The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-01

with them. Article 4 of this treaty
provides that the agreement shall APP
ply to American territories beyond
the seas upon notice to that effect be-
ing given by the American ambassador
at London "by direction of the treaty.
ma king power of the United States.'
This originally adsstpresident" but
power,0 In accordance with the az
gressive policy Of the senate.
60 The arbitration treaty at The Hague
by which q permanent court was. es-i
'tablished, the adaptation Of the .prin-,
ciples of the Geneva convention to
maritime warfare, and the 'compre-
hensive treaty with respect to the laws
and customs of war On land are three.
very Important compacts to the making;
these are finternationaI' treaties, to be
sure, the United States contended for;
the essential principles that, have been
adopted in all these cases, and had no
little to do in bringing about their sue
cessful completion. p
- The renewal Of regular citations with
Spain was an important work. I'5'~;t
: The Eastern Policy.
When the Boxer troubles broke out
in. China, Mr.. Hay showed a far-sight-
edHess not shared by the minister of
foreign affairs. of any other country.
The legations were cut off and most
,dlscouraglng reports were gaining pos
session of the public mind the. world
over. Mr.. Hay took the optimistic
view. He accepted as credible what
limited assurances came out of China
as to the safety of the legations and
OF disposition on the part Of the inn
penal government to defend them as
it could under the circumstances He
refused to believe that all the ministers
had been assassinated or to take any
action on thta basis, thinking that more
could be accomplished by cultivating
China s good will than by antagonizing
her. When the time came for settling
up accounts he remained China s friend
and in that capacity threw himself
tition of the old empire. The European
governments which had been compelled
TO- 20 into Picking for the protection
of their Legations certainly had cause
for complaint and perhaps some excuse
for adopting a policy of territorial
aaggraHdizement.a But Mr.. Hay having
found an opportunity, must emphatic
ally make the most of it: In dealing
with the situation he laid emphasis
the open door policy, He not only ac-
complished the first legitimate object
Of any intervention-t protection Of
our commercial interests in China
but by his manner Of doing it he was
able to prevent partition. His right to
Interfere grew out Of the fact that the
interests of the United States in China,
with all the commercial rights and priv,
ileges Of our citizens there, were based
on treaty stipulation. The spheres of
influence established there by European
nations. had acquired such power by
concessions made by the imperial gov
ernment that they might have estab-
lished in the territories .IeasedO to
them their own customhouses for the
collection of revenue, and in time grad
ually absorbed most of the agencies of
government. Secretary Hay opposed
| this plan at it's inception, maintaining
that the Chinese should exercise the
duties of territorial ownership such as
the collection Of revenue He also de.
manded equal rights for the citizen OF
! the United States with those of sub.
Jects to Germany in the German sphere
influence, and with British subjects in
the British sphere, ETC., and secured
this.
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