Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-01
.UNCLESAM M'SOWNIDEA
That Which John Bull and Hans
Sprung In Their Little
treaty of Alliance.
SECRETARY HAYS SENDS A REPLY
Agreeing 30 Principles Originated In
Our State Department - Japan
Has Also Agreed.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Secretary
Hay today cabled that Commissions
Rockhill has been appointed as coun
sellor to the American legation a.
Pekin. He has been directed to pro
ceed at once from Shanghai to Pekin
to assist Minister CoDger in that ca
pacity in negotiations for final settle
ment.
Washington, Nov. 1.-The state de-
partment yesterday made public the
British-German. agreement respecting
| the maintenance of the ''open door,
and territorial integrity of China. with
! the answer of the United States gov
eminent, sent in duplicate to each Of
| the principals to the agreement. The
document is Il letter from Secretary
Hay to Lord Pauncefote. in which the
secretary under date of Oct. %, 1900,
says: Il have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your note of the
23d of October, inclosing the text of
an agreement between Great Britain
and Germany relating to affairs in
China, which was signed in London
on the 10th inst by the Marquis of
Salisbury and the German ambassa-
dor on behalf of their respective gov
ernmentS. and inviting the acceptance
by the United States of the principles
recorded in that agreement"
Principles Are Old Over Here.
The secretary then quotes the two
first articles of the agreement. which
We're printed in the press report of
Oct. 22, and continues: The United
States have heretofore made known
their adoption of both these principles.
During the last year this government
invited the powers interested in China
TO join In an expression OF views and
purposes in the direction of impartial
trade with that country and received
satisfactory assurances to that effect
from all of them. When the recent
troubles were at their height this gov
ernment. on the Sd of July, once more
made an announcement of its policy
regarding impartial trade and the in
tegrity of the Chinese empire and had
the qualification of learning that all
the powers held similar views. And
since that time the most gratifying
harmony has existed among all the
nations concerned as to the ends to
be pursued. and there has been little
divergence of opinion as to the de-
tails of the course to be followed.
So We Coincide-CIause No. ,.
at is therefore with much satiSfac-
ton tnaJ the president directs Inc TO
inform you of the full sympathy of
this government with those of her
Britannia majesty and the German en-
peror in the principles set forth in the
clauses Of the agreement above cited"
Secretary Hay then quotes the much
discussed third clause, as follows: 'In
case of another power making use of
the complications in China in order to
obtain under any form whatever such
territorial advantages, the two con-
tracing parties reserve to themselves
to come TO Il preliminary understand
ing as to the eventual steps TO be
taken for the protection of their own
interests in China" His comment on
this is: "As this clause refers to a
reciprocal arrangement between the
two high contracting powers, the gov
ernment of the United States does not
regard itself as called upon to express
an opinion in respect TO It."
Japan Accedes without Reserve.
Berlin. Nov 1.-The formal reply of
Japan, unreServedly acceeding to the
terms of the AnglO-German agreement,
has been received at the German for
eign office. Emperor Williams long
conversation S1esday with the British
ambassador Sir Frank LaScelles, dealt
with a number OF interesting topics.
His majesty expressed satisfaction at
the favorable reception given the An
glo-German agreement by all the pow
ers. which he called a "good prognos-
ticatiOn OF the speedy solution of the
Chinese imbroglio."