The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-01
The AMERICAN ANSWER
ATTITUDE TOWARD ANGLO-GER-
MIN AGREEMENT.
Open Door and Integrity of China
Heartily Endorsed-No Opinion Ex-
pressed Regarding Clause III. as Gov
eminent Does Not Think 1t is Called

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Washington Oct. 31.-The state depart
ment to-day made public the Anglo-German
agreement respecting the maintenance 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.
MI. Hay to Lord Pauncefote:
department of State, Washington,
| October 20, 1900.
| 'Your Excellency: | have the honor to
| acknowledge the receipt OF your note OF the
23d 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 10th inst. by
the Marquis of Salisbury and the German
Ambassador on behalf of their respective
governments, and inviting the acceptance
by the United States OF principles recorded
III that agreement These principles are:
% a. 1t Is matter of Joint and perma-
nent International interest that the ports
on the rivers and littoral Of China, should
remain free and open to trade, and TO eN-
cry other legitimate form Of econnic ac-
tiyity for the peoples of all countries with
out distinction, and the two governments
agree ON their part to uphold the same for
all Chinese territory so far as they can eA-
erciSe influence.
'(2) Her Britannia majestys govern
ment and the imperial German government
will not on their part ma Ike use or the pres
ent complication to obtain for themselves
any territorial advantages in Chinese do
mlnions, and will direct their policy toward
maintaining undiminished the territorial
condition of the Chinese empire.
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 pur-
poses in the direction of Impartial trade
with that country, and received satisfac--
tory assurances to that effect from all of
them. When the recent troubles were at
their height, this government, on the Sd OF
July, once more made an announcement or
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 gratifying harmony has OK
listed among all the nations concerned as to
the ends to be pursued, and there has been
little divergence of opinion as to the de-
tails of the course to be followed. 1t IS,
therefore, with much satisfaction that the
president directs me to inform you Of the
iull sympathy of this government with
those of her Britannia majesty and the
German emperor In the principles set forth
in the clause of the agreement above cited.
The third clause of the agreement pro-
vides: 80 In case of another power maxi
ing use of the complications In China IN or
der to obtain, under any form whatever,
such territorial advantages, the two con
tracing parties reserve to themselves the
right to come to a preliminary understands
ing as to the eventual steps to be t0kea
for the protection of their own interests III
China.
rangement between the two high contract
inc powerS the government of the United
States does not regard itself as called upon
to express an opinion in respect to t.
Il have, etc, ''ohh hHy,
A SIMILAR note was addressed on the same
day by the secretary of state to the imperial
German charge d'atiaires