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ANGLO.G[RMAN ALLIANCE.
These Two Powers Agree to Main
tain the Territorial In.
tegrity of China.
WILL ALSO KEEP THE PORTS OPEN.
Text of tho Agreement az Omcially
Given Out-United States Has Not
Yet Been Advised of the Alliance
IL In Full Sympathy with theMove.
ment.

London, Oct. 22.-Germany and Eng.
land have formed an alliance to main.
tain territorial integrity of China and
to keep ports open.
The terms of this agreement. which
was arrived at October 16, between
LORD Salisbury and Count Won Hatz-
1eldt, German ambassador to England,
are officially given out as follows:
The German government and her Brit
ism malesty's government. being DESTROYS
70 maintain their interests in China and
eileir rights under existing treaties, have
agreed to observe the following principles
regarolng mutual policy in China:
flrstly-It is a matter of Joint per-
manent 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 peoples of all countries
without distinction; and the two governs
s smen.s agree on their part to uphold the
they can exercise influence
Secondly-Both governments agree that
tney VIII not on their part make use of
the present complication to obtain for
themselves any territorial advantage in
Chinese dominion, and will direct their
pohcy towards maintaining undiminished
pire. S-1A
Ihirdly-In case of another power max.
ing use OF the complications in China in
order to obtain under any form whatever
SUCH territorial advantages, the contract.
ing parties reserve to themselves the right
" come 70 preliminary understanding re-
garolns the eventual step to be taken for
tne protection of their own interests In
China. ~
"Fourthly-The two governments will,
communicate this agreement to the other
powers interested, especially Austria-Hun.
gary, france, Italy, Japan, Russia and the
United States, and invite them-to accent
the principles recorded in it,
Not Notified of Alliance.
Washington, Oct. e2.-The state de.
partment here has not yet been advised
officially of the terms of the alliance
reported from London to have been
reached between Germany and Eng
land to maintain the territorial integ.
r1ty OF China and to keep ports open.
While the move gives general satisfac-
ton here, the officials say that it prob
ably is misnomer to cali it an alliance.
Not Strictly an Alliance.
What probably has happened, they
say, has been reafirmation of princi-
pies already agreed upon, not only be-
tween England and Germany but be-
tween all of the great powers interest
ed in China. Again the officials point
to the note of Secretary Hay, of July 8,
defining the position of the United
States, and declaring it to be it's policy
among other things to preserve
sol 4
entity, protect all rights guaranteed
to friendly powers by treaty and inter
national law and safeguard for the
world the principle of equal andimpar-
tial trade with all parts of the Chinese
empire The records show that all the
great powers accepted the principle of
this guarantee of territorial integrity.
Their expressions on this point of com
mercial freedom were not quite as ex-
plicit as in the case of territorial integ-
rity, and it appears from study of
the British-German agreement above
referred to that particular care has
been taken to clear up any doubt on
this point.
Germany Takes Initiative
Probably Germany was the first to
engage with England on this point,
because of her anxiety to preserve for
German trade the important com
merce she has built up on the Yang
tse river, which might fall to Eng
land in division. The special refer
ence made in the agreement to river
commerce bears out this inference.
The United States will promptly ad-
here to the principles contained in
this agreement, as it is directly in the
line of our aspirations. If Russia can
be brought to accept its terms as
binding upon herself, there can be no
doubt, according to the official view
here, that a substantial movement
will have been achieved toward
final settlement of the Chinese trou-
BILE.
His Recard sem S.ozz