Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Newel to Mr. Sherman.

Legation of the United States,
The Hague, February 21, 1898.

No. 80.]

Sir: I have the honor to state that immediately upon receipt of the news of the sad disaster to the cruiser Maine the minister of foreign affairs personally called upon me to express the deep sympathy of his Government, and also that the Spanish and German ministers to this court took an early opportunity of evincing their deep regret and condolence with the American people.

I have, etc.,

Stanford Newel.