Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. Day to Mr. Taylor.

Department of State,
Washington, June 11, 1897.

No. 710.]

Sir: Referring to previous correspondence in regard to the tobacco cases, and especially to instructions No. 581, of October 2, and No. 583, of October 6 last, I inclose copy of a letter from Sutter Brothers, of Chicago (their Havana agents being Federico Bauriedel & Co.), complaining of the injury they are suffering from a failure to receive permission to ship their tobacco.

You will urge a decision in this case and report the result.

Respectfully, yours,

William R. Day,
Acting Secretary.