The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-11
CHINESE ENVOY GLAD OPEN DOOR
 POLICY ID STAY
Declares United States Posi- ton In Regard to China Is Sound and Can Hardly
 Be Shaken

declaration of the intention of the
 of the open door in China was com
 mended tonight by Sao-Ke Alfred
 Sze, the Chinese minister
 In statement which contained the
 text of notes exchanged between his
 government and the state depart
 ment, the minister declared 1t was
 gratifying to note from Mir. Hughes
 reply, the re enunciation of the open
 door policy in China" and that the
 position of the American government
 was sound and can hardly be
 shaken"
 The statement contained the fol-
 lowing note addressed to the Secre
 tary of State on June g:
 "I have the honor to inform you
 that on January last, an agreement
 was made between the ministry of
 communication, on behalf of the Chi
 nene government and the Federal
 Telegraph company, an American
 corporation, for the erection and op-
 oration, as joint enterprise of the
 Chinese government and the Ameri-
 can company, of stations for wireless
 communication. Against this agree
 ment protests were presented to my
 government by certain governments
 claiming that by granting to the
 American company the right of par"
 ticipation with the Chinese govern
 ment in wireless communications the
 rights of their nationals secured un-
 der prior contracts were violated.
 Tn a recent conversation with you
 on the subject I understand from you
 that the American government could
 not admit the validity of such claims
 by reason of their contravening the
 treaty rights of American citizens in
 China and the principle of the open
 door
 My government Is informed that
 these governments have explained
 their views to you. and therefore in-
 structs me to inquire whether or not
 1t is the intention of the American government to maintain it's position
 in the matter"
 The statement continued;
 Declaration of Policy China welcomes Mir Hughes re- ply, which is declaration of the policy on the part of the American government with respect to China. Since the signing of the Lansing Ishii agreement, to some people the American government in this regard has seemed to be more or less cloud ed with doubt and uncertainties be- cause no official account of the ne- gotiations leading to the conclusion of that agreement has been pup nshed. The present declaration clears the atmosphere. MT. Hughes language is so clear and explicit when he writes:
 "The government oY the United | States has never associated user with any arrangement which sought to establish any special rights or privileges in China, which would | abridge the rights of the subjects or | citizens of other friendly states; ana | I am happy to assure you that 1t IS |! the purpose of this government neith- | CT to participate nor to acquiesee in | any arrangement which might pur- I port to establish in favor of foreign | interests any superiority of rights 1 with respect to commercial or eco homie development in designated re- eions or territories of China, or | 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 cate | gory of public enterprise.
 Tt is gratifying to note the re- enunciation of the open door policy l in China It means that there are no | SEeClal or SupellOT iiehAS OA pf'f'7 leges claimed by any nation in any designated region in China, which the American government would rec ognize, the American government l having never associated itself with any such arrangement. It means also that the American government will not permit its citizens or the | nationals of any other countries to acquire monopolistic rights in private or public enterprises in China. The | position thus taken by the American government is sound, and can hardly be shaken. For all rights which l foreign nations have in China are derived from treaties made between ll China and other countries. The Ia II vored nation clause gives to the United States all the rights and priv Iileges required by other countries without any further or express pro- vision. Under such circumstances no foreign nation has acquired any special rights in China"
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