Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-20
GERMAN-BRITISH
ALLIANCE
The Chinese Ports Are All to Be
Kept Open to Every
Nation.
WILL DO NO LAND GRABBING
The Integrity Of the Celestial Empire to
Be Maintained-No Advantage to
Be Taken of the Present
Complications.

London, October 20.-Germany anG
England have formed an alliance tc
maintain the territorial integrity o1
China and to keep the ports open. The
terms of this agreement, which was ar.
rived at on October 16 between Lord
Salisbury and Count Won Hatfield, the
German ambassador to England, are Of
ficially given out as follows:
"The German government and her
British majesty's government, being de-
y sirous to maintain their interests in
China and their rights under existing
treaties, agreed to observe the follow
ing principles regarding a mutual pol
icy in China:
Firstly, it is matter of joint per-
manent International interest that the
ports on the rivers and the littoral of
China should remain free and open to
trade and every other legitimate form
of economic activity for people of all
countries without distinction, and the
two governments agree on their part to
uphold the same for all Chinese terri
tory as far as they can exercise inffu-
ence.
Secondly, both governments agree
that they will not on their part make
use of the present complication to OBJ
tain for themselves any territorial ad-
vantages in the Chinese dominion, and
will direct their policy toward MAIN
tanning the undiminished territorial
condition of the Chinese empire.
Thirdly, in case another power MAX
ing use Of the complications of China
in order to obtain under any form
whatever such territorial advantages,
the two contracting parties reserve to
themselves the right to come to pre-
liminary understanding regarding any
eventual step to be taken for the pro-
lection Of their own interests in China.
"Fourthly, the two governments will
communicate this agreement to the 9TH
err powers interested, especially Austro-
Hungary, France, Italy, Japan, Russia
and the United States and invite them
to accept the principles recorded in it."
MERELY A REPATRIATION
Washington, October 20-The state
department has not yet been advised Of
ficially of the terms of the alliance re-
ported from London to have been
reached between Germany and England
to maintain the territorial integrity Of
China and to keep the ports open.
While the move gives general satisfac-
tion here, the officials say 1t probably
Is a misnomer to call it an alliance.
What probably has happened, they say,
has been the reaffirmation of principles
already agreed upon, not only between
England and Germany, but between all
the great powers interested in China.
REBELS GAINING STRENGTH.
Canton, October 20.-The rebellion is
gathering strength along the East river,
and officials here are preparing to de-
fend the city. The acting viceroy and
other officials subscribed several hun
dred dollars for the relief of Christian
refugees.
RIVALRY AMONG THE ALLIES.
Tien Tsin, October 19.-Advices re-
: ceived here from Pao Ting Flu say that
the allies foundthe city occupied by an
independent French column on the 18th.
The French claim their force was really
an advance guard of the allies, but the
Germans and British are much cha
grined. Chinese runners assert that
there has been much wanton destruc-
tion of villages on the way to Pao Ting
Flu by the Germans and French. 1t Is
understood that large German garri-
son has been established at Pao Ting
Flu, which probably will prevent the
proposed destruction Of the city.