Mr. Hay to Mr. Choate.
[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]
Department of State,
Washington, February 10, 1904.
Washington, February 10, 1904.
(Mr. Hay states that by its proposal this Government is not contemplating a definition of neutral limits, but seeks to secure the smallest possible area of hostilities and the largest possible area of neutrality compatible with the military necessities of the belligerents.)