File No. 861.00/769
The Secretary of State to the Minister in China (Reinsch)
[Telegram]
Washington, December
8, 1917, 4 p.m.
Your cipher telegram of December 6, 7 p.m. The American Government supports the view that China is entirely within her right in employing troops to protect her sovereignty and territorial integrity. This Government would not, however, be disposed to encourage an armed conflict.
Lansing