File No. 819.55/35.
The American Minister to China to the Secretary of State.
Peking, November 16, 1913.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs requests further friendly offices of the American Government for the settlement of the difficulty in Panama. The Chinese Consul General there has telegraphed that the Panama Government has replied to the representations of Wicker acting for China that the Chinese are inferior race not entitled to the protection of constitution and that the obnoxious law would be enforced within, seventy-two hours. A subsequent telegram reported that one hundred Chinese would be arrested on the fourteenth. The Minister for Foreign Affairs expresses high appreciation of services of Wicker and requests that since he is familiar with the situation he be allowed to continue the negotiations until arrival of another Chinese Consul General at Panama.