Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-28
LATEST TELEGRAPH CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

of any power within or control over
any portion Of the Chinese empire,
under such agreements as have been
recently made, it cannot conceal it's
apprehensions that there Is danger of
complications arising between the
treaty powers which may imperil the
rights insured to the United States by
Its treaties with China.
1t is the sincere desire Of my gov
eminent that the interests Of its clti-
zens may not be prejudiced through
exclusive treatment by any of the con-
trolling powers within their respective
spheres of interest in China, and it
hopes to retain there an open market
Tor all the worlds commerce, remove
dangerous sources Of international irri-
tation and thereby hasten united ac-
ton OF the powers at Pelkin to promote
administrative reforms so greatly
needed for strengthening the imperial
government and maintaining the in
tegrity of China, in which it believes
the whole Western world is alike con-
cerned. 1T believes that such a result
may be greatly aided and advanced by
declarations by the various powers
claiming Spheres of interest in China
as to their intentions in regard to the
treatment of foreign trade and COM
merce therein. and that the present is
a very favorable moment for informing
Her Ma1esty'S Government of the desire
OF the United States to have IL make on
It's own part and to lend it's powerful
support in the effort TO obtain from
each of the various powers claiming
spheres of interest in China a decla-
ration substantially to the following
effect:
':One-That it will in no wise inerfere
with any treaty port or any vested in
forest within any so-called sphere of
interest or leased territory it may
have in China.
"Two-That the Chinese treaty tariff
OF the time being shall apply to all
merchandise landed or shipped to all
such ports as are within such Sphere
of interest (unless they be free portsO,
no matter to what nationality it may
belong. and the duties so lcvlable shall
be collected by the Chinese Govern
ment.
"rhree-Thait 1t will levy no higher
harbor dues on vessels of another ma
tionality frequenting any part in such
sphere than shall be levied on vessels
of its own nationality, and no higher
railroad charges over lines built, con-
trolled or operated within its sphere
on merchandise belonging to citizens
or subjects of other nationalities trans
ported through such sphere than shall
be levied on similar merchandise be-
longing to is own nationality trans
porting over equal distances"
Inc FTeSiuenl mas strong reason TO
believe that the governments of both
Russia and Germany will cooperate
in such an understanding as is here
The note here refers to recent ukase
OF the Gear, declaring Ta-Lien- Wan,
which Russia has leased, open to the
world, and Gcrmany's declaring Kiao-
Chao free port, and other steps
taken. including oral assurance given
the United States as TO the German
sphere as Indicating that little oppo-
sition was expected from those two
powers. Japan also is cited as doubtless
favorable to the proposition.
The last act in the negotiations that
clinched the agreement was the dis
dispatch TO our diplomatic representa-
tives ut the capitals of the several coun-
tries concerned. of identical instruc-
tions dated ut the Department of
State, Washington. March 90 These di-
lected that the respective governments
be informed that all rho powers having
the United States proposals,
this government will. therefore, consid-
er the assent given IL by each govern
ment as final and definite. and the
OF the President Is expect