The age-herald., 1900-11-01
United States in Full Sympathy
 With That Section
THIRD CLAUSE IS NOT ANSWERED
Copies of the Note Addressed to Both of the Powers-The Situation in China Shows Little Change
 -Dearth of News

Washington, October 3.-The State De- partment today made public the British German agreement respecting the main- tenance of the "open door, and territorial integrity of China, with the answer of the United States government sent in duplicate to each Of the principals to the agreement. Mr Hay to Lord Paunefote:
 Department of State,
 "Washington, October 29, 1900 "Excellency: I lave the honor to &C., knowledge the receipt of your note of the 28rd of October enclosing the text of an agreement between Great Britain and Ger many relating to affairs in China, which was signed in London on the 16th instant by the Marquis of Salisbury and the Ger man ambassador behalf of their re- spectiye governments, and inviting the &C., ceptance by the United States of the prin- ciples recorded in that agreement. These principles arei
 "First-It is a matter of joint and perma- nent international interest that the ports of the rivers and literal of China should remain free and open to the trade and to every other legitimate form of economic activity for the nations of ell countries without distinction. and the two govern ments agree on their part to uphold the same for all Chinese territory so far as they can exercise influence.
 "Second-Her Britanic Majesty's govern ment and the Imperial German govern ment will not on their part make use of the present complication to obtain for them- selves any territorial advantages in Chi nese domnions and would direct their pol icy toward maintaining undiminished the territorial condition of the Chinese Elm pre.
 ''The United States have heretofore made known their adoption of both these prin- ciples. During the last year this govern ment invited the powers interested in China to join in an expression of views and purposes in the direction of impartial trade with that country and received sat- isfactory assurances to that effect from all of them.
 When the recent troubles were at their height, this government on the 3d of July, once more made an announcement of its policy regarding impartial trade and the integrity of the Chinese Empire, and had the qualification of learning that all the powers held similar views. And since that time the most gra atifying harmony has ex- isted among all the nations concerned as to the ends to be 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 inform you of the full sympathy of this government with those of Her Britannia Majesty and the German Emperor in the principles set forth in the clauses of agreement above cited
 "The third clause of the agreement pro- vides:
 "'3. In case of another power making use of the complications in China in order to obtain under any form whatever such ter ritorial advantages, the two contracting parties reserve to themselves the right to come to preliminary understanding as to the eventual steps to be taken for the pro- tection of their own interests in China
 "As this clause refers to a reciprocal ar rangement between the two high contract ing powers, the government of the United States does not regard itself called upon to express an opinion in respect to 1t.
 JOHN HAY" similar note, mutatis mutandis, was addressed on the same day by the Secreta- ry of State to the Imperial German Charge d'Affaires.