The true Democrat., 1900-01-06

"oSAApSIOA' NeBotAb'lVuS Cpeueu
by Secretary Hay with the great pow
ers Of Europe and with Japan towards
securing common understanding for
q continued open door policy through
out China, have met with most crafty
ing results. The state department Is
unwilling at present to make public the
nature Of the replies received, as this
information will be embodied in spe-
Cial message to congress.
But in other quarters thoroughly
creditabls and in position to have
Trustworthy and accurate information,
1t Is learned that favorable responses
have been made by Great Britiian, Ger
many, France, Russia, the Russian
communication coming as late as Sat-
urday, and Japan. There is no doubt,
il is thought here. that Italy. the re
naming country addressed, will mako
favorable answer, II indeed 1t has not
already done 30. The position Of Italy
is felt to be assured by the favorable
course adopted by the other four great
powers Of Europe.
The Importance Of this unanimous
verdict by all the first class powers Of
the world-Grsat Britain, Russia, Ger
many, France, Italy, and Japan, in
conjunction with the United statea-
can hardly be over estimated, so far
90 1t relates to the future Of China,
and the commerce of the world in
that empire. The state department
is loath to discuss the far reaching
results to be secured when the agree
met advanced to the stage Of formal
contamination, for each favorable re-
sponse Is conditioned on the favorable
aotion Of oil the other parties, SO that
In each case the negotiations may be
regarded as short Of absolute fnality.
But while the department. Is silent the
details come frcm sources believed to
bo fully convsrsant with whist is oc-
Cured.
According to this information, the
British answer was the first to be sub
mIttted and was exceptionally compre
henSive and explicit In yielding to
every suggestion made Ly the United
States relative to maintaining tina free
entry to the ports Of China The Brit
lsh angwer Is said to emphasize the con
eurrsnCe with the United States by
adopting word for word, much Of the
phraseolcgy employed by secretsry Hay
when he addressed his original note to
Great Britain and the other powers.
The wording is Euch as to make plain
that The British government oonCuri
for the pre:ent ami hereafter without
limitation IN q policy Of free access te
China.
Although much secrecy was observed
n the tranSmlssioin Of the British an
Dwer, Its general purport soon became
known ct the other European capital
and there was not o little irritation
at what was regarded preCipitate re
sponss, purpOSsly deGigned to embarras
the continental powers by showing
Great Britain and the United State
acting in concert, while the rest Of th
world held alcoe. But this situatio'
was made much more satisfactory t
the continental powers by their deter
rninstlon TO act for themselves.
Germany Is said to have been th
nszt power 10 anwser In the affair
Germany'S answer wac rather NOR
vague than the one which had proeede
1t, but its general tendency was favor
able, the only conditions being tha
. any arrangement as to fres access
China should be universal and assente
to by all the powers.
The French answer is understood
have come next and the circumstance
attending 1t were SSrather peculiar an
not in the nature Of 9 direct answe
! although the results was regarded
most satisfactory.
Secretary Hays note had Eeen TO
warded 10 Gen HorRcs Porter, Il
United States ambassador to Franc
who promptly callsd upon N. Co:cass
> minister CT foreign affairs in tt
? French olb;net. Gen. Porter MAJ
. known his mission wteraupon M. De
easse shovel the most s?mps.het
spirit and stated that he had alEeat
;. made ample answer to just such a ccl
E nnn;nation alkhnn0h at tie tine