, 1900-11-01
AMERICA ACCEPTS
ANGLo-GERMAN PROPOSITION AS
TO THE OPEN DOOR IN
CHINA.
lone Proposal Passed 6y-Regarded as
Reciprocal Arrangement Be-
tween the Contracting Powers and
We Are Not lnterested-Provis-
ions Of the Agreement.

Washington, Oct. 31.-The state de
partment today made public the Brit
lsh-German agreement respecting the
maintenance of the open door" and
territorial integrity Of China, with the
ANSWER of the United States govern,
ment sent in duplicate to each of the
principals to the agreement.
Mr.. Hay to Lord Paunceforte:
Department of State, Washington,
Oct. 29.-EXcellency: | have the hon
or to acknowledge the receipt of your
note of the 23d of October, inclosing
the tex of an agreement between Great
Britain n Germany relating to af.
fairs in China, which was signed in
London on the 18th instant by the Mar
quis of Salisbury and the German am
bassador on behalf of their respective
governments and inviting the accept
ance by the United States the princi,
pies in that agreement.
The principles are:
permanent international interest that
the ports on the rivers and literal of
China should remain free and open to
trade and to every other legitimate
form of economic activity for the ma.
tionals of all countries without distinc-
ton. and the two governments agree
on their part to uphold the same for all
Chinese territory so far as they can
exercise influence.
"'Second-Her Britannia majesty's
government and the imperial German
government will not on their part make
use of the present complication to OBJ.
tain for themselves any territorial ad,
vantages in Chinese dominions and
will direct their policy toward main.
tanning undiminished the territorial
condition of the Chimes umpire
Our original Proposition.
THE United States have heretofore
made known their adoption of both
these principles. During the last year
this government invited the powers in.
terested in China to join in an express.
sion of views and purposes in the di,
~rection of / impartial trade with that
country and received satisfactory as
%surances to that effect from all OF
them. When the recent troubles were
at their height this government IN the
Bird of July once more made an an,
nouncement of it's policy regarding i'm
Chinese empire and had the gratifca.
ton of learning that all the powers
held similar views. And since that
time the most gratifying harmony has
existed among all the nations concern
ed as to the ends to be pursued, and
there has been little divergence OF
opinion as to the details Of the course
to be followed.
ut Is therefore with much satisfac,
ton that the president directs me to
inform you Of the full sympathy of this
government with those of her Britain.
mic majesty and the German emperor
in the principles set forth in the
clauses of the agreement above cited,
The Third Clause Waved.
"The third clause of the agreement
provides
"Third-In case of another power
making itself complications in China in
order to obtain under any form what
ever any territorial advantages, the
two contracting parties reserve tc
themselves to come to a preliminary
understanding as to the eventual steps
to be taken for the protection of theil
own interests in China
AS this clause refers to a reciprocal
arrangements between the two high
contracting powers, the government OF
the United States does not regard it.
self as called upon to express an opin,
ion in respect to it. l have, etc,
JOHN HAY"
CA similar note mutatis mutandis
was addressed on the same day by the
secretary OF state to the imperial Ger.