File No. 894.001 M98/9.
The President to the Emperor.
The White House,
Washington, July 29, 1912.
Washington, July 29, 1912.
[Telegram.]
On the sad occasion of the death of His Majesty the Emperor Mutsuhito, your illustrious father, I offer to Your Majesty my most profound sympathy and that of the Government and people of the United States.
Accept my good wishes for a long and prosperous reign and the continuance of the welfare of the Japanese Empire.
Wm. H. Taft.