File No. 23640/52.
The Chinese Minister to
the Secretary of State.
Chinese
Legation,
Washington, August 5,
1910.
No. 11.]
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I have
just received a telegram from the Wai-wu-Pu, transmitting to me for
delivery a message from His Majesty the Emperor of China to the
President of the United States, a translation of which is herewith
inclosed. I shall be greatly obliged if you will be so kind as to lay
the message before the President.
Accept, etc.,
[Inclosure—Translation.]
The Emperor of China
to President Taft.
[Telegram.]
Greeting: Prince Tsai Tao, who has returned
from his mission to study the military systems abroad, has given us
an account of the generous hospitality and warm reception extended
to him by Your Excellency during his recent visit to your country,
and also of the special facilities and opportunities everywhere
afforded him for making personal observations and obtaining full
information in regard to matters pertaining to the military
establishment. We sincerely appreciate these friendly and
open-hearted courtesies from the American Government, which can not
fail to draw closer the relations between the two countries, and for
which we beg that Your Excellency will accept our warm thanks.
