Señor Morla Vicuña to Mr. Hay.
Washington, March 13, 1899.
Sir: I have the honor to inform your excellency, with reference to your excellency’s communication of the 4th instant, that, although [Page 72] empowered by my Government to effect the exchange of ratifications of the convention between the United States and Chile to revive that of 1892 relating to the settlement of claims, as the convention about to be ratified has been amended I consider it my duty to again refer the matter to my Government, asking for new power to effect the exchange of the ratifications of the convention as amended.
I have no doubt that my Government will accede to my request, and that by the 15th of next October I will be in a position to effect the exchange of the aforesaid ratifications.
I have, etc.,