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PHONE NORTH 222
AUSTIN P.BROWN
REAL ESTATE， RAILROAD AND CORPORATE FINANCIER
1407 15TH STREET NORTHWEST
Washington， D.C.， January 3， 1912
Dr.Wu Ting-fang，Attorney General，Republic of China，Nanking， China，
Dear General：
The following is a copy of a letter just received from Senator Isidor Rayner， of Baltimore， Maryland， to wit：
United States Senate，Washington， D.C.
January 2， 1912.
Austin P.Brown， Esq.，1407 Fifteenth Street， N.W.，Washington， D.C.
Dear Sir：
I have received your letter， and I will look into the matter you write about， and will be glad to talk to some of the members of our Committee in reference to the same.
Very truly yours，
Isidor Rayner.
I wrote Senator Rayner because of my personal acquaintance with him and of the high esteem in which he is held by the people throughout the country on account of his unusual knowledge and ability.
He is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate， with the members of which committee he says he will talk， and I feel hopeful that effective results will soon be in evidence.
I read with a great deal of interest and much instruction in last Sunday's issue of the New York American (Mr.Hearst's paper）an article written by Dr.Sun Yat Sen， your recently elected President.
Our people， as well as the people of the whole world， almost， are generally ignorant in respect to the real character and intelligence of the Chinese People， and I hope that your President will continue to write instructive articles to the press of all countries in respect thereto， and that you and others of your most enlightened people will do likewise.
I greatly admire Dr.Sun for the great ability and perseverance he has displayed in establishing the Chinese Republic， and you will favor me if you will extend to him my personal congratulations upon his election to the Presidency thereof.
And it goes without saying that I greatly admire you for the part you have taken in aiding him in his great undertaking and heartily extend to you my congratulations upon your appointment to the position of Attorney General in his cabinet.
With best wishes， as ever.
Your friend，
Austin P.Brown
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华盛顿，1912年1月3日
致中华民国司法总长伍廷芳博士，中国南京。
尊敬的总长：
下面是马里兰州参议员艾斯达·雷纳的回信：
美国参议院，华盛顿，1912年1月2日
致奥斯汀·布朗先生，华盛顿西北区第15大街1407号。
尊敬的先生：
我已收到你的信，我会考虑你提及的事，也乐于写信向我们委员会的部分成员提及此事。
艾斯达·雷纳 谨呈
我写信给雷纳参议员是由于我个人熟悉他且他以其非凡的知识和才干获得全国人民的广泛尊重。
他是参议院国家外交委员会成员，他说他要和该委员会成员协商，我感到有希望，很快会有显而易见的成果。
我怀着极大的兴致在上星期天出版的《纽约美国人》(赫斯特先生的报纸)中读到一篇你们新选出来的总统孙逸仙的文章。我们的人民，如同全世界的人民一样，大多数对关于中国人民的真正品格和智慧方面是无知的。我希望你的总统继续向各国新闻界写这类介绍性的文章，你和其他最开明的人士也应如此。
我非常钦佩孙博士在建立中华民国时表现出来的能力和不屈不挠。请你向他代为转达我对他被选为总统的祝贺。
还须讲的是，我非常钦佩你在很大程度上参与帮助他的伟大事业，对你在他的内阁中就任司法总长一职致以衷心的祝贺。
您的朋友 奥斯汀·布朗