Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1904

Mr. Hay to Mr. Griscom.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, March 15, 1904.

(Mr. Hay informs Mr. Griscom that, according to a telegram from the American minister to China, the Chinese Government, grateful for the friendly interest shown by the United States, is resolved to maintain an attitude of strict neutrality, and that provocation will not be afforded either belligerent.)