New-York tribune., 1901-04-08
NO TROUBLE WITH POWERS
UNITED STATES WILL HOLD IT'S. PLACE
IN CHINESE AFFAIRS.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rR1suxE.I

Washington. April THE United States Gov.
ernment does not apprehend that any Of its
rights in China are ieopardzed through the
withdrawal of most of it's military forces and
through its partial dissent from propositions adj
vanced by Europeans for the maintenance of an
undue armed force. for the purpose OF subject
ing the Chinese authorities to continued in
timidation and unnecessary humiliation. From
the time. just year ago. when the gravity OF
the crisis began TO be realized by all nations
the American Administration has been foremost
In safeguarding it's own interests. which were
similar and equal to those of China and the rest
of the world and in calmly reviewing its course
through one of the most complicated and un
precedented incidents. in the diplomatic sensA
that has confronted modern civilization the au-
thorities at Washington fail to find that single
irremediabe mistake has been made, or. in the
light of present experience that any step ought
not to have been taken or might advantageously
have been differently taken.
This authoritative utterance is brought about
by the persistence Of delusion, already wide
spread and calculated to be strengthened In
some degree by hasty and thoughtless COM
ment recently published and about to be pub
lished based upon misleading altogether er-
roneous accounts of the negotiations at Peking.
which are now in their final stage and likely to
be completed before the end of the current
WeSh- 10 OHSeI speculation OL tIAlS CAett
which. uncorrected. is likely to prove exceed
irgly mischievous if not positively injurious to
American interests-The Tribune correspondent
Is enabled to deny unequivocally that there Is
any danger whatever Of the United States being
forced out of the concert of the powers. con-
structiveIy as a participant in the physical
methods adopted for securing the permanent
maintenance of order throughout the Chinese
Empire and to assert that the other nations.
I,r,yr1 ~a1
the slightest disposition TO coerce this govern
ment into assuming responsibilities repugnant
to it's traditional policy nor have they failed in
the minutest degree TO give to the United States
credit for the leading role it assumed from the
beginning in solving the problems presented.
and TO recognize the absolute rights the United
States enjoys for the continued protection. after
It's own effective methods. Of its great interests
until all claims are finally satisfied and China Is
self-controlled.
ERRONEOUS STATEMENT CIRCULATED.
The deIusion as it is officially termed. that
any Of the powers are likely to threaten the
United States unless she reconstders her de-
termination not to garrison lines OF communf-
cation in China, indiscriminately raise forts and
commit other acts Of which require sanction
by the American Congress- would merit at
tention were not such suggestions so frequently
reiterated. chiefly in irresponsible quarters. that
they might eventually prejudice Chinese Off
cals and indirectly affect the plans OF American
producers. who are either actively at work to
restore American commercial supremacy In
Chinese ports, or contemplating trade expansion
in new lines. On the contrary. the obvious ad-
vantages to every nation of retaining the cordial
co-operation os the United States. which alone
possesses the confidence Of Chinese officials. has
been unfailingly shown in every step taken in
the last year. and signally emphasized in
the recent furry Manchuria-
The latter incident is only single Instance OF
many in which the diplomatic skill of the ad-
rninistration when all other attempts had been
Ineffective and exasperating, has trtumphantly
removed a source Of dangerous friction and re-
stored cordiaIity TO some extent among the CO.
operating powers The same skilled officials of
the State Department. with their years Of train
ing IN International relations have been devot-
ing themselves unremittingly to the Chinese IN
cident for a long time. and their uniform sue
cess, which would have scarcely been expected
had they been mere tyros in such matters. has
been of character to give fair promise OF con-
tinuance
The fact that a few correspondents here and
there threw alarming suspicious upon the Amer
lean policy and it's outcome IS Hkened 70 the
case Of man familiar only with the game OF
checkers who. overlooking chessboard, doubt
ed the expediency of moves made by a master
hand.
THE DECLARATION OF MR. NAY.
Misapprehensions as to the immutabIe atti-
tude of this government and as to the permanent
surety with which it has safeguarded its inter
ests in China may be avoided by recourse to
some Of the crucial documents in the negotia-
tions. some OF which have not hitherto been
accurately quoted and from which extracts ara
here copied from the official text for the first
time.
The fundamental note upon which the whole
situation of Ch.na's new relations with the rest
OF the world depends. and to which each Foreign
Office refers at every turn in the negotiations.
is the Hay circular of July g. and since the day
Of the rescue of the legations especially to it's
closing clause, making the following declaration:
The policy of the Government OF the United
States is TO seek solution which may bring
a about permanent safety and peace TO CHINA,
preserve Chinese territorial and administrative
entity protect all rights guaranteed 10 friendly
powers by treaty and International law, and
safeguard for the world the principle OF equal
and impartial trade with all parts Of the Chi
nese Empire.
II is not to be forgotten that this declaration
has had the definite support of all the cooper
ating nations. and that up 10 the present time
there has been no material divergence from It's
terms which by stretch of Interpretation
can be said TO contemplate prOtracted coercion
or subordination of Chinese authority. II has
stood for a guarantee against prolonged military
occupation against dismemberment and against
the extension of spheres of influence
ANSWER To RUssIA's PROPOSAL
The Hay note was supplemented on August %
with what is known as the Adee circular. which
was brought forth by Russia's statement Of in