Chargé Wilson to
the Secretary of State.
American Legation,
Tokyo, April 1,
1906.
No. 423.]Sir: In acknowledging the receipt of your
telegram received the 22d ultimo, which is confirmed on the overleaf,
and in which I am directed to express the condolences of the President
and American people for the recent earthquake calamity in Formosa, I
have the honor to report that on the day of its receipt I addressed a
note conveying the sense of the instruction to the minister for foreign
affairs.
On the 30th ultimo I received the reply of the Marquis Saionji, wherein
is returned through him the Emperor’s cordial expression of thanks to
the President.
I have the honor to inclose herewith copies of this exchange of
notes.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure 1.]
Chargé Wilson
to the Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
American Legation,
Tokyo, March 22,
1906.
Monsieur le Ministre: I am directed by
telegraph to convey through your excellency to His Majesty the
Emperor, and at the same time to your excellency’s Government, the
profound sorrow and sympathy of the President and of the American
people at the awful calamity by earthquake which has recently
occurred in Formosa.
In communicating these expressions to your excellency’s Government
and requesting you to transmit them to their high destination, I
embrace, etc.,
[Inclosure
2.—Translation.]
The Minister for Foreign
Affairs to Chargé Wilson.
Department of Foreign Affairs,
Tokyo, March 30, 1906.
Sir: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your note, No, 220, of the 22d instant, in which you were good
enough, under telegraphic instructions, to convey to His Majesty the
Emperor, as well as to our Government, the profound sorrow and
sympathy of the President of the United States and of the American
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people at the
calamity caused by the earthquake which recently occurred in
Taiwan.
I have to state in reply that upon my immediate submission of the
message to its high destination, His Majesty has highly appreciated
the courtesy and commanded me to return through you His Majesty’s
cordial expression of thanks to the President of the United
States.
Accept, sir, etc.,
