Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-11-09
ALLIANCE FAVORED.
ANGLO-GERMAN COMPACT PiEAsEs
AMERICA.
SECRETARY HAYS REPLY.
Full Text Of Correspondence Between the
Two Countries Made Public Clause Re
ferring TO Reciprocal Arrangement BE-
tween The Two High Contracting Powers
Ignored by Th.ssGovernment'


Ignored by his. Government.
Washington Especially The State
Department made>publc the British
German agreement respecting the
maintenance of the open door and
territorial integrity of China, with tre
answer of the Omitted States govern
ment. sent in duplicate to each OF the
principals to the agreement. The 1Tst
communication given ont is from Mr.,
Hay to. Lord Pafsncefote 1t is dated
October 80, and is as follows:
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note OF OCTOBER
%, inclosing the text of an agreement
between Great Britain anG Germany
relating to affairs in China, which was
signed in London on October 10 by
the Marquis of Salisbury and the Ger
man Ambassador on behalf of their
respective governments, and inviting
the acceptance by the United States
of the principles recorded In that
agreement.
These principles are.
al. It is matter of joint and per-
manent international interest that the
ports on the rivers and llttoral OF
China should remain free and open 10
trade, and to every other legitimate
form of economic activity, for the ma
tionals of all countries, without dis
tinction, and the two governments
agree on their part to uphold the same
for all Chinese territory so far as they
can exercise influence.
"2 Her Britannia Majestys gov
eminent and the Imperial German
government will not on their part
/ make use Of the present complication
to obtain for themselves any terrltor-
ial advantages in Chinese dominions,
and will direct their policy toward
maintaining undiminished the terri
torial condition Of the Chinese En-
pire.'
1.-THE United States have heretofore
made known their adoption Of both
these principles. During the last year
this government invited the Powers
interested in China to join In an eX-
preston of views and purposes in the
direction 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, on
July 3. once more made an announce
ment of its policy regarding impart al
trade and the integrity OF the Chlnese
Empire. and had the qualification OF
learning that all the Powers held S m =
lar views. And since that time the
most gratifying harmony has existed
among all the nations concerned as u
the ends to be pursued, and there has
been little divergence Of opinion as to
the details of the course to be follow
ed
/ 1T 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
Britannia Majesty and the German
Emperor in the principles set forth in
the clauses of the agreement above
cited.
THE third clause of the agreement
provides:
Eli. In case of another Power
making use of the complications III
China in order to obtain under any
form whatever such territorial adyan-
tages, the two contracting parties re-
serve to themselves to come to pre-
liminary understanding as to the
eventual steps to be taken for. the
protection of their own interests IN
China
LAS this clause refers to a reel
procal arrangement between the two
high contracting Powers, the govern
ment of the United States does not re-
gard itself as called upon to express
an opinion in respect to it,