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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00240 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | William H. Taft to Talcott Williams updating him on tensions between the United States and Mexico |
| Date | 28 March 1911 |
| Author | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Recipient | Williams, Talcott |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document |
| Content Description | Updates Williams, a political journalist, on the tense status of relations between the United States and Mexico in return for Williams' "seal of silence." Refers to an enclosed copied letter for United States Army Chief of Staff Leonard Wood, containing instructions for generals commanding 20,000 troops Taft ordered to the Mexican border in early March (not included). Informs Williams of anti-American riots in Mexico, and actions Mexico took to prevent the United States from building a dam near the Mexican border. States that Henry Lane Wilson, United States Ambassador to Mexico, confirms Mexican unrest under President Porfirio Diaz. |
| Subjects | President Journalism Military History Global History and Civics Latin and South America |
| People | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) Williams, Talcott (1849-1928) Díaz, Porfirio (1830-1915) Wilson, Henry Lane (1857-1932) Wood, Leonard (1860-1927) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |