The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-28
open D|)DR" HISTORY
Hay Transmits the Core
spondence to Congress.
CONC ERT OF THE POWERS
Easily Effected, and in Most
Cordial Spirit,
CONCERT OF THE POWERS

| other nations respecting the maintenance
Of an ''open door, in China The cores
| pondence EXPENDED over a period Of time
| from September asst to the Goth instant
the last date marking the successful com.
! pletion of the undertaking. The nations
| addressed on this subject by the United
States were Great Britain, Germany
Russia, Italy and Japan. To the govern
ments Of each of these countries Secre-
tary Hay addressed notes setting forth
the demands of this government In
brief they are as follows:
cd That it will in no wise interfere
with any treaty port or any vested inter-
est within any so-called sphere of inter
est or leased territory it may have in
China.
% That the Chinese treaty tariff of the
time being shall apply to all merchandise
landed or shipped to adj such ports as are
within such spheres of interest (unless
they be free ports0, no matter to what
nationality it may belong, and that dn-
ties so leviable shall be collected by the
Chinese government.
"(3 That it will levy no higher harbor
dues on vessels of another nationality
frequenung any port in such sphere, >
than shall be levied on vessels of its own
nationality, and no higher railroad
charges over lines built, controlled or OPP
Grated within its sphere on merchan-
disc belonging to citizens or subjects of
other nationahties transported through
such sphere than shall be levied on SIM
il5er merchandise belonging to its own
tan ces."
Great Britain in reply to these demands
says: Her majesty's government will
be prepared to make a declaration in the
sense desired by your government in re-
gard to the leased territory Of Wei Hal
" eli, and all territory in China which
may hereafter be acquired by Great
Britain, by lease or otherwise, and all
spheres of interest," now held, or that
may hereafter be held by her in China,
provided that similar declaration is made
by other powers concerned"
Germany in reply says: Germany does
not wish the open door question to be-
come the subject of controversy between
the different powers engaged in China
She thinks it would be advantageous for
with other European governments hav-
ing interests in China. II the other cabi
nets adhere to the proposal of the United
States government, Germany will raise
no objection, and Germany is willing to
have the government of the United States
inform these other cabinets that no diff
Guilty Will come from her if the other
cabinets agree"
Russia in her answer to the United
States SAYS: 1T is TO be understood.
however that this assurance of the i'm
periaI government is given on condition
that a. similar declaration shall be made
by other powers having interests in
China"
The French note was exceedingly brief.
1t is as follows: with the quite natural
reservation that all the powers interested
give an assurance OF their willingness to
act likewise. France is ready to apply in
the territories which are leased to it,
equal treatment to the citizens and sub
iects Of all nations, especially in the mat
ter of custom duties and navigation du-
ties. as well as transporting tariffs on
railroads.
the Italian government had been duly in
formed that all the other powers had
given a favorable reply, Count Venosta
pledged Italy in this language: 81 take
pleasure in saying that the government
of the king adheres willingly to the pro-
posals set forth in said not of Deem
Der 81
The correspondence of Japan was made
up of two notes.-the invitation and the
| answer. The pledge is put by Minister of
Foreign Affairs Siuze as follows: Il have
the happy duty of assuring your excel
Iency that the imperial government will
have no hesitation TO give their SCENT TO
so just and fair a proposal of the United
States provided that all the other powers
| corcerned shall accept the same"
The laht act in the negotiations, that
clinched the attempt, was the dispatch TO
our diplomatic representatives at the
| capitals of the several countries con-
! cerned, Of identical instructions, couched
in the following terms:
Department Of State, Washington,
March %, 1900.
sir The government having accepted
the declaration suggested by the United
States concerning foreign trade in China,
| the terms of which l transmitted to you
in my instruction No. - of --, and like
action having been taken by all the var
ious powers having leased territory or So
! called spheres Of interest in the Chinese
empire as shown by the notes which I
| herewith transmit 10 YOU, you will please
inform the government 10 which you are
! accredited that the condition originally
attached 10 its acce3tanCe-that al other
powers concerned should likewise accept
! the proposals Of the United States-hav-
ing been complied with. this government
VIII therefore consider the assent Esven it
/ by - -, Is final and definite.
You viii also transmit to the minister
for foreign affairs copies OF the present
enclosures. and by the same occasion con-
vey To him the expression Of the sincere
I qualification which the president feels st
/ the successful termination OF these nego-
I uations. in which he sees proof q the
/ friendly spirit which aniuates the powers
/ interested in the untrammeIed develop
/ ment OF commerce and industry in the
! Chinese empire. and source Of vast
! benefit 10 the whole commercial world
i an, etc,
JOHN HAY"
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