File No. 24074/11.
The Acting Secretary of State to Minister Calhoun.
Washington, May 7, 1910.
Referring to legation’s April 30 and May 5, Mr. Wilson says the consul general at Hankow should be instructed to advise Americans to file all claims with him for indemnification for Changsa losses, and after careful substantiation the list should be sent to the legation at Peking, and that the legation should forward it to the department for its approval, together with the findings in each case.
Mr. Wilson informs Mr. Calhoun that he may at his discretion inform the Chinese Government that the Government of the United States will expect suitable compensation for losses incurred by American citizens in the riots at Snangsha.