Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-26
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA.
NEGOTIATIONS LOOKING TO MORE
PERMANENT AGREEMENT.
OUR PART IN The PROCEEDINGS.
Good Chances of General Treaty DE.
limiting Spheres OF Innucnce-Per.
feet Anglo American japanese
Understanding Already.
Especial london cable Lettor)


Copyright. 1879. by the Associated Prass)
LONDON. November 2.-As a result o,
the United States request 10 the Pow.
ers for assurances regarding the main.
tenance Of the open-door IN China t4s
Associated Press is able 90 say that DE-
gofiations have been entered into look.
ing 10 q more permanent and Important
international agreement than any So
mootcd. Though the greatest ohlc|a b..
ticcnce IS observed at all the capitals
regarding this secret movement, there g.
good ground for believing that ncgotl.
lions have reached hopeful stage. Ae-
cording 10 reports current mere in cor.
sequence OF Russia's and Frances Tale
ing 10 reply satisfactorily to Washing.
TOMS request. toe United States docidl
10 take mp the Chinese question stl
more vigorously.
The cooperation Of Great Britain O.
this end. it is asserted. was secured anl
upon The initiative OF tho United Sta'.f
efforts were set on foot to s'cuse r.t
only assurances to the United states. hl.
"a more definne agreement between flf
European Powers themselves. such al
understanding. 90 The average Eur1poa.
statesman. has long seemed utOp.an. 81,
to-day. the Associated Press is inform
ca on good authority that there arc good
chances that Great Britain, Russia. Ger
many, and Japan. lu conjunction wi.H
the United States. viii become signator
10 treaty eliminating the spheres *
political influence I'm China, and deter
mining their fiscal policy In that quar-
ter of The globe. based on the open
door" principle Such is the scope OF tho
negotiations
DISTRICTS MAY CHANGE HANDS.
The projected ARRANGEMENT may be re-
troactiye as regards territory. in other
words. districts now controlled. for in-
stance. by Russia. may change hands, Ia
return for other privileges. france ap-
parontly. has exhibited the greatest oppo-
sition TO this plan. so far. but assuronc'a
have been received from Russia, ana hff
apparent willingness 90 enter into aa
agreement, with the United states as t0a
leading factor, has given rise to heNof
that France IS not necessarily u stumpilht-
block. for If Russia enters into the agree
ment. France. # is asserted. IS almost
bound 10 follow. or render herseh power
less in the far East
II IS understood that the United states.
Great Britain. and Japan have already
arrived az perfect understanding.
KAISER TALKS WITH CHOAIE.
Gcrmany's decision was greatly inHl-
enced by the Emperor, who mas nal
FREQUENT conferences on this far eastern
problem. while In England. with Nr
joseph II. Choate, the United states
Ambassador. Al the queens banQlt
Mr.. Choate conversed az length with in
Emperor. and. 10 is said. chiefly conhn.
himself 10 the question Of Chinn. u "a
scarcely probable that any official or semi.
official reference viii be- made 20 this im-
portant undercurrcnt. which progre
publicly under the guIse Of merely ssvins
assurances 10 the United states. until Do
has assumed such shape that no hitch is
possible In the event of failure ~ the
negotiations. through the refusal n-
Russia or Germany. II IS likely that tho
world will never know how near the great
Powers came 10 settling the greatest
problem Of the century.