Office of the Historian

File No. 322.93/4.

The American Chargé d’Affaires to the Secretary of State.

No. 74.]
American Legation,
Quito, March 16, 1912.

Sir: I have the honor, referring to my despatch No. 66, to enclose herewith a copy of a letter addressed to this Legation by the President of the Chinese Colony in Guayaquil, in further reference to the losses sustained by Chinese citizens in Ecuador during the recent revolution. I have informed the President of the Chinese Colony that his letter has been referred to the Department of State, for such action as may seem to it advisable.

I have [etc.].

Rutherfurd Bingham.
[Inclosure.]

The President of the Chinese Colony to the American Chargé d’Affaires.

[Seal of the Chinese Colony.]
Guayaquil, March 12, 1912.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of March 2, 1912, relative to the Chinese losses sustained during the recent revolution in Ecuador.

In reply I have the honor to state that I have witnesses in each particular instance as to who caused the damage and as to the extent of the damage. In view of the changes of the Government within the last few days and the impossibility of carrying the case through the Courts within any reasonable length of time, it is respectfully suggested that through the good offices of the United States, a commission be appointed to determine the amount of loss and to fix the responsibility.

I wish you would consider this method and if you consider it feasible I would be glad to have you take the necessary steps to carry it through. I beg to remain [etc.],

C. Santón Tay Sing