No. 480.
Baron von
Zedtwitz to Mr. Bayard.
Washington, November 19, 1887. (Received November 21.)
Mr. Secretary of State: According to advices which I have just received from the Imperial Government, Mr. Pendleton, the envoy of the United States at Berlin, has communicated to the Chancellor of the Empire the instructions received by him to express to His Majesty the Emperor the sympathy felt with the Imperial family by the President and people of the United States on account of the severe illness of His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince.
His Majesty is deeply moved by the fervent and touching words in which the friendly sentiments and good wishes for the Imperial house and for Germany are expressed.
In pursuance of instructions transmitted to me by the Chancellor of the Empire in obedience to the command of His Imperial Majesty, I have the honor, Mr. Secretary of State, to convey to you the expression of His Majesty’s heartfelt gratitude for the sympathy felt by the President and people of the United States of America with our Royal House and the whole country iu the deep grief which rests upon both. His Majesty was much gratified to be informed of the sentiments entertained by the great nation with which we are so closely allied.
Accept, etc.,