Mr. Tsui to Mr. Blaine.

Sir: On the 12th instant I had the honor, under the instructions of the Imperial Government at Peking, to submit to you its views respecting the legislation now pending in the Congress of the United States as to the coming of Chinese to the United States. Since the date of that note I have received a second cablegram from the Tsung-li Yamên, in which I am instructed by it to urge upon you the importance to both Governments of the preservation of our existing treaties, which the pending legislation threatens to destroy. I can only repeat my earnest desire that you will do whatever you can to prevent any violation of these treaties by the Congress of the United States.

Accept, sir, etc.,

Tsui Kwo Yin.