Evening star., 1921-07-09
j. S. WILL MAINTAIN
0PEN-DOORPO
Note to China Emphasizes
No Transgressions Will
Be Permitted.

Formal declaration OF the intention
OF the United States to continue it,
support OF the principle Of the oper
door is contained in a note from thu
slate Department to the Chinese min
ister here in respect to q contrac,
| entered into with the Chinese gov.
| eminent by the Federal Telegraph
Company. an American concern, fol
the erection Of wireless stations a,
Shanghai and other points in China
Ihe note, which was dated July 1
was In reply to one Of June from
the Chinese minister inquiping wheth,
er the United States intends to with,
Draw its support from the Fedora
1elegraph Company in its rights &C.
cruing under the contract with the
Cnihese government, in view Of pro.
1r,,;.S fssts which have been made by the
ea .sn. japanese and Danish gov.
ernments. The text OF the American
reply was made public today by the
STATE department, but the inquiry OF
tne chinese minister was not made
public
Positive Stand Declared.
The reply Of the State Department,
not only makes II clear that the
united States does not propose to
wltnoraw from the position hitherto
taken In support Of the rights Of the
american company. as . result OF
the protests Of the three governments
put carries the assurance that at IL
the purpose Of this government Meth.
er to participate nor to acquiesce in
Any arrangement which might pur-
port to establish in favor Of foreign
interests any superiority Of rights
al
nomic development in designated re.
gions Of the territories Of China, OF
which might seek to create any such
monopoly or preference. as would ex-
clude other nationals from under
taking any legitimate trade or in.
dustry or from participating with the
chinese government In any category
of public enterprise.
The protest o fthe British govern.
ment lodged against the entry Of the
Chinese feld by the American COM
pany was in behalf of the Marconl
Company and asserted the concessions
granted to the latter were Of a mo-
nopolistic character and that the con-
tract between the Chinese govern
ment and the Federal Telegraph Com.
pany was an infringement OF the
Marconi rights. The Japanese and
the Danish governments also pro.
tested in behalf Of companies organ.
aSSo ia japan 0ihu AcIHldi n.
Frank Exchange welcomed.
The controversy which followed in
cluded the dispatch Of a note by the
Wilson administration. in which the
Chinese government was given to un-
derstand that cancellation Of the
contract with the American company
would be highly displeasing to the
United States government. tnoff1-
cially. it was understood. the Chinese
government welcomed a frank ex-
change Of notes. since a full express
sion Of the opinions Of the various
governments would facilitate its de-
cision. The note made public to-
day also revealed that the United
States had inquired OF Great Britain
Japan and Denmark the reasons for
their protests.
"1n its view" the note reads. "the
communications which it has received
from the other interested govern.
ments. in reply to it's inquiries as tc
the reason for their protests to the
Chinese authorities against this con-
tract. tend only to confirm this gov.
eminent in its belief that the adverse
claims which have been urged as ex.
cludinE the Federal Telegraph Com
pany from participating with the
Chinese government in establishing
wireless communications are founded
upon assertions of monopolistic OF
preferential rights. in the field OF
Chinese governmental enterprises
which cannot be reconciled either
with the treaty rights Of American
citizens in China or with the prin-
ciple Of the open door,"