The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-09
CHINESE NOT To
Be NOLESTED
SECRETARY KNOx'S LETTER TO
GERMAN GOVERNMENT is
MADE PUBLIC.
Germany, France, England, Japan,
Russia and Italy Will Be Bound To-
eether if Negotiations Go Forward.
Seven Nations Interested.

Washington, FeD. S.-Secretary of
State Knox's note to Count Won Bern-
storff, the German ambassador, just
made public, is taken to be the pre-
llminary of an expected exchange OF
notes among the United States, Ger
many, Great Britain, France, Japan,
and Russia, which would be of i'm
mense Importance in placing all those
powers on record for concerted action
and common understanding in the
protection of the integrity of China.
While the note is addressed to the
German ambassador, copies have been
sent to all the other powers named.
There happily has thus far been
no reason for interference on the part
of he foreign powers, inasmuch as
both imperialists and republicans have
,uaranteed the life and property of
he foreign population and the latest
reports tend to strengthen the belief
hat it is improbable that future de-
elopmeAts will necessitate such in
erference," says Mr. Knox
Has Exchanged Notes.
The remainder of the note follows:
In reply to your note of the 31st
Iltimo, requesting information as to
he attitude of the government of the
Jnlted States with regard to condl-
ions in China, / have the honor to
state that since the beginning of the
~
has from time to time, as occasion
arose, exchanged views with the 9TH
er interested powers-particular ia
pan, France, Great Britain, Italy and
Russia, as well as the imperial Ger
man goVernment-as to what course
was expedient for the protection of
the common interests. From these ex-
changes it has been quite clear that
all the powers concerned were as one
as to the wisdom of maintaining the
policy of concerted action in the Cir
cumstances.
This unanimity of view found con-
crete expression in the identical note
presented by the representatives of
France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan
and the United States and Russia, 81
to the peace commits
5ioners at Shanghai on December 90,
as well as in the cooperative meas
lres taken for the protection of their
common interests throughout China" /
Others Have Been Active.
The advices received by this gov
arnment, moreover, show that the
)ther governments concerned have
likewise had similar exchanges of view
and that official statements of policy
to the same effect have appeared in
The public press of various countries. !
1T is therefore evident to this gov
ernment that ali The powers have up
to the present, by common consent, |
not only refrained from independent !
action and from intervening in China's
internal affairs, but have acted in full
accord with their mutual assurances
that they would respect its integrity
md sovereignty.
If however, contrary to all expec-
atioas any further steps should
prove necessary, this government is
irm in the conviction that the policy
If concerted action after full consul
alton by the powers should and would
Je maintained in order to exclude from
he beginning all possible misunder-
Matter of Making Laws
Moreover, this government has felt
t to be corollary of the policy of
strict neutrality hitherto pursued by
'om non accord with respect TO loans
o China to look with disfavor upon
oans by the nationals (banks) un-
ess assured tnat such loans would be
If neutral effect as between the con
ending factions, as it has also felt
nat the present war an occasion
where there might be invoked with
peculiar appropriateness the principle
If the lending governments deterrin@
heir nationals from making loans not
approved as to their broad policy By
heir own governments in consulta-
ion with the other interested pow
,rs."