The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-08

OF CHINA
Uncle Sam Will Main
tain It.
POSITION
An Indemnity Of $200,00O,0O0 Has
Been Agreed on by the
Ministers.


Department today made public the
British-German agreement respecting
the maintenance of the ''open door"
and territorial integrity of China, with
the answer of the United States Gov
ernment sent in duplicate to each of
the principals to the agreement.
Mr.. Hay to Lord Pauncefote:
Department of State, Washington,
d. c., October 20. 1900.
"Excellency-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge TO the receipt of your note
of the 23d Of October, enclosing the
text of an agreement between Great
Britain and Germany relating to affairs
in China, which was signed in London
on the 10Th instant by the Marquis OF
Salisbury and the German Embassa-
dor on behalf of their respective gov
|ernments. and inviting the acceptance
by the United States of(the principles
recorded in that agreement
These principles are:
L. II Is a matter If joint and per-
manent International interest that the
ports on the rivers and littoral of China
should remain free and open to trade
and "a every other legitimate form OF
econonik activity eor the nationals ol
all couaffies without distinction, ant
the, two sovernrrents agree on theil
lpart to uphciag Che same fota aH Chi.
nese territory as far as they can ex
ercise influence.
III. Her Britannia Majesty's Govern
ment and the Imperial German Gov
ernment will not on their part make
| use of the present complication to oo
| tain for themselves any territorial ad
lvantages in Chinese dominions and viii
direct their policy toward maintainint
undiminshed the territorial condition
of the Chinese Empire"
The United States have heretofor
made known their adoption of botl
these principles. During the last yea
this Government invited the power
Interested in China to join in an eX
preston of views and purposes in til
direction of impartial trade with tha
lcountry. and received satisfactory as
surances to that effect from all o
Them.
When the recent troubles were a
their height this Government on tn
third of July, once more made an an
Inouncement of it's policy regarding i'm
partial trade and the integrity OF IN
lChinese Empire and had the gratifica
tion of learning that all the power
held similar views. And since tha
time the most gratifying harmony he
lexisted among all. the nations concern
ed as to the ends to be pursued, an
there has been little divergence of opir
ion as to the details of the course
lbe followed.
| Ii is therefore with much satisfactiC
that the President directs me to infor
you of the full sympathy Of this Co
ernment with those of Her BRITAIN
Majesty and the German Emperor
the principles set forth in the claus
OF the agreement above cited.
The third clause provides:
III. In case of another power makir
5 itself complications in China in ord
to obtain under any form whatev
any territorial advantages. the tv
contracting parties reserve to ther
: selves TO come to a preliminary unde
v standing as to the eventual steps
Z | be taken for the protection of the
own interests in China"
As this clause refers to n reciproc
? Arrangement between the two hi.
contracting parties, the Government
n the United States does not regard its'
: las called upon to express an opinion
! Irespect to IL. 1 have. etc.
: JOHN HAY
"a similar note mutatis mutant
was addressed on the same day
! the Secretary OF State to the Imper
German Charge d'Affaires)
MINISTER'S NEAR AGREEMENT
NEW YORK, Oct So.-A cable to {
sun from Peking says: At their rece
meeting the Ministers at Pekiag d
cussed generally the terms of
French note, particularly those pC
ltions of IL referring to the prohibiti
of the Importation of arms and pu
g ishment of the royal princes who al
led and abetted the Boxer moveme
No definite conclusion was reacht
land the meeting adjourned until y
Ivember 1st The differences betwe
II the Ministers are not serious and tn
4 lhope to complete their work in six
n seven meetings more. Then they v
:, meet the Chinese plenipotentiaries
The Ministers are anxious for I
3 return of the court to Peking. TT
d say there is no semblance of a COVER
y ment here 0w to deal with, al
a while they have no doubt that Prir
a Ching and Ii Hung Chang have 9
thority to negotiate with them. III
are desirous of the return of the G.,
Y ernment TO the capital 10 assert Its &
n thority and to insure the carrying
2 Of the agreement made by it's repres,
is tatives. Ii is contended that the co
is now in the hands of bandits. a
that IL must return 10 Peking and
Government be re-established in or,
to prove that the lawless element
~ longer controls It.
The Chinese evidently recognize
justice Of this contention. Prince Ch
Ic. and Ii Hung Chang have been notii
d. THAT an imperial edict. dated Octo