The San Francisco call., 1909-11-16
TREATIES IN EAST
LEAVE DOOR Open
Washington Finds That China
and Japan Have Not Jeop-
ardized American Rights
Have Not MonopoIized Mining
Privileges Along the Rail-
ways in Manchuria

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Recent
treaties entered into by China and
japan as to the operation of coal mines
along the South Manchurian railway and
the Antung- -Mukden railway do not
create monopolies. and, hence, are not
violations of the open door" or the
equal opportunities principles, to the
observance of which all leading powers
are pledged.
This is the conclusion reached by the
state department after long and care
full investigation of the questions in
volved
The department today issued the fol-
lowing statement:
''In view of the widespread publicity
of the statement that the recent Chi
Japanese agreement relating to
Manchuria created for Chinese and Jap
anese subjects a monopoly to carry on
mining operations along the South
Manchurian railway and Antung Muk-
den railway, which would exclude
Americans from an extensive field of
industrial enterprises, inquiry has been
made of the two signatory powers and
official assurance has been received
from each to the effect that no such eX-
elusive claim to mining rights was in
minerals are found by Americans and
others within the designated territories,
no objection will be made to their
working mines under concessions
granted by China-the whole scope and
purpose of the agreement being that
any operation by Chinese and Japanese
subjects of the mines within the terri
tory mentioned should be joint as be-
tween themselves.
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conclusion already reached by the de-
partment as result of it's careful
study of the agreement in the light of
related and contextual evidence
CHINA TO BUILD ROAD
The conventions were signed at Pc
king September 4 by China and Japan.
One referred to the district of Chientao.
Two questions were involved, first as to
the territory itself, and, second, as to
jurisdiction over Koreans inhabiting
the territory.
Japan yielded to China on both
points At the same time China opened
several places to the residence and
trade of foreigners and confirmed the
vested rights of Koreans already living
on agricultural lands within the dis
trict
China undertakes to build the Chang
chun-Kirin railway to connect with the
Korean system at Hoiryong on the
same terms as the Changchun- -Kirin
railway itself, namely. with joint Chi
nese and Japanese capital.
The date of beginning the work of
construction is left undetermined.
JAPAN wITHDRAws ENGINEERS
Japanese military and civil officers
other than regular consular officials are
to be withdrawn from the district.
The other conventions relate to rail-
ways and mines. China agrees that, in
the event of its undertaking to con-
struct a railway between Hainmintun
and Fakumen, it will consult with
Japan. The original project for the
of this line was a British
Coal mines at Fushun and Yentai
connected with the South Manchurian
are to be worked by Japan
subject to China's sovereign rights In
the form of a royalty upon the output
The extent of the mines is to be deter
mined by joint commission.
Japan permits the Peking -Mukden
railway (Chinese) to cross the South
railway In order to extend
to the city wall of Mukden. Both sta
tions are now a mile from the wall
No mention is made of the question
of railway guards.