Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-11-08
State Department Makes Public
Answer of United States to
Angic-German Agreement.
is A QUALIFIED ACCEPTANCE OF PLAN.
Commemorative Instructions Bearing
Upon Indemnity the United state.
Will Demand Sent to Minister 4 on
Ecr-satisfnctory Progress Made in
Reaching agreements.

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British German agreement respecting
the maintenance of the open door
and territorial integrity of Nl''na.
with the answer of the United states
government. sent in duplicate 10 each
of the principals TO the agreement.
"Mr Hay to Lord Tauncefoto; Depart
ment of state, WASHINGTON. Oct % l9oN =
ENceilenCy: | have the honor 10 irNlIow!-
edge the receipt Of Your rots Of The 50 of
October, incios!ns the text of al agree
ment between Gre at Britain and Germany
relating to affairs in China. which MS
Signed in London on the 18th instant hE ;he
marquis of Salisbury ard the German AN
| basSador on behalf of their respective gov
ernt nts and inviting tn" acceptance Ivy the
United States OF the principles IN chat
agreement.
These principles re
ii. 1t is matter of joint and permanent
International interest that the ports
on the rivers ANA lit,oral OF china
should remain free and open to
trade and TO every other !es!t-
innate form of economic activity fo, the
| nationals of all countries Without dis'inc-
;ion and the two governments asrs. on
their part to uphold the same for all hi
nese territory so far as they can exercise
| influence.
80 Her Britannia ajesty's government
and the imperial German government will
| not on their part make use OF the present
complication to obtain for themselves any
| territorial advantages in Chinese Gon'n-
| ions and will direct their policy toward
maintaining undiminished the territorial
condition of the Chinese empire
The United States have here toi ere made
| known their adoption of both these prn-
| cipleS. During the last Year this govern
| ment invited the powers intere sted i'll hina
to join in an expression of views and pGr-
poses in 'he direction of impartial Trade
| with that country and received satSfac-
tory assurances to that effect from all of
them, When the recent troubles were at
their height this government. on the I'd
of July. once more made an announce mt II t
of its policy regarding impartial! trade and
the integrity of the Chinese empire and
had the qualification of learning that all
the powers held similar views. Ard Sl3cc
that time the most gratifying harmo;lN has
existed among all the nations coLoellvd as
10 the ends to b" pursued, and there has
been little divergence of opinion as to the
| details of the course to he followed
| at is therefore with much satisfaction
that the president directs me to inform
you of the full sympathy of this govern
| ment with those of her Britannia altStv
and the German emperor in the principles
set forth in the clauses of the agreement
| above cited
The third clause of the agreements pro-
vides:
- In case OF another power making Use
of the complications in China in order 10
obtain under any form whatever such ter
ritorial advantages. the two contracting
parties reserve to them elves TO come 10 Il
preliminary understanding as to tho even
tual steps TO be taken for the protection of
their own interests in China
AS this clause refers to Il reciprocal ar
rangement between the two high contract
ing powers. the government of the United
States does not regard itself as called upon
to express an opinion in respect to it
II have. etc,
JOHN
A similar note was addressed Oh the
same day by the secretary of state &c
the imperial German charge d'atfai:es
Order for Indemnity.
Washington, Nov. l. Comprnnrn>iv i've
instructions bearing upon the indem-
nifty this government will demand OF
China have gone TO Minister Ccn"ei' at
Picking. Administrali zion officials de-
cline TO state the character of the III.
structions on the ground that it
would be impolitic to make them pub
lie before the powers had reached an
agreement on this important feature
of the negotiations. The demand his
government Will submit Will, however
ton for injuries suffered by Ameri
cans and the damages done 'hcil
property as follows:
Indemnity for the heirs Of the mission.
aries killed
Indemnity for injuries sustained Ly MIS-
: sionaries who escaped death.
Indemnity for mission property de-
stroyed
lnde nnity for former Minister Charles
Denly. who owned the building useG he
American legation.
, Indemnity for private citizens who have
suffered losses.
Reimburse ment Of expenses incurred In
sending military expedition to Chin.
Rockhiii to Aid Congcr.
Washington. Nov. 2.-Secretarv Hay
: Thursday cabled Commissioner Rock
hill an appointment as councillor OF
the American legation at Picking He
has been directed TO proceed at once
from Shanghai 10 Picking to assist Min
lister Conger in that capacity in the
negotiations for final settlement
The Powers Reply.
Washington, Nov 2-.,dvices re.
f ceived say that all the powers have
answered he .Ane.o-German note
France and Russia making reservation
similar to that of the United States
regarding article 3. The powers will
collect a lump sum indemnity from
China and then share it as they ma.
agree or The Hague tribunal decide
1t is reported that Prince Tnan Las
fed TO Mongolia with his head sha' ed
and disguised as a Buddhist priest
nn, Of
: Washington, Nov. 3-.Advices re-
5 ceved here say that the powers viii
demand the retirement of the low
: ager empress, the creation Of an in
demnitv fund by doubling revenues,
and the appointment Of minister Of
foreign affairs before proceeding with
, negotiations. Five officials o! Tao-
ting-fu have been sentenced to deaf h
for outr2ges on missionaries.
Indicted for Murder.
Paterson \. j., Nov 2-Walter C.