Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-06
Part in Advocating the
Neutrality Of China
Was Inspired by Emperor
william Of Germany.
-. Text Shown In Advance Sheets Of
Foreign Relations.

washington. April THAT 1t was
IN the suggestion of Emperor Will
-. ~ that President Roosevelt, last
,--hrrarv undertook to arrange con-
ted action on the part of the neu-
~, movers for the PURPOSE of induc-
~, tho brIligerents in the far eastern
.,.,r m respect the neutrality OF China,
:. for the first time officially disclosed
- IN. advance sheets of foreign rela-
.ions made public at the state depart
,oont today. 1t has been hinted for a
Ioop time that the German Emperor
,vas the iuitiatory force in these i'm
,,nrtant exchanges but it has until now
i,a, impossible to obtain any official
oonfrnation of the fact. In the cor
coincidence Germany is included in the
,.,rapnrase OF cablegram addressed
hv sec Hay to Mr.. Tower the Ameri-
oan ambassador at Berlin on Feb. 10.
of,ar Germany'S acceptance of the n
citation OF Sec. Hay had been received
d;recting the ambassador Ito convey
n the emperor the presidents pro-
.onpd appreciation of his generous in
i,i,tiva and powerful corporation in
the matter of Chinese neutrality
The official paraphrase Of Mr.. Tow
ers reply dated Feb. Il. reads:
NJ. Tower reports that he has con-
rayed to the Emperor the profound ap-
nraciation Of the President of his initia-
rive and cooperation in the matter Of
chirese neutrality and that the Emper
or was exceedingly gratiied and ex-
nressed most friendly sentiments to-
ward the President"
II is significant that in the acknOwi-
edgeirent of the acceptance by the
other powers of the program suggested
nv Secretary Hay in his note of Feb.
only in the case of Germany did the
President send a personal message OF
appreciation to the sovereign.
II is now possible to state that the
reason Gtrmlny's initiative was kept
secret was because rf the German En-
perors belief that the suggestion about
criIa's neutrality would be the more
certain of sue cess if elnanating from
WASHINGTON. particularly in view OF
Secretary Hays previous activities in
the same direction after the Boxer
troubles Of 1900. Accordingly his sug-
gestion was conveyed to TIE President
through Earon Won Specl: Sternburg
the German ambassador: Secretary
Hay returned at once from the south
and after Il conference With the PreSi-
dent and the German ambassador un-
dertogk the far rel"hing diplomatic
move to which is due the fact that
China's neutrality has thus far been
for the must part respected by Russia
and Japan.
At the present moment, the further
disclosures in the new vCIume of for
eign relations regarding the attitude oi
the several powers toward the Ha!
PROPOSAL Of last February are signif-
can't
1t is shown that Lord LansdOwne, be-
fore Indicating Great IIitain's acccp-
tance, desired to know whether Man
churil was included within the phrase
neutrality of China" He was answer
ed in general terms that t was the de-
sire of the Washington government +
secure the smallest area of hDstiliti"s
and the lnrgcst possible area of neu-
irllity compatible with the military
necessities of the EelligrrCntS.'
France, through Nj. Dc io asse. accord
ing to Ambassador Porter's report
while receiving the proposal III the hes
spirit. showed n little anxiety tc
know the exact significance of tn
phrase administrative entity This
phrase. il can be stated. was not IN
cudcd in Emperor Williams suggcs-
tion which concerned the general ques-
ton Of Chinese neutrality but was thf
creation of Secretary Hay. Later
France signified her full acceptance.
In making known the answer OF thl
German government, ambassador Tow
er reported that The German govern
ment fully with the purpose of the
United States, on behalf Of humanity
the protection of foreigners in emma
the maintenance of order. and the safe
guarding of the commerce OF tE'
werd.' and that Germany believes thai
10 attain these purposes, the support o'
the neutrality of China would be tht
most available means and the German
government is prepared to act in har-
nony with the United States and TN
oiher neutral powers To assure the neu'
tfallty OF China, in so far as this MAJ
De compatible with the respective mill
ary interests of the belligerent pow
ers"