Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 2, 1913

File No. 893.51/1303.

The Secretary of State to the American Ambassador to Germany.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, February 17, 1913—6 p.m.

Inform the Minister of Foreign Affairs that this Government, having found no support except from the German Government for its recent compromise proposal relating to foreign advisers connected with the China loan, has in reply to renewed urgent representations from its Minister at Peking authorized him to approve proposal of four advisers which had already been accepted by all his colleagues except the German Minister, and which the Chinese have expressed their willingness to accept.

Knox.