The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-08

the maintenance Of the open door"
and territorial integrity OF China with
the answer Of the United States gov
ernment set in duplicate to each Of
the principals to the agreement. The
answer is as follows:
Mr.. Hay to Lord Pauncefote:
Department Of State.
Washington, Oct. %. 1900.
"Excellency: I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt OF your note
OF the 23d of October, enclosing the
text of an agreement ba:ween Great
Britain and Germany relating to af-
fairs in China which was signed in
London on the 18th inst, by the mar
eu!is of Salisbury and the German
ambassador on behalf of their respec-'
tive governments ard inviting the &C
ceptance by the United States OF the
principles recorded in that agreement.
These principles are:
Il. 1t is a matter OF joint and per-
manent international interest that the
ports on the rivers ard litto:al OF
China should remain free anu open to
trade and to every other legitimate
form of economic activity for the ma
tiolals 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.
80. Her Brittapic Majesty's govern
ment and the imperial German gov
ernment will not on Their part make
use of the present complication to OBJ
tain for themselves any territorial ad-
yantages in Chinese dominio1s, and
will direct their policy towards main.
taiLing uadiminished the territorial
condition Of the Chinese empire.
The United States have heretofore
made their opinion known to botn
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
slrances to that effect from all OF
them. When the recent troubles were
at their height, this government, on
the 3rd OF July, once more made an
announcement OF its policy regarding
impartial trade and the integrity OF
the Chinese empire and had the grau-
fication OF learning that all the pow
srs held similar views, and since that
time the most gratifying harmony has
existed among all the nations con-
cerned as to the ends to De pursued,
and there has been little divergence OF
opinion as to the details Of the course
to be followed.
It is therefore with much satisfaction
that the President directs me to in
form you of the full sympathy OF this
government. with these OF Her Brit
tanic Majesty and the German En-
peror in the principles set forth in
the causes of the agreement above
cited. The third clause CT the agree
ment provides:
"3. 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 two contracting parties reserve 20
themselves to come to preliminary
understanding. as to the eventual
stems to be taken for the protection oi
their ion in respect to it.
JOHN HAY.
AS this clause refers to reciprocal
arrangement between the two high
contracting powers, the government OF
the United States does not regard It
self as called upon to express an opin-
ion in respect to it.
JOHN HAY.
A similar note. mutatis mutandis,
was addressed on the same day by the
Secretary Of State to the imperial Ger
man charge d'affaireS.