Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-13
U. S. AND POWERS AGREE
ON INTEGRITY OF CHINA
Government Policy Made Pub
lie in KnOx'S Note to Ger
man Ambassador

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Secretary
Knox's note to Count Won Bernsterff.
the German ambassador. just made pub
lie, is taken to be the preliminary of an
expected exchange of notes among the
United States, Germany. Great Britain,
France, Japan and Russia which will be
of immense importance in placing all.
those powers on record for concerted ac-
ton and common understanding in the
protection of the integrity of China.
While the note is addressed to the Ger
man 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
the foreign powers, inasmuch as both
imperialists and republicans have guar
anteed the life and property of the for
eign population and the latest reports
tend to strengthen the belief that 1t is
| improbable that future developments will
necessitate such interference" says Sec
rotary Knox.
The remainder of the note follows:
I'm reply to your note of the 31st ulti-
mo, requesting information as to the at
titude Of the government of the United
States with regard to conditions in chi
ma, have the honor to state that since
the beginning Of the present disturbances
this government has from time to time,
as OCCASION dTOSes eACnduSeu views Will
the other interested powers-particularly
France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and
Russia, as we'll as the imperial German
government, as to what course was ex-
pedient for the protection of the com
mon interests. From these exchanges 1t
has been quite clear that all the powers
| concerned were, as one as to wisdom
of maintaining the policy of concerted
action in the circumstances.
etrsI,s .
crete expression in the Identical notes
prepared by France, Germany, Japan,
Great Britain, Russia and the United
States simultaneously to the peace com
missions at Shanghai on December 20, as
well as in the cooperative measures Ia
ken for the protection of their common
interests throughout China"
THE advices received by this govern
ment, moreover. show: The governments
concerned have likewise had similar ex
change of views and that official state
ments of policy to the same effect have
appeared in the public press of various
countries. -...-
'It is therefore evident to this govern
ment that all powers have up to the
present, by common consent, not only re-
Trained from independent action and
from intervening in China's internal af
fairs, but have acted in full accord with
the MUTUAL assurances lndI Iney WOulO
respect it's integrity and sovereignty. If
however, contrary to all expectations any
further steps should prove necessary, this
government is firm in the conviction that
the policy of concerted action after full
consultation by the powers should and
would be maintained in order to exclude
from the beginning all possible misunder-
standings.
Moreover, this government has felt it
to be corallary of the policy of strict
neutrality hitherto pursued by common
accord with respect to loans to China to
look with disfavor upon loans by the ma
tionals Cbanks) unless assured that such
loans would be of neutral effect as be-
tween the contending factions, as it has
also felt that the present was an occa-
sion where there might be invoked with
peculiar appropriateness the principle of
the lending governments deterring their
nationals from making loans not APP
proved as to their broad policy by their
own governmentsuin consultation with
the other interested powers"