The sun., 1900-11-01
ANGLO-GERNAN UNITY
Text of the Agreement Respecting
China Made Public.
ALSO UNCLE SANS ANSWER.
Our Reply Agrees with Plans of the
Two Powers In Maintaining 0pen
Door Policy and Integrity
of Chinese Empire.

Washington, Oct. 31.-Thc state de-
partment has made public the British
German agreement respecting the main-
tenance OF the 'upcn door and terri
torial integrity Of China, with the an
~wcr Of the United States government
sent In duplicate 20 each of the princi-
aalS to .hc agreement
Mr Hay to Lord paunccfote:
ES,,llcncy--l have lie honor 10 acknowledge
Tho receipt Of your note of the 2Sd Of October in
closing the text Of an agreement between Great
Britain and Germany relating to affairs in China,
which was signed in London on the 10th inst. hy
the Marquis Of salisbury and the German en-
hassador ON hthalt Of their respective govern
nents aud inviting the acceptance by the nitcd
States OF principles recorded in that agreement.
rhcsc principles are:
"Fhst.lt is matter of joint and permanent
international interest that tile ports on the rivers
and littora Of China should remain free and open
To- trade and to every other legitimate form OF
economic activity for the nationals Of all coun'
tries without distinction and the two govern
mcnts agree on their part to uphold the same for
all Chinese territory far they can exercise
influence.
'.Sccond- Her Britannic majcsty's government
and the imperial German government will not ON
their part make use Of the present complication
to obtain for themselves any territorial adyan.
policy toward maintaining undiminishcd the ter.
rii tiial condition OF the Chinese empire"
The [ nited States hlyc heretofore made known
their adoption OF both these principles During
the last year this government invited the powers
Interested IN China 10 Join III an expression ~
Jews and purposes in the direction Of impartial
trade with tia; country and received satisfactory
assurances to that eject from all of them. Wien
Tie recent troubles were At their height this goy
efnm n, on the I'd at luly. once more made an
aunouncam Of ts policy regarding impartial
trade and the integrity at the linCse empire a0d
| had the qualification OF learning THAT ali the
powers held similii views, and since that time tho
most gratifying harmony has existed among al
| tile nations concerned as to the ends to be rur-
suc1, ana thCrp las been little divergence of opin.
! Ion as 70 tho drais ot the course to he followed.
i II is therefore with much satisfaction tlat thc
president directs me 10 inform YOU OF the full sym,
| rathy Of Ills guy,rnmrnt with those OF her
| Britannia majesty ana the licrnan ciaprror in
he principles forth in the clauses of the agree.
| mcnt above cited,
The third clause Of the agreement provides:
"Tlild.--ln case OF another power making use
! Vt the complications in China in order to obtain
| under any form whatever such territorial adyan-
taEcs the two contracting parties reserve to them.
| selves TO come to "A preliminary understanding as
to the eventual steps 10 be taken for the protec.
| ton OF their own interests in China"
| As this claus. refers to reciprocal arrangement
between the two high contracting powers the gov
| cInment of the United States does not regard it.
self called upon to express opinion in re.
spcct to it.
A similar note, mutatis mutandis. has
been addressed by the secretary of state
to the imperial German charge daffaires