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DOCUMENTS,
4ccombanu;ag the Presidents Message 10
the Haas Of Representatives 81 me ~"
inst in compliance with theS 'es0luf'S"
ofthe 18Th.
CONTINUED
Extract Of letter from VIM. Pinkney, Esq.
minister plenipoteat'ory 81 the O"'ffa :
States, in London, to the Secretary q
State, dated
LONDON, Dec. ID, 1910.
Goa the 9TH instant. received from
Lord Wellesley a note, of which copy
marked No. /, is inclosed, respecting the
r,osal of the Preach DEGREES. he con
ference to which it invited me took place
on the 5,h and in the course OF 1t ex'
,lained TO him. at considerable length, my
view Of that subject, and of the points i'm
mediately connected with It. Lord wei
,es,rv heard me in his usual manner out
cnn6oed himself to such general remarks
and professions as need not repeat to you.
He proposed that our conference snouia
be renewed on the 9TH, and engaged in the
mean time to report to his colleaguss what
| mad said. and at our next int rview to
make me acquainted with the result.
"He introduced, of HE own accord, the
two subject. of minister plenipotsnsisry,
and the Chesapeake.
ION the first, he pr"fss'ed to entertain
the same dis position and intention as mere
,ofore. and declared tina, the delay which
had ken place arose altogether f"m some
obstacles, of personal nature, 10 obtaining
the services OF the person whom ne part'eu
larly wished 10 send to hnrr'ca; that nc
hoped these obstacles would soon be remov.
ed that he had another person in view II
j, should be otherwise that he had not
supposed that delay could be cons'de'ed as
OF anv momeat by NV government, after the
assurance contained in his note TO me IN
Tu,y last that these temporary mrgual'
ties wer- common, and when not meant 10
be ff.nsive, were never held to be so, &c.
"On the sec5na, he informed me that he
had not sen, me paper which ne hsd pre-
pared upon it, because he though It would
be well that the new minister should carry
GU, the adjustment, and consequently, that
i, should be postponed gill ne was appoint
sd. He repeated tha, VIC should have n"
d ficuties upon it. give yos these yer
bal explanations as [ received them.
400 The 9th lust. received from lotd
" ii sley another note, OF which copy,
ma, ked No. 2, is enclosed, requesting me
TO recapi,ula,e in wiring. my verbal COM
munication of the S h. Wtth this rrqu~s.
complied, as you will perceive by the In
elos~d copy. marked No. 5, of my letter to
him OF the 10Th.
II could have no motive for going to
him on the 7th, aud bad therefore no inter.
view with him on that day.
"As the case of the Fox was rather
pressing, and I was not sure that | could
prepare nv letter on the general subjrot in
season, seat in separate note upon 1t on
the s:h. A copy Of tina. note. marked No.
D., is enclosed. have no reply to it, and
did not expect one but understand that
the cause has been and will be postponed.
"A newspaper copy Of the Presidents
proclamation of tie Cd of November, ar
rived in london on the 18th inst. and pro
duced good deal Of sensation. II gave
mr pleasure TO find my letter fer lord Wei
lesley SO supported. l hope soon to receive
an official communication OF 1t.
What " ill be done here on the affair Of
the orders in council, &c. cannot ", say.
The general impression srems to he, thai
they will do nothing. My letter to lore
Wellesley was written Gas my verbal com
nunica,on had been giver) under per-
suasior that they will co nothing if they
can help it. A very firm tone ought now
TO be assumed with this government.
ono. 1.
Foreign Office. Dec. 4, 1910.