Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Hay to Mr. Lord.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, December 21, 1901.

(Mr. Hay directs Mr. Lord to informally inquire if Argentine Government would exempt operators of Central and South American Telegraph Company, employed at stations on land lines between Buenos Ayres and Chilean frontier, from military conscription.

Such exemption would seem to be appropriate, the services of the operators being necessary and publicly useful.)