Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 893.773/38.

The Secretary of State to Ambassador Guthrie .

[Telegram.]

Department of State,
Washington , April 17, 1915 .

Your 234, March 8. Consul, Dairen, telegraphs discrimination against American vessels still exists. Request Foreign Office to instruct railway authorities to grant the reduced rates to shipments in other than Japanese vessels whether to Newchwang or Dairen as necessary to preserve open door.

Bryan.