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

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Mr. Olney to Mr. Williams.

Washington , May 8, 1896 .

Competitor case. Did American citizens have fair trial, with opportunity to summon and examine witnesses, and to be defended by counsel of their own selection, and with all other legal guarantees.