The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-06

ln fact, it was stated authoritative1, |on after the missions arrival Il 'Akh4ngton that such problems woul 5t tbe touched upon, and as the con rences progressed the general un .r4tanding was that such subjects a lpan's need for steel for ship build z< and American gold for trade ba 1ces were expressing attention. ] ,w develops that these latter ques one have been left to the resider Aimaro Sato, to wor 1t with the proper officials of tn EnRrtc&h government.
 CDpkxnent on the dispatch fro1 's1zhr was withheld last night be 1z se of an understanding betwee he two Governments that the ar Iouncement should be made today. s in Washington an ,oxyo- M
 Following is the state department  .t0n Friday, Nov. 9. 1917, the set nfflry of state and viscount Ishii, tn peclal Japanese ambassador, e1 hanged at the department of stat he following notes dealing with tn 'ollcy of the UnitedStates and ,Japa b rsgard to China:
 '5 !" Department of State,
 Washington, Nov. 2, 1917.
 ss nDeaaency. I have the honr ta cofnmuniate herein my under ntAnxing of the agreement reach 4d by us in our recent conversa- tions touching the questions of mutual interest to our govern rnents relating to the Republic or China
 In order to silence mischiev- i. nus reports that have from time MO time been circulated, 1t is be- 1i6xed by us that a public an- npuncement once more of the de- s1x8s and intentions shared by our two goverhments with regard to China is advisable.
 @ suhe roverninents of the United Etn<os and Japan recognize that torriforia1 propinquity creates spscia1 relations between countries, and consequently, the government uf the United States recognizes that Japan has special Interests m China, particularly in the part 10 which her possessions are con- 13ruouA
 The territorial sovereignty of China, nevertheless, remains un-, impaired and the government of mo unitsd States has every conf <l&nos in the repeated assurances H< <hs Imperial Japanese govern N meat that while geographically pa~f<ton gives Japan such special irt<resfs, they have no desire to 1isc<1miueke aeainstf the trade of other nations or to disregard the oommerciaI rights heretofore granted by China in treaties with other powers.
 erhe governmonts of the Un1<sd States and Japan deny thAt they have any purpose to in frfn&s in any way the indepen- G8r1oe or territorial integrity of china and they declare, further moro. that they always adhere to ths principle of the so-called ~open door or equal opportunity for commerce and industry in Chfnn-
 4 8 <' 'Aoreovor, they mutually de- l nIaxe that thdy are opposed to <ha acquisition by any govern mont cf any special rights or pri413egos th4t would affect the l1sdspondencs or territorial integ- rf<4 of china or that would deny 3o <ho sub5eots of, any country fhs fulz en5oymsnt of equal op- pox<uuzfy in the commerce and 1n6nsery of China
 ~ sx shea be glad to have your emn&11oncy confirm this under r14ndzng of the agreement reach >d by us.
 ~ Accept, exce1lency, the re- nswed assurance Of my highest oonatderation- z (Hgned)
 r sRoBMRT LAfssTfea.
 < 1ass Excezlercy,
 VIB1CUNT KIKUJTRO ISHH.' ~ sxt tenipotsntiary of Japan. on
 steoia1 mission-'
 I1he specia1 mission of Japan,
 +. Wsshlngton. Nov, 2, 1917. <' @8lr: I have the honor to ac- 1uogrfs19o the receipt of your no<e of today, Communicating to u1e your understanding of the axx8Ansnt reached by. us in our recent d0naervations touching tho da1S4<16ns of nnutual intsfest to o<<r 6ovsrnments relating to the Republic of China
 r T am happy to be able to con firm to you. under authorization Of my goxernrnent, the under standing in question set forth in the Following terms.
 {Here the special anabassader repaats the language of tla6 agree mSnt as given in Secretary Lam sdnG>s n0te1,
 (Mgned)
 K. ISHIf,
 ~<kmbassador Extraordinary and
 plsnipofentiary of Japen, on
 teDsciaI mission.
 q HON ROBERT LANSING,
 .sBeeretary of State.," !"
 I'm hfs atakaHsent accompanying t Secretary Lansing sal s'Vlscount Ishil and the other Ja nnoas oornza isaioR6rs who are now 1hsir ws9 ts their country have pe <3rasad servins te the United Sta, a1 wsu as to Japan which is of t nI1I1egf value.
 There he'd uHaFestieHabiy be sro~i1G Hp between the peoples eff t twn n0umzxteREn6 feaafnEs of suspiei Aa t@ the motives inducing the aeti ezo1 0f the other in che far east, a fe a4 which, if unchecked, promised develop a serious situation. Rune c4d 1-oPorts of improper iHtezstis were increasing and were more a rncFo believed, Legitimate ceTHnt r111 and Industrial entsrPrises.witf1