Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-14
THE new TREATY
Between China and the United
States Is Signed.
Il Opens Two Ports in Manchuria to
Trade of the World.
And Gives Chance for Many Lines of
improvement.

Washington, Jan. lj.-tiltillcdtioilS
of the American Chinese commercial
treaty were exchanged at the state de-
rartuent. Wednesday, by Sec. Hay
and Sir chen Tung LANG ChenS. the
Chimes. minister here. The treaty pro-
viIcs for the opening Of the ports OF
Mrkden and Antung in Manchuria, to
the worlds commerce.
tn. President, today, signed the
urorllmation putting into effect the
treaty.
Ey thu President of the United States of
America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Wherc as . treaty and thrca anneNcs be
tween the United States Of America and
China to extend further the commenced
relation between them and otherwise to
promote III" interests Of the people 81 tH',
two countries. were c9ncluced ana S!slle 'n
7Eat Shanghai in the English and ChlIi2Sc
l;fuguagaS on the eighth day Of ortotCr
one Thousand nine hundred and three. the
original of the English text Of WEich
treaty. and anneXes is word for WORD us
follOWs:s
Here is published the text Of the trea-
And whereas the said treaty ana an
nexes had been duly ratified on hoth
parts. the notifications Of the two s"Eef.it
ments were exchanged in the city OF
Washington, on tho thirteenth day OF jan,
uary, one thousand nine hundred ana
Sow. therefore, be i. known that |,
Theodore Roosevelt. President oi th,
United States of America. have cauE'i
the said treaty and annfXeS 70 u, l.i'',r
rriIlic, to the end thar the same ana cFot3
article and clause thereof may ne en-
,.rvrd and fulfilled with good taltn ny
tn. United States and the ctiZcAS t!tre-
of.
IN testimony whereof have h2r"unto
sci nv nand ard caused the seal % the
United States to be aihEcd. ~.
Done at the city OF Wash'nSt'h' tiIlr
thirteenth d,y of January. in the year ol
a"'r Lard one thousand rina hundred and
tom. ana OF the independence OF tn"
I-uitcd states the che hundred and tWcn-
ty-cighth. -,--,.,--
tSi@u'dD 1ftt-Dlooitf- i.DJ'7i- I'LL
T., thr President:
JOHN Hay,
Secretary Of State.
Tho treaty is noW an accom-
1}i.hod fact; it remains only t" APP
ucint the necessary consu!s ut Mnkti"n
md Antuag The President has selected
thr4r cousuls from men of experience AZ
ready III the consular service Their
ranirs viii ie scat to the Senate rs soon
.. Congress makes provision for their sal
aries 1t il regarded as very desirable
that such rightA AS we have ""nmref III
M,ln,hufa and China SiFl!i lie i"liE c.
tnhE~hri aAd assert" II "uN"ii0r n '''s
l"S"i"ie "af '''''t i'i'e''' IT, ''
territory 10 lhe cAt III VI y 'i"t"7S vi
s,y,,,jrntv.
1.n. c.,.,puu,- of cvch,prn tool, ,I,rc
At ill.,. state department. Everything had
r.n arranged ana Mr.. Cor.;. hti nrti-
frd H. d,,urtm, nj that the Chinese ! ~
,i,,,r,pt han nlt,NtI All extra Copv Of the
tr..., -, Ines l,.,u,li Yesterday. 'rIis 49,;
h.id f., =. ,...ii,-.,I. Mt tn tho delivery, ..r
tie, .Irl,unrt,, to- tho. United STAT. 90 -
,irn;.t.t as rcutir~d 10y the. treaty. its..!t.
s., r.'Iry Hay AMI the Chin"sv lnini~tr.
Joined, t""1N, III the siGhitul" N ~" p""-
t"'"' f"l'lls inc iacl mat ii''"''a ''''l
hai "''n exchanged. Thc 'niI"S' minis