The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21
FORMAL ALLIANCE
ON CHINA AFFAIRS.
Continued From Page One.

to keep her ports open. While the move
gives general satisfaction here. the
s 90 ea Say .nas \ Is 4opa IS sr
happened. they say. has been reaffirma-
ton OF principles already agreed upon,
not only between England and Germany.
ested In China. Again. the officials point
70 the note OF Secretary Hay Of July
defining the position OF the United States
other things. to preserve Chinese terri
torial and entity, protect all rights guar
anteed to friendly powers by treaty and
world the principle of equal and impartial
pire."
powers. accepted the principle of this
guarantee of territorial integrity. Their
expressions on the point OF commercial
freedom were not quite az explicit as In
the case OF territorial integrity. and 1t ap-
pears from study OF the Brftish-Ger-
man agreement above referred TO that
particular care should now be taken to
ably Germany was the first TO engage
with England on this point. because OF
her anxiety to preserve for German trade
on the Yangtse river which might fall to
England in a division. The special refer
ence made In the agreement TO govern
The United A States aes viii promptly adhere
to the principles contained in this agree
ment. as 1t - directly In the line OF our
aspirstions II Russis can be brought sars s9
there can be no doubt, according to the
ofhcial view here. that substantial
move win have been achieved toward q
nnai settlement OF the Chinese trouble
Diplomats Discuss.
The British German alliance attracted
much interest In diplomatic quarters and
was the chief subject Of discussion at the
various embassies and legations. The
did not add materially to the declarations
already made by Russia and France con-
corning the preservation of China's terri
torial Integrity. The Japanese minister
looked upon the agreement as a step in
the right direction, and said no doubt II
would commend itself TO the Japanese
German charge d'anaires. Count De
Quadt. had not been advised of the ar
rangements and under the circumstances
nese minister read the terms Of the ALI
said;
This IL a most important movement,
and hope II will lead to a complete set
Element. The agreement Is exactly in line
with ...e American position laid down In
Secretary Hays note Of July 3, to which
all OF the governments gave their adher-
ence- But coming at this time from two
such powerful nations. the agreement
ought to exert a strong influence toward
q settlement. In fact, the United States.
Russia. France and Japan having taken
the same position, favorable to the terri
torial integrity of China. there appears to
be nothing In the way OF a complete ac-
ceptance of this principle. The second
declaration OF the agreement is particu-
larry important. and. having gone that
far. l wish that the two parties to the
agreement had proceeded on the same
lines. II not to prevent at least to deter
other nations from using the present COM
pfi~s'fo~a r'~r~s ~ securing terri.
toriaI expansion. 9till even in IT'S nre
form. tue Agreement is a most satisfac.
| tory development In the situation. Ard
| now that the nations are agreed on these
/ principles, let them act them out"