Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
US. AFF|RMS JAP ZONE
Of INFLUENCE IN CHINA
WAY PAVED FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
JAPAN IN THE WAR.
"Open Door, to the Chinese Empire Is Guaranteed by
Count Ish in Historic Agreement
With United States.
(By Associated Press)

washington, NOV. b.-Japan ana
the United States today .'eached L
complete agreement regarding Chi
ma, as result of which Japan is
to actively cO-Operat with this cOun-
try and its allis in tn military, ma
val and economic prosecution of the
war
The agreement was reached after
conferences lasting week had been
held between Secretary of State Lam
sing and the Japanese high mission led
by Count Ish. The result of this
conference is acclaimed as one of the
most mCmentOus of the war, presag-
ing an earlier defeat Of the Kaiser
and his minOns.
Count lshii will guarantee for his
government the territorial integrity
of China and an open door to all ma
tiOns in that country. The United
States has agreed to the maxim that
Japan has special interests" in China.
Secretary Lansing made public
notes and verbal conferences with
Count ishii regarding the agreement,
which pledges the territorial integrity
of hCina and reaffirms the doctrine
of the open door for commerce and
industry.
Suspicion Developing.
Mr.. Lansing said that unQueston-
ably there had been developing be-
tween the two countries suspicion
regarding the motives of Japan in
the Far East This suspicion, if un-
checked, threatened Il serious situa-
ton.
Ii was asserted that German agents,
working in this country and Japan,
came very nearly seeing their, ambi-
tiOns realized, and that breach be-
tween Japan and her allies was very
near.
in China. ETAOETA
Mr. Lansing stated that the Ger
mans, whose government desired to
alicnate the two countries, fostered
falsehoods regarding Japan's attitude
in China. Il
81 n a few days." said Mr.. Lansing,
"the propaganda of years would have
been undone. Both nations are now
able to see how near they came to be-
ing led into a trap, skillfully set"
Text of Agreement.
The understanding outlined by Sec
Tctary Lansing and confirmed by
Count Ishii, "in order to silence mis-
chievous reports which have been cir
culated," says:
'The governments of the United
States and Japan recognize that ter
ritorial propinquity creates special re-
latiOns between two countries, and
consequently the government of the
United States recognizes Japan has
special interests in China, particular
'ly in that part to which her posses
sions are contiguous.
"China's territorial sovereignty,
nevertheless, remains unimpaired, and
the government of the United States
gives confidence to the repeated as
.surances OF the imperial Japanese gov
ernment that, while her geographical
position gives japan such special in
terests, it has no desire to discrim-
mate against the trade of other ma
tions or disregard commercial rights
heretofore granted by China in trea-
ties with other powers.
"The governments of the United
States and Japan deny that they have
any purpose to infringe in any way
upon the independence or territorial
integrity of China and they declare
they will always adhere to the princi-
pies Of the so-caled open door or
equal opportunity for commerce and
industry in China.
Moreover, they mutually declare
they hav eopposed acquisition by any
government of any special rights or
privileges which would affect the in
dpendence or territorial integrity of
China or would deny to subjects or
citizens of any country full enjoyment
and equal opportunities in the COM
merce and industry of China"
ENGLISH INFANTRY ATTACKS.