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mo French correspondence.
washington, Oct. 22.-The state ue9
department has made public = CORE
spondenee with the GoveIh-
3rieut since therOrigfnal French note re-
specting China. The correspondence
consists Of two notes. exchanged
week The important feature 81 me "
United States suggestion ~ q e ss..st
powers bind themselves to preseIse
Chinese territorial integrity ana ma.
tain the .sopen door" exactly n ops
iects afmeds at IN the British-German
agreement made public lastsweeR.
While the note by Secretary Hay
bears date october 10. andgthe British
German agreement is assignedsthe date
OF the 10Th, the action OF this govern.
tment was taken In Ignorance OF the!
agreement, and II Is entirely possible
1t may have been the mems OF prih9-
ing about the disclosure OF tts
Our suggestion indicates q faNoraple
response by the United states EoNeIn
ment to the invitation to join with.
Great Britain n Germany the %
3ects specified.
Secretary Hays reply to the commu-
nication handed him or october ! ny
the French charge diaffairs. which con
tanned q notification of adherence 70
the essential principles of the French
note by all the interested powers. n
suggesting that the Chinese plenipo-
tentiaries be notified that the powers
are ready to negotiate through the
ministers of the powers at Peklng, toi-
lows:
THE government OF the United
States is gratifed to learn that all the
interested powers have adhered to the
essential principle of the French note
of October II, and trusts that such res
ervations as they have suggested VIII,
like those mentioned in the reply OF.
the United States, prove no embarfassr
ment to the negotiations, jnrthef curse
of which they can be frankly discussed
with a view to O common agreement,
Holding, as 1t does. In accord with the
French government that the essential
thing now issto prove to h Chinese
government that the powers are ready
to meet in the path of peaceful negoti-
atoms, and are united in their repeats
eily declared decision respecting the
Integrity of China and the independ-
ence of its government, while equally
united in the resolve to obtain rightfui.
satisfaction for the great wrongs which
they have suffered, this government has
~instructedfts mintste Picking to Q n
cur. in presenting to the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries points upon which we
agree as the initial step toward nego-
tiations and toward the re-establfsh-
ment of effective power and authority
of the imperial government. The gov
eminent of the United States berieyesi
that the happy influence upon the de-
examinations of the Chinese emperor,
and his government whtc,Gthe govern
ment of the French republic antici-
,pates as q result of this step would be
still further induced IL the powers We're
3larntion.A a collective manifestation OF
their determination. to preserve terri
torial integrity and administrative au-
thority in China, and to secure for the
Chinese nation and for themselves the
benefits of open and equal commercial
intercourse between the Chinese EN-
pire and the world ut large"