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No. 161.]

Mr. Lord to Mr. Hay.

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
Buenos Ayres, January 7, 1902.

SIR: I have the honor to confirm your telegram" of the 21st ultimo, and to inform you that, immediately upon its receipt, I called upon the minister of war, Col. Pablo Riccheri, and stated to him the substance of your cablegram, and inquired whether, in view of the nature of their services, the Argentine Government would exempt such operators of the Central and South American Telegraph Company from the conscription of men born in 1878 and 1879. The minister expressed the opinion that he did not think such exemption could be granted under the present law. He then stated in substance, after examining the law, that it was not possible to do so under any of the exemption clauses. I asked him if there was not some general clause investing the Government with the power to exempt in particular cases which could not be classified under exemption heads, and he answered that the clause under which such exemptions were formerly authorized was omitted from the present law on account of the abuses which had grown out of it. He expressed much regret that he was unable to be of service in the matter, and a willingness to render any aid in his power by way of leaves of absence to such operators to remain at their offices.

To-day I called at the ministry of war office to inquire with reference to the zones in the territory of the Republic to which the mobilization of the conscripts of 1878 and 1879 applied, and I was informed that such mobilization had been postponed until the 6th of March next. In view of the present peaceful solution of recent difficulties between the Argentine Republic and Chile, it is possible that such mobilization may be abandoned or indefinitely postponed.

I also confirm my telegram" of the 23d ultimo in reply to yours of the 21st, above referred to.

I have, etc.,

WM. P. LORD.

PROTECTION OF CUBAN INTERESTS BY UNITED STATES CONSULAR OFFICIALS.

Mr. Lord to Mr. Hay.

No. 192.]

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
Buenos Ayres, June 16, 1902.

SIR: I have the honor to confirm the Department's cablegram of May 24 last, and to report that, in compliance therewith, I immediately communicated to the minister for foreign relations the request therein contained, and that the Argentine Government at once granted the desired permission.

I have the further honor to inform you that I have suitably acknowledged the courtesy of the Argentine Government and have instructed the United States consuls within its territory to use their good offices in behalf of the Government and citizens of Cuba until further notice.

I have, etc.,

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WM. P. LORD.

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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

PASSAGE THROUGH UNITED STATES OF REMAINS OF LATE MEXICAN MINISTER TO AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Mr. McCormick to Mr. Hay.

UNITED STATES LEGATION,
Vienna, January 18, 1902.

SIR: I have the honor to acquaint you that the remains of the Mexican minister to this court, Don Jose de Teresa y Miranda, have been intrusted to the North-German Lloyd Steamship Company for transmission to Mexico, via Bremen and Galveston, on board the steamship Breslau.

They will leave the first-named port on the 23d instant, and are due to arrive in Galveston eighteen days thereafter.

I have deemed it proper to assure the chargé d'affaires, Mr. Lizardi, that the Department of State would request, and that the Treasury Department would issue to the collector of the port at Galveston, such instructions as will insure the entrance of the remains at the port of Galveston without let or hindrance, and their transmission without delay by such route as may be decided upon to the Mexican frontier. I have also the honor to inform you that Madame de Teresa, widow of the late minister and sister-in-law of President Porfirio Diaz, sails with her family from Cherbourg on the steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm, and is due to arrive in New York on or about the 21st of February.

Believing that I would be carrying out the wishes of the Department, I have assured Mr. Lizardi that such instructions would be issued through the proper channels to the customs authorities in New York as would insure Madame de Teresa's receiving every possible courtesy at their hands on her arrival.

I have, etc.,

ROBERT S. MCCORMICK.

Mr. Hay to Mr. McCormick.

No. 32.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 12, 1902.

SIR: Referring to your unnumbered dispatch of the 18th ultimo, I have now to inform you that the Mexican ambassador here, in his note No. 249 of the 7th of this month, expresses the earnest thanks of his Government for your kindness and courtesy in informing the Department of the arrival of the remains of the late Mexican minister to

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Austria-Hungary and of the arrival of the wife and family of the deceased minister at New York, in order that the customary customs courtesies might be extended.

I am, etc.,

JOHN HAY

AGREEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA RELATIVE TO

MANCHURIA.@

Mr. Hay to Mr. McCormick.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 3, 1902.

SIR: I have to inclose herewith a copy of a memorandum expressing the views of the United States in regard to the proposed convention and arrangement between the Chinese and Russian Governments respecting Manchuria, which has been cabled to the American missions at Pekin and St. Petersburg. You will take early occasion to acquaint the Government to which you are accredited with the text of this memorandum.

I am, etc.,

JOHN HAY.

[Inclosure.]

Memorandum respecting Manchuria.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 1, 1902.

An agreement by which China cedes to any corporation or company the exclusive right and privilege of opening mines, establishing railroads, or in any other way industrially developing Manchuria, can but be viewed with the gravest concern by the United States. It constitutes a monopoly, which is a distinct breach of the stipulations of treaties concluded between China and foreign powers, and thereby seriously affects the rights of American citizens; it restricts their rightful trade and exposes it to being discriminated against, interfered with, or otherwise jeopardized, and strongly tends toward permanently impairing the sovereign rights of China in this part of the Empire, and seriously interferes with her ability to meet her international obligations. Furthermore, such concession on the part of China will undoubtedly be followed by demands from other powers for similar and equal exclusive advantages in other parts of the Chinese Empire, and the inevitable result must be the complete wreck of the policy of absolute equality of treatment of all nations in regard to trade, navigation, and commerce within the confines of the Empire.

On the other hand, the attainment by one power of such exclusive privileges for a commercial organization of its nationality conflicts with the assurances repeatedly conveyed to this Government by the imperial Russian ministry of foreign affairs of the Imperial Government's intention to follow the policy of the open door in China, as advocated by the Government of the United States and accepted by all the treaty powers having commercial interests in that Empire.

It is for these reasons that the Government of the United States, animated now as in the past with the sincerest desire of insuring to the whole world the benefits of full and fair intercourse between China and the nations on a footing of equal rights and advantages to all, submits the above to the earnest consideration of the Imperial Governments of China and Russia, confident that they will give due weight to its importance, and adopt such measures as will relieve the just and natural anxiety of the United States.

a Identical instruction sent to United States representatives to Belgium, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, and Spain. (Completely covered under China, p. 271, and Russia, p. 926, this volume.)

RAISING OF UNITED STATES LEGATION TO AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AND AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LEGATION TO THE UNITED STATES TO EMBASSIES.

Mr. McCormick to Mr. Hay.

[Telegram.-Paraphrase.]

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
Vienna, March 6, 1902.

(Mr. McCormick reports that he has been officially notified that the Austro-Hungarian legation in the United States will be raised to an embassy so soon as the Delegations, which meet in May, vote the necessarily increased subventions for its support; that this step is dictated by the wish, on the part of Austria-Hungary, to manifest its friendship and recognition of the high position as a world power attained by the United States.)

Mr. McCormick to Mr. Hay.

No. 71.]

UNITED STATES LEGATION, Vienna, March 7, 1902. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of telegram" of the 6th instant sent to the Department.

It conveys the announcement of the purpose of the Austro-Hungarian Government to raise its mission to ambassadorial rank, as made to me personally by His Excellency Count Lützow, first chief of section, who emphasized the desire on the part of his Government to express its friendship for, and its recognition of, the high position attained by the United States as a world power. He added that his Government considered it necessary to increase the appropriation for its mission in Washington that it might be maintained on a footing in keeping with its new rank, and for this reason it was not prepared to make the change until after the meeting of the Delegations in May, when the necessary formal proposals would be laid before the two bodies.

Count Lützow repeated the assurances given on a former occasion that the Austro-Hungarian Government had maintained an attitude of strict neutrality during the Spanish-American war, to which I replied that, aside from the facts as stated by him, the United States Government harbored no rancor on this score, and recognized the strong ties which bound Austria-Hungary to Spain, and the natural sympathy which existed between the reigning houses of the two monarchies. He expressed his gratification at this and the hope that the relations between this monarchy and the United States of America might grow closer as time went on, in which I joined him. He also intimated a wish that I cable the announcement with the sentiments which he had expressed in behalf of his Government. I will state here, in explanation of the fact that the first information to reach the Department on the subject was through the press, that the statement as cabled was given out in advance of any official communication, with my knowledge

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and assent, to be sent to the United States, and not given to the Vienna press, which only published the announcement this morning.

Count Lützow further informed me that the present Austro-Hungarian minister at Washington, Mr. Hengelmüller von Hengervár, would remain in Washington and become the first Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States.

I have, etc.,

ROBERT S. MCCORMICK.

Mr. McCormick to Mr. Hay.

No. 72.]

UNITED STATES LEGATION,
Vienna, March 8, 1902.

SIR: For the information of the Department, I have the honor to inclose herewith, with its translation, a cutting from the Vienna Fremdenblatt, the semiofficial organ of this Government, with reference to the proposed raising of the Austro-Hungarian mission at Washington to ambassadorial rank.

I would especially call the Department's attention to the "question arising out of the emigration movement" which "may have to be settled between this Monarchy and the United States "-a reference to the naturalization treaty and the difficulties growing out of the treatment accorded to naturalized citizens of Austro-Hungarian birth returning to the Monarchy for any purpose, involving at times a disregard of the character of passports of which such naturalized citizens may be the bearers.

I have, etc.,

ROBERT S. MCCORMICK.

[Inclosure-Translation.]

Leading article of the semiofficial Fremdenblatt of Friday, March 7, 1902.

In the estimates for the common expenses for 1903 the Delegations will find that the Imperial and Royal legation in Washington has been raised to the rank of an embassy, and that an increased amount is to be appropriated to meet the expenses. We are convinced that the Delegations will pass the sum without hesitation as it will enable our representative in the United States to maintain himself on an equal footing with those of other European powers and Mexico. As it is to be supposed that the Americans will reciprocate this action and make the Vienna legation an embassy, the relations existing between Austria-Hungary and the trans-Atlantic Republic will also in its outer forms bear witness to the importance which these relations have gradually assumed, and which it is hoped will be further developed as time goes on. It would be a solecism if we were to remain behind the other great powers in regard to the rank which our representative at Washington holds; not alone France and England but also Russia, Germany, and Italy attach importance to being fitly represented, which clearly shows that the cultivation of good relations with this growing power is not to be neglected, and Austria-Hungary is now following this lead. To-day, no country can remain isolated or pretend to ignore what is transpiring beyond its borders, the more so as "beyond its borders" has become a mere geographical expression. Points heretofore widely separated have been brought closer together to such an extent that one can no longer speak of distances, but rather of varying degrees of proximity. The consequence of this annihilation of distance and the increase of production and consequent competition is a continual, and rapid, and intense movement and countermovement among the innumerable bodies within this network, and therefore a continued conflict of interests at stake. The intercourse thus created, and the consequent development of political relations and growth of political aspirations, bring together states separated from each other by vast dis

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