Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-07
IS PARTLY APPROVED.
Reply of the United States to the
Anglo German Agreement
+anan Accepts UnreservedIy.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The state de-
partment Wednesday made public the
British-G German agreement respecting
the maintenance of the open door,
and territorial integrity of China,
with the answer of the United States
government, sent in duplicate to each
of the principals to the agreement.
"Mr. Kay to Lord Pauncefote: Depart
ment of State, Washington, Oct. %, 1900
| Excelency: [ have the honor to acknoWl-
edge the receipt of your note of the I'D OF
October, inclosing the text of an agree
ment between Great Britain and Germany
relating to affairs in China, which was
signed in London on the 10Th instant by the
| marquis of Salisbury and the German am
bassador on behalf of their respective gov
ernments and inviting the acceptance by
the United States of the principles in that
agreement.
"These principles are:
81. 1t is matter Of joint and permanent
international interest that the ports
on the rivers and littoral of China
should remain free and open to
trade and to every other legitimate form
of.economic activity for the nationals Of all
countries without distinction, and the two
governments agree on their part to up
hold the same for all Chinese territory
SO far as they can exercise influence.
"2. Her Britannia majeSty'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 domin-
ions and will direct their policy toward
maintaining undiminisned the territorial
condition of the Chinese empire.
1.-THE United States have heretofore made
known their adoption of both these prin-
cipIes. During the last year this govern
ment invited the powers interested in China
to join in an expression of views and pur-
poses in the direction of impartial trade
with that country and received sat1sfac-
tory assurances to that effect from all of
them When the recent troubles were at
their height, this government, on the Sd
of July, once more made an announcement
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. And since
that time the most gra tifying harmony has
existed among ali the nations concerned as
to the ends to be pursued, and there has
been little divergence Of opinion as to the
details of the course 20 be followed.
ut 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 majesty
and the German emperor in the principles
set forth in the clauses of the agreement
above cited.
vides:
SO. In case of another power making use
of the complications in China in order to
obtain under any form Wha tever such ter
ritorial advantages, the two contracting
parties reserve to themselves to come to a
preliminary understanding as to the even
tual steps to be taken for the protection Of
their own interests in China
"As this clause refers to a 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.
Il have, ETC.,
JOHN HAY
A similar note was addressed on the
same day by the secretary of state to
the imperial German charge d'affaires.
Berlin. Nov. 1.-The formal reply of
Japan, unreservedly acceding to the
terms of the Anglo-German agree
ment, has been received at the Ger
man foreign office.