Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1896, and the Annual Report of the Secretary of State

[Telegram.]

Mr. Olney to Mr. Williams.

Washington, May 2, 1896.

If your position is that Competitor passengers must be tried by the regular marine tribunal having jurisdiction in the like cases, and not by special court-martial, your position is approved and you are instructed to insist upon it.