loan was made by a group of American bankers, and so the American government also has to ally itself with the Honduras government to protect the interests of its citizens. This interference relies on the backing of the Monroe Doctrine and the idea that the United States should promote peace and prosperity in its neighbors.

Sender

Unknown

Recipient

Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

Corresponds to:

Folder 1-13, Document 7

City

Washington, D.C.

Comments

The original article headlines read: "Honduras finances; Reasons for American loan agreement lately reached; Assistance was needed; Foreign creditors were pressing for settlements; American prestige at stake. Welfare of the canal enterprise involved - Monroe Doctrine in its bearing on the case. By an American diplomat."

Language

English

Rights Statement

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Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Memorandum on the American Loan to Honduras, February 26, 1911" (1911). Notes, Speeches, Articles, and Addresses. 3.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/fmhw_speeches/3