The Washington herald., 1921-07-09
HUCHS UPHOLDS
"OPEN DOOR" In
CHINESE DISPUTE
U. S. Won't Acquiesce in
Monopoly Schemes in
Orient, He Says.

The government does not intend
to withdraw from its previous posi-
ton in support OF the rights Of the
Federal Telegraph Company to erect
wireless stations In China. the State
Department informed the Chinese
Minister in a note made public last
night
This note was in answer to pro-
tests made by the British. japanese
and Danish governments against the
rights of the telegraph company. un-
der a contract with the Chinese
government dated January S last.
The Chinese Minister recently made
inquiries as to whether or, not the
American government contemplated
Withdrawing its support of the COM
pany in view of the protests.
Cite. aOpen Dosr."
The State Department reiterated
its support Of the principle of the
open door" and declared the United
States never has associated itself
with any arrangement which sought
to establish any special rights or
privileges in China which would
abridge the rights TO the citizens
of other friendly states.
Secretary Hughes note reads in
full:
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt ef your note of June ?,
and in reply assure you that II is
no tthe intention of this govern
ment to withdraw from the position
hitherto taken by it in support of
the rights accruing to the Federal
Telegraph Company under the con-
tract OF January last.
Tn its view, the communications
which II has received from the other
interested governments. in reply to
its inquiries as to the reasons for
their protests to the Chinese authori-
ties against this contract, tend only
to confirm this government in its
belief that the adverse claims which
have been urged as excluding the
Federal Telegraph Company from
participating with the Chinese gov
eminent in establishing wireless
communications are founded upon as
sertions of monopolistic or prefenen-
tial rights, in the field of Chinese
governmental enterprise, which can
not be reconciled either with the
treaty rights OF American citizens
in China, or with the principle of
the open door.
Regarded as Fundamental.
Your reference TO the princile of
the -open door affords me the op-
portunity to assure you of this gov
ernment's continuance in its whole
hearted support of that principle,
which it has traditionally regarded
as fundamental both in the in
terests of China itself and to the
| common interests of all powers in
China, and indispensable to the free
and peaceful development of their
commerce on the Pacific Ocean. The
government of the United States has
never associated itself with any ar
rangement which sought to establish
any social rights or privileges IN
China which would abridge the
rights Of the subjects or citizens of
other friendly states: and / am
happy to assure you that it is the
purpose of this government neither
| to participate nor to acquiesce in
any arrangement which might pur-
port to establish in favor of foreign
interests and superiority of rights
with respect to commercial or
economic development in designated
regions of the territories of China
or which might seek to create any
such monopoly or preference as
would exclude other nationals from
undertaking any legitimate trade OF
industry or from participating with
the Chinese government in any
category of public enterprise"