伍廷芳(Wu Ting Fang)致孙中山函 (1912年2月7日)

(原文)

100 Avenue Road,7th February, 1912

My Dear Mr.President,

Efforts have been made by some of my prominent friends in America to induce their Government to recognize the Chinese Republic.I enclose herewith three letters from an American which speak for themselves.Mr.Hearst proprietor of several big papers in America and who has been a member of Congress, has at my request taken a prominent part in this movement also.

Yours truly,

Wu Ting Fang

(译文)

林荫大道100号,1912年2月7日

尊敬的总统先生:

我在美国的一些重要朋友一直在尽力说服其政府承认中华民国。我这里随信寄去一个美国人的三封来信,这些信陈述了他们自己的意见。赫斯特先生是美国数家大报的报主,一直是国会议员,在我的请求下,也在这次行动中扮演了重要角色。

伍廷芳 谨志