793.94/784: Telegram
The Minister in China (Reinsch) to the Acting Secretary of State
[Received March 15, 3.14 p.m.]
Your March 11th, 7 p.m. Japanese press in China has published similar reports, also a steady stream of articles calculated to stir up race antagonism. Chinese public hitherto has given little credit to these things although continued repetition particularly of race insinuations [Page 689] might have some effect. Behavior of Japanese populace in Tientsin during the recent disturbance14 is but a natural consequence of such propaganda among Japanese. Am giving modifications statement reiterating purpose of Abbott’s visit.
- See vol. ii, pp. 420 ff.↩