Chargé Wilson to
the Secretary of State.
American Legation,
Tokyo
,
March 28,
1906.
No. 418.]
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your telegraphic instructions of the 24th instant, a copy of
which is inclosed herewith for confirmation.
On the 26th instant I addressed to His Excellency the Marquis Saionji,
minister for foreign affairs, a diplomatic note presenting the views of
the United States as expressed in your instructions. I have the honor to
submit to you herewith a copy of this note.
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Since the dispatch of the legation’s No. 412 of March 15, no change in
the situation has come to my knowledge. As mentioned in that dispatch,
the British embassy here is also making representations in serious
complaint against Japanese treatment of foreign commercial interests in
Manchuria.
It being still impossible to report any satisfactory change in the state
of this important question, I had the honor last night to send you the
following telegram:a
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure.]
Chargé Wilson
to the minister for foreign
affairs.
American Legation,
Tokyo
,
March 28,
1906
.
The undersigned, chargé d’affaires of the United States of America,
has the honor again to invite the serious attention of the Imperial
Japanese Government to the reported failure in practice of the
principle of equality of commercial opportunity in that part of
Manchuria which has been occupied by Japanese troops.
The following is a paraphrase of the Secretary of State’s telegraphic
instructions of the 24th instant, under which the undersigned has
the honor to address the present note to His Excellency the Marquis
Saionji, His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s minister for foreign
affairs.a
On the 23d ultimo, acting under previous telegraphic instructions,
the undersigned had the honor to address to his excellency His
Imperial Japanese Majesty’s minister for foreign affairs a letter
accompanied by a memorandum wherein was set forth the alleged
discriminatory treatment of traders in Manchuria. In view of the
gravity of the matter the undersigned reiterated, in a note verbale
of the 15th instant, the request that he be expeditiously placed in
a position to reassure his Government. He has, moreover, verbally
urged early attention to this important subject by the Imperial
Japanese Government.
The undersigned has, however, not been enabled to reply to his
Government since the representations made under previous
instructions, and his excellency the minister for foreign affairs
will readily understand that this fact can not but serve to
intensify the anxiety felt by the Government of the United
States.
The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to convey to his
excellency His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s minister for foreign
affairs the renewed assurances of his highest consideration.
