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

Mr. Buck to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Legation of the United States,
Tokyo, January 18, 1902.

(Mr. Buck reports that payment of taxes, even under protest, is still refused by many Americans; that enforcement has been suspended until January 25; and inquires whether he shall, having unofficially suggested arbitration, also suggest it officially in the event that the representatives of the other powers do so.)