Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-03-29
"opEn DOOR NEGOTIATIONS.
Secretary Hay submits 1thc Cores.
jonyient,e 10 tontrcAs.

OF other nations respecting the MAIN
tenailee of the "opeii door i'll China.
The correspondence extends over a PEE
Rod of time from September last to
the goth inst, the last date marking
the successful completion of the un-
deftalsing. The nations addressed on
THIS subject by the United States were
Great Britain, France. Germany, Rus
STA, Italy and Japan.
To the governments OF each Of these
countries Hay addressed notes set
ting forth the demands OF this govern
ment. In brief they were as follows:
|. That it will in no wise interfere
with any treaty port or any vested
interest within any so-called sphere
of interest" or leased territory it may
have in China.
2. That the Chinese tariff for the
time being shall apply to all merchan-
disc landed or shipped to all such
ports as are within such spheres OF
interest" (iinless they be free port y /,
no matter to what nationality it may
belong, and that duties so lcviable
shall be collected by the Chinese gov
crnment
3. That il will levy no higher hal'-
Dor dues OH vessels of another nation-
ality frequenting amy port i'm such
spheres" than shall be levied on ves-
sells of it's own nationality, and no
higher railroad charges over lines
built controlled or operated within
its spheres" on merchandise belong
ing TO citizens as subjects of other ma
tioRalties transported through such
sphere than shall be levied on sim
ilarmerchandise belonging to its own
| nationality transported over equal dis
tanccs.
flnsIand's Reply.
Great Britain's reply to these de-
mands says:
"lIcr majesty's government will be
prepared to make declaration i'm the
sense desired by your government in
regard to the leased territory of Wei
Hal Wei, and all territory i'm China
which may hereafter be acquired by
Great Britain by lease or otherwise,
and all spheres of interest now held,
or that may hereafter be held by her
i'm China, provided that a similar dec
laratiom is made by the other powers
concerned"
Gcrmany's Response.
Germany i'm her reply says:
Germany does not wish the open
door question to become a subject of
controversy between the different
powers engaged in China. She thinks
ii would he most advantageous for the
United States government to confer
with other European governments
having. interest in China. If other
cabinets adhere to the proposals of
the United States government Ger
many will raise no objection and Ger
many is willing to have the governs
ment of the United States inform
these other cabinets that no difficulty
will come from her if other cabinets
agree
From Russia and France.
Russia in her answer to the United
States says:
at will be understood, however,
that this assurance of the imperial
government is given upon condition
that Il similar declaration shall be
made by other powers, having inter
est i'm China
The French reply is exceedingly
brief, as follows:
with the quite natural reservation
that all the powers interested give as
surance of their willingness to act
likewise, France is ready to apply in
the territories which are leased to it
equal treatment to citizens, subjects
of all nations, especially in the mat
ter of customs duties and navigation
dues, as we'll as transportation tariffs
ON railways"
january Z OF the present year, after
the Italian government had been daily
informed. that all other powers had
given Il favorable reply, Count Ven
osta pledged Italy in This language:
81 take pleasure in. saying the gov
eminent of the king ndheres willingly
to thea,roposals set forth i'm the note
of December g."
I4ast Act in Negotiations.
The last act in the negotiations.
that which clinched the agreement.
was Il dispatch to our diplomatic rep
resentativcs at the capitals of the sew
cral countries concerned, of identical
instructions, couchcd in the following
terms:
department of state, Washington,
March 90, 190O.-Sir: The govern
Hltllt Huf my accepted IHe QeclafatlOnS
submitted by the United States con-
corning the foreign trade of China,
the terms which / have transmitted
you in my instructions of No = Of
and like action, having been taken by
all the various powers having leased
territory or so called spheres of inter-
est in the Chinese empire, as show n
by the notes which ! herewith trans
nit to you, you will please inform Che
government to which you are accrcd-
tied that the condition originally at
tached TO it's acceptance, that all
other powers concerned should like
wise accept the proposals of the Unfit
led States, having been complied with,
this government will therefore con
slider the assent of the government of
as final and definite.
"Nou will also transmit to the min
lister of foreign affairs copies of pres
emit enclosures. and convey to him an
expression of sincere qualification
which the president feels at the sue
cessful termination of these ne~otia-
tions. in which he sees proof of the
friedly spirit which animates the va
rions powers interested in the untran-
meled development of commerce and
industry in the Chinese empire and "A
source of vast benefit to the whole
commercial world. John Hay.'
CHINESE REVOLT GROWING.
Battle Between "HOXers" and I'm.
pcrial Troops at Yen Chin.