File No. 811.001W69/3.
The Secretary of State to the Chinese Minister.
Department of State,
Washington, March 8, 1913.
Washington, March 8, 1913.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 4th instant enclosing a translation of a congratulatory message addressed to the President by the President of China.
I beg you to be so good as to inform President Yuan Shi-Kai that his good wishes are highly appreciated by the President.
Accept [etc.]
W. J. Bryan.