Mr. Hay to Mr. Nabeshima.
Washington, June 18, 1900.
Sir: Referring to your notes of the 22d, 23d, and 30th ultimo and of the 7th and 12th instant, I have the honor to say that I have transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury copies of said notes, with the request for a prompt and full report of the specific ground on which the quarantine order complained of was adopted, why its operation was limited to subjects of Japan and China, and whether any injurious discrimination was intended against them.
I have also transmitted to the governor of Colorado copies of your notes of the 7th and 12th instant, with a similar request. As soon as the said reports are received I will promptly communicate the result to you.
Accept, etc.,