793.94/810: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Consul at Canton (Pontius)
Washington, April 25,
1919, 5 p.m.
Your April 23, 10 a.m.
It is suggested that you should exercise caution in accepting messages of the kind quoted in your telegram, which for obvious reasons this Government is unable officially to transmit. You should, however, keep the Department fully informed concerning the sentiment of the southern leaders.
Phillips