The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-21
SENSATION IN PEKM

Tho Stand of the AmszioAn Stats Ds. ! partmsnt is in Iins With the T Recently Pronulgstsd Eng Il iish Japansss TTsatg .l Chicago. Feb. 2o.-The Tribune today
 prints the following eablsrsm from rs- Il kin, China, under date of February ': I A ssnpation was caused in diplomsfie'
 circles here today when 1t became known that the United states. through Secretary Il of State John Hay. had cent . note to | the Russian and Chinese Governuaeuts following closely along the lines ,of thal | Angio-Japanese treaty of January q. | The note is q distinct warning tc both China and Russia that the United stsfes
 will not permit the integrity of the Em- l pire to be moleste4 in favor of one nae ton to tho detriment of another.
 The note, which practically endorses 1 the English treaty with Japan. says in part: | 'washington. D. C., Feb. L--An agrees | ment, whereby China gives any corpora- | ton or company the exclusive right or privilege of opening mines. establishing l trially developing ManchuriA. can be but. viewed with the gravest cohcern by tho | Government of the United StateG | ''It constitutes a monopoly which b c | distinct breach of the stipulations of the l treaties concluded between China and | foreign powers. and thereby seriously af- | fects the rights of American citixens. It Il restricts the rikhtful trade exposing 1t to being discriminated against. tnterfered with, or otherwise jeopardized, and in this part of the empire. while 1t seriously in- terferes with her ability to meet her in-
 ternati6nal obligations.
 Furthermore. such a concession en China's part would undoubtedly be fol- lowed by demands from other powers for similar and equal extensive advantages l elsewhere in the Chinese Empire and the
 inevitable result must be the complete wreck of the policy of absolute equality of treatment to all nations respecting ttrade. navigation and, comHerca within rhe Empires confines. ss "On the other hand the attainment by one power of such exclusive privileges of |
 tionality conflicts with the assurances
 repeatedly conveyed to this Government by the Imperial Russian Ministry of For eign Affairs of the Imperial Governments
 intention to follow the policy of the open
 door as advocated by the Government of
 the United States and accepted by all the treaty powers having commercial in-
 aerests in the Empire.
 Tt is for these reasons that the gov- err ment of the United States now as
 formerly. animated by the sincerest desire of insuring to the whole world the benefits of full and fair intercourse between China and the nations on footing of equal rights and advantages to all submits the above to the earnest consideration of the imperial govern ment of China and Russia, confident that | they will give due weight to It's import l ance and that they will adopt such meas ures as will relieve the just and natural anxiety of the United States" Declined to be Party. Chicago, Feb. 2o.-The Tribune prints the following special from Washington: It has been understood here from the outset that the terms of the British Japanese agreement to preserve the in. tegrity of china was suDmltted in ad- vance to President Roosevelt and Secre- tary Hay and approved by them. Following out the traditional policy. however. of avoiding entangling allf- ances. the United States positively de- clined to become a party to any actual agreement concerning China.
 When Lord Cranborne in the British Parliament last week declared there was 1 no doubt the British-Japanese agreement would command the full approval of the United States he spoke by authority. The agreement between Great Britain | and Japan was dated January s0th. There | is, therefore. deep significance that on
 February 1st. two days after the treaty
 was signed. this country sent to
 Russia an note practically adopt | ing the principle of the treaty | as the policy of the United States. The agreement between Great Britain and Japan is largely a military one and pro- | vides for joint use of forces in case of hostilities. Secretary Hays letter. of l course, could not go to that extent but l the substance of it as telegraphed. leaves no doubt that Russia has been notified | of the fact in strong diplomatic language that the moral support of the United States is with Great Britain and Japan and that this country will necessarily resent any failure on the part of Russia to redeem the pledge 1t made to Presi- dent Mckinley that the open door policy should be applied to Manchuria. 
 Comment of London Times. London, Feb. H.-In an editorial on
 the Angio-Japanese agreement. The Times says that the protest which Secre- tary Hay has sent to the Russia and Chinese Governments is proof. If pl oof were needed that the considerations
 which have given rise to the Anglo-Ja- panese agreements are not an outcome of captious jealousy of Russia on the part of England and Japan.
 Washington has invariably maintain ed the most friendly relations with Rus sia," continues The Times. ''yet Secre- tary Hay formulates in the plainest and most trenchant terms the very objections to the Russian projects in Manchuria
 which have been entertained and urged here"
 The Times's editorial concludes by high
 Ny complimenting Lord Rosebery as the originator of a far-seeing policy. and the understanding with Japan. and says:
 Ut was Lord Rosebery who sowed the
 seed of which Lord Lansdowne has gath-
 cred the harvest for the Empire"