Mr. Wilson to Mr.
Hay.
Legation of the United States,
Santiago, August 15,
1901.
No. 207.]Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith copy
and translation of the reply of the Chilean minister of foreign
relations to my note of condolence on the death of President Errázuriz.
By an oversight my note was forwarded to the Department before the reply
was received.
I have, etc.,
Señor Rodriguez
to Mr. Wilson.
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
Republic of Chile,
Ministry of Foreign
Relations,
Santiago, July 22,
1901.
No. 703.]Mr. Minister: The Chilean foreign office
has received with genuine satisfaction your attentive note of the
16th instant, conveying the cablegram addressed to your legation by
the Secretary of State of the United States of America, in which, in
the name of the President, he sends to my Government his sincere
sympathy for the death of His Excellency Federico Errázuriz.
It is very satisfactory to Chile that the great Republic of the North
should take such cordial participation in this most lamentable
national misfortune, and for that reason you will permit the
undersigned, through your excellency, to express to His Excellency
the President and the worthy Government of the United States of
America the appreciation with which this Republic has received this
delicate manifestation of condolence.
I renew, etc.,
