The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01
BRITISH GERMAN AGREEMENT
DOCUMENT - FINALLY MADE Pub
Lie IN WASHINGTON.
Provisions for Maintenance of the
Open Door and Territorial Integ-
rity of Empire of china-Text OF
the Answer of Our Government.

partment today made public the British
German agreement respecting. the main
tenance OF open door, and territorial In
tegrity OF China with the answer OF the
United States government sent In dupli-
cate TO each OF the powers TO the agree
ment
Mr.. Hay TO Lord Pauncefots:
Department of state.
Washington. October %. 1850.
kno.ledse ne rtceint !, r reu rI mote Of me
sd OF October, inciosing the text Of an
agreement between Great Britain and
Germany relating 20 affairs in China,
which was signed In London on the 18th
instant by the Marquis OF Salisbury and
the German ambassador on behalf OF
their respective governments and inviting
the acceptance BY the United States OF
the principles recorded In that agreement.
These principles are:
. 1. II f. a matter OF Joint and perms-
nent international interest that the ports
on the rivers and littoral OF China should
remain free and open to trade and 10
every other legitimate form Of economic
activity Ter the people q an countries
without distinction and the two govern
ments agree on their part TO uphold the
same for all Chinese territory as far as
they can exercise influence
2 Her Britannia majesty's govern
ment and the imperial German govern
msDt viii not ON their part make Use OF
the present complication 10 obtain for
themselves any territorial advantages In
policy toward malnta ming undiminished
the territorial condition OF the Chinese
empire.
sirhe United States have heretofore
made known their adoption Of both these
principles During the last year this
government invited the powers interested
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
WI af hef hal oh an
the 81 OF July once more made an an
nouncement OF lie policy regarding i'm
partial trade and the integrity OF the
Chinese empire and had the qualification
OF learning that all the powers held SIM
liar views Since that time the most
gratifying harmony has existed among all
pursued. and there has been little d.
verGence Of opinion as to the details OF
the course to be followed
"ft IL therefore with much satisfaction
you OF the full sympathy OF this govern
ment with those Of her Britannia majesty
and the German emperor in the principles
set forth In the clauses Of the agreement
above cited
'.Ths third clause Of the agreement pro-
vides:
use of the complications in China IN or
der to obtain under any form whatever
any territorial advantages. the two con-
tracing parties reserve 70 themselves
derstanding as to the eventual position
to be taken for the protection OF their
own interests In China.
"As this clause refers to reciprocal
arrangement between the two high con-
tracing powers the government OF the
United States does not regard itself as
called upon 10 express an opinion In re-
Spect to H.
II have, etc. JOHN HAY"
a similar note mutasis mutandis was
addressed on the same day by the sec-
rotary OF state to the imperial German
charge dafYaires) 4