New Britain herald., 1916-09-14
Formal Note ,FrOl
 TOkio Says There ! No Intention of De viating From Path
CHINA'S INTEGRITY
 WILL BE MAINTAINE1

New Treaty With Russia Not I8
 tended to Modify or Repeal A
 Part of Convention Adopted
 19O7-Strongly Convinced WeIfa8
 of Orient Demands Continuance
 Present Status of All Concerned.
 Washington, Sept. 14.-Japan, in
 formal note to Ambassador Guthr
 transmitted to the state departmeE today, assures the American gover
 ment that the new Russo-Japanef
 treaty does not repeal former conve% tions, and the imperial governmd
 has not entertained for @ moment a N intention to depart from its policy l
 Epecting the integrity of China aB the open door.
 The note resulted from inquirE 1aade by Ambassador Guthrie by rection of the state department, Carding the effect of the new treatN
 A statement issued to day by q state department says:
 This request was transmdttf through Ambassador Guthrie Aug@ Is. An oral response was made that time, reaff1rn1ing adherence the open door policy, but the Japal ere government has now most court ously added in a note to the ambss sador, dated September 13, the q lowing assurance: No Intention to Change Policy.
 ''The imperial government desil l to assure the American goverrUne q l that the new convention is in no serl
 designed to repeal or to modify q ] provisions of article 2 of the convdI ! tion concluded between Japan al Russia on July 31, 1907, nor has | 1 imperial government entertained 4 8 moment any intention to depd l from the policy to which they had ! avowedly committed themselves \ specting the maintenance of the 1
 dependence and territorial integrj of China as we'll as the principle equal opportunity for the trade of ] nations in that country. On the cd trary, they are as strongly convfhcI as ever of the usefulness of that poli| in the interest of the general ped and stability in the far east whi| they have always very near thd 1 hearts, ;" Russia Also to Continue Policy.
 The result of similar inquiries nlal 1 at Petrograd regarding the effect the new treaty is commented upon tFe state department as follows: The minister for foreign offairs the imperial Russian government like manner assured tho America ambassador in response to his inuuiI that his government had not witI drawn from the conventions of 19l and 1910, but will maintain unirI paired the provisions of those agreI raents, notwithstanding the fact thu no mention of them was made in t1 convention of 1916"
 The treaties of 1907 and 1910 bI tween Japan and Russia aff1rn@ China's territorial integrity and tl open door policy. Article 2 of t1 1907 treaty, which was reaf1rnl with slightly different wording in tl 1910 convention, reads.
 "The two contracting parties reooI nize the independence and territoriI integrity of the empire of China ar5 the principle of equal opportunity whatever concerns commerce and IA dustry of all nations in that enapif and engage to sustain and defend trl maintenance of the status quo and rS spect for this principle by all the sp& pifo m aanC within thafr- Y~no
 State department officials todays e4 pressed complete satisfaction with trI unequivocal reply made by Japan and the statement from the Russian fol eign office. They feel these assurancd left no doubt as to the maintenance d the open door policy and regard fd American interests in China.