Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-22
BEST SOLUTION
AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN
CHINA'S INTEGRITY.
NO LAND GRABBING SCHEMES.
Great Tribute to American Diplomacy
in the Powers Following Our
Lead.

New York. Oct. 22.-Oscar S. Strauss,
German agreement respecting China,
the terms of which have been made puto-
lie:
This agreement between Germany and
England is substantially in line with.
the policy initiated by our government
and l regard it as the best and only POS
sible solution of the Chi csc situation.
American diplomacy has gained such rec
ognition as it never had before in the
eyes of the world. Our government will
not become a party to a formal agree
ment which is outlined between England
and Germany, but it can by identical
note make known its position and lend
its assistance to these powers in their
endeavor to solve the question. Doubt
less this convention between England and
Germany would not have been made had
1T not been for the knowledge of our po-
sition regarding the open door, 1t is
my opinion that this plan viii, solve the
China question, and with Germany. Eng
land and the United States practically
agreed, the other nations will soon fall
in line"
Prof. John Bassett Moore said: 'The
policy of the United States in a grave
crisis that has arisen in China. was vim
dicated in the note OF the secretary of
state on July 3 last. Now, mark how
closely Germany and England have fol-
lowed along the path marked out by Sec
rotary Hay. There have been other and
great diplomatic Victories to be credit
ed to American statesmen. hui it is GER
tainly pleasant to dwell upon the fact
that right at the close OF the century we
have pointed a sure way in and
free Seas
Ex-senator John B. Henderson, OF Mis-
souri,, is quoted in a Washington special
to the Herald as saying: 1T il the old
malignant grudge than perpetratei the
war Of the Crhn6ta. but history has now
grown into maTlood, with which it may
be dangerous to tri1e. 1T least the in
sulting terms which follCNed the Cri1nean
war cannot be aeain inflicted. If any ma
ton of the world has good cause for ask
ing territorial rigfrts in China. it is Rus
STA. The railway projected from Moscow
to the ocean is one Necessary to Rrrssia's
commerce and her future greatness. But
this proclamation is esther an empty
threat or an insult designed TO terminate
all peace negotiations and intended to
carry out the secret. original intention
III "a titl'liIiAo li"A IL "I.+Nl l.lI5-
land and Germany win turn ouf. to be
the most willing participants.'
That arbitration may be the final means
of settling the Chinese difficulty is be-
lieved to be Very probable 10y i~nternation-
al lawyers at WASHINGTON, says the de-
spatch. Ex-Minister John A. Kasson
said he saw nothing to interfere with
following the modern method Of submit
ting the matter to special tribunal or ar
bitration. China would be given repre-
sentation in this court and he believed
she would agree to anything that would
not affect her national honor to a degree
that any government would revolt at.
There was no question, IL said, but
that China was fully Bound by interna-
tional law
In referring to Russia's course, Mr..
Kasson said that while she was the only
nation having her territory ~encroached
on by Russia. he had been unable to see
Russia had any intention of acquiring
new territory in China. He believed that
criticisms to this effect had been unjust.