Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Hay to Lord Pauncefote.

Department of State,
Washington , October 22, 1900 .

No. 1958.]

Excellency: Referring to my No. 1952 of October 13, 1900, I have the honor to inclose for your information copy of a note¹ from the German chargé d’affaires ad interim of the 15th, and of my reply² of the 22d instant, further relating to the submission to arbitration of the claims of foreigners in Samoa, not natives, and not under the protection of either the United States, Great Britain, or Germany.

Copy of the entire correspondence on this subject has been forwarded to Mr. W. W. Thomas, United States minister at Stockholm, with direction to acquaint His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway of its nature, and to say that the claims of citizens of the United States, as provided for by the convention of November 7, 1899, were being prepared with a view to their early and formal submission.

I have, etc.,

John Hay.

1. Printed, p. 523.
2. Printed, p. 524.