File No. 819.55/60.
The Acting Secretary of State to the Chinese Minister.
Washington , February 4, 1915 .
Sir: Referring to the memorandum left at the Department by you on February 1, 1915, with reference to a bill pending in the National Assembly of Panama relating to the exclusion of Chinese from that Republic, I have the honor to advise you that I telegraphed the American Legation at Panama on February 1, requesting the Minister to use his good offices towards obtaining as many modifications of the measure as possible. The Minister telegraphed the Department on February 2 that he had had a further conference with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama in company with the Chinese Consul General and that the Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that steps had been taken to prevent the so-called Chinese Exclusion Act from being brought up again in the National Assembly before its final adjournment. The Minister for Foreign Affairs assured the American Minister that if the bill should pass in its present form it will be vetoed.
Accept [etc.]