The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-24
SENIOR RODRIGUEZ AT. LAST F0R-
MALLY RECOGNIZED AND RE-
CEIvED BY GROVER.
TIE HAND OF FELLOWSHIP
EXTENDED by THE PRESIDENT TO
THE NEW AMERICAN con-
FEEDER ATIGN.
EARNEST EVIDENCE OF GOOD Will
Contained I'm the Formal Language
With Which Mr.. Cleveland Reeog-
nized the offered Credentials.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-After
several weeks consideration of the
status of Senior Rodrigez, the first
minister of the Greater Republic of
Central America, President Cleveland
today received him and accepted his
credentials, in a short speech, which
while formal in tone was thoroughly
earnest in it's evidence of good will
toward the new American union. The
president emphasized the purpose Of
our government to hold the Individual
states of the new union to RESPONSE
biiity for past claims, and he indicated
an exception that Guatemala and
Costa RIGA, which have so far re-
Trained from joining with the others in
the new republic, would soon give in
their adherance.
The minister was accompanied to
the state department by his secretary,
Senior Corea and his son. j. D. Rod
rigueZ Jr., who is an attache of the
legation He was escorted to the
White house by Secretary Olney. and
being introduced to the president, de-
livered his credentials, saying:
Mr.. President: The Greater Republic of
Central America has honored me by appoint
ing me it's envoy extraordinary and min
lister pIenipotentary to the government of
your excellency In conferring that honor
upon me, the diet which constitutes the bond
of union between the three republics which
special instructions to assure your excellency
las it is gratifying for me to do-that the
Greater Republic of Central America enter
talns the same sentiments or cordial and sin
cere friendship toward the American gov
eminent and people as have always been
held by the people and governments which
formed the same: and that 1T cherishes sin
cere desires that neither the energetic prog
ress nor the power of this great nation may
ever be interrupted or impaired, and also
that your excellency may enjoy personal hap
piness.
1t is highly satisfactory to me to place in
your excellency's hands the letters which
credit my representation in the character
mentioned. Our firm conviction that the
sentiments which I have expressed find on
the part of your excellency and of the nation
the most complete reciprocity, has induced
us to solicit the efficient Intervention of your
excellency to the end of bringing to happy
termination one of the questions which most
interest the confederation by reason of the
influence which it may exert upon the pacific
developments Of its great elements Of wealth
and prosperity.
l trust, Mr.. President, that in this end and
in the ether matters in which l shall have to
treat with the government of your excellency,
will win your benevolent reception, and that
the results which I may attain will merit
the approval Of those who have appointed
me in additional confirmation of their friend
ship and gratitude for the interest which the
United States of America have ever shown
in favor of the well being of the Central
American republics.
The president replied as follows:
take pleasure in receiving at your hands
the letter of the diet of the Greater Republic
of Central America, whereby in representa-
ton thereof and OF the republics of Honduras,
Nicaragua and Salvador, which form that
union, you are Accredited as their envoy ex-
traordinary and minister pIenipotentiary to
this government. In recognizing, in the
name Of the United States of America, the
Greater Republic Of Central America con-
treaty Of Anlapala of June 90 1895, between
the republics of Honduras Nicaragua and
Salvador, and in entering into diplomatic re-
latfons Herewith, such recognition is given
and such relations entered upon in the dis
tinct understanding that the responsibility of
each Of those republics to the United States
of America remains wholly unaffected.
l discern In the articles of association from
which the diet derives its powers, step to-
wards a closer union of Central American
states in the interest of their common de-
fence and general welfare, and I welcome it
in the same direction, and which it is hoped
may eventually result in the consolidation of
all the states of Central America as one ma
ton for all the purposes of their foreign re-
lations and intercourse.
fo you individually extend cordial greet
ing both personal and official and I trust
that your renewed residence at the capital
of this country, where you formerly held an
important representative mission, will be as
agreeable in it's personal relations as l be-
lieve 1t will be useful and profitable for the
countries you represent, between each OF
which and the United States friendliness has
always existed, and it Is hoped Will always
exist by the closest ties.