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

Mr. Day to Mr. Denby.

Department of State,
Washington , May 20, 1898 .

No. 1588.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch, No. 2901½, of the 2d ultimo, reporting that you have made a demand on the Chinese Government that immediate action must be taken by it to carry out the terms agreed upon by yourself and the Tsung-li Yamên for the settlement of our claims growing out of the recent riot at Chiang Pei Ting.

The Department approves your action in the matter and instructs you to follow up the demand on the line of previous instructions in similar cases.

Respectfully, yours,

William R. Day.