The New York herald., 1921-07-09
HUGHES REAFFlRMS
OPEN DOOR POLICY
Notifies Chinese Minister
That U. S. Continues Sup
port of Radio Company.
OPPOSES MONOPOLY
Repudiates lansing lshil
Interpretation of Spe-
cial Privilege.
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Letter Interprets Far Eastern
Policies of Present Ad-
ministration.
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Special Despctch to TIE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. July ..
secretary of State Hughes to-day, in
a letter designed to gain world atten-
ton, yeaffirms the statement OF the
United States for the open door IN
China and repudiates the interpreta-
ton placed upon the Lansing-lshi
agreement giving to Japan special
privileges IN China.
The statement is one OF the most
important issued by Mr.. Hughes, and
is fuller Interpretation Of the vigor-
Gus Far Eastern policy which the Ad-
ministration has adopted. Coming as
it does while consideration of the pro-
posed renewal of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance is ,ppermost, the statement
is admittedly Of far reaching purpose.
Mr. Hughes has taken advantage of
an inquiry addressed to him by the
Chinese Minister at Washington asking
if the United States contemplates with
drawing it's support from the Federal
Telegraph Company. an American con-
Germ, which has a contract with the Chi
nese Government to erect wireless sta
tions in China. Protests have been made
to China against completion of the con-
tract by the Japanese, British and Dan
ish governments on the ground that it
conflicts with certain monopolistic privi-
leges granted to the Marconi, a British
company, and to other communications
concerns. In a private communication
to the Chinese Government the State De-
partment had informed 1t that 1t would
regard abrogation of this contract as an
''unfriendly act.''
Mr. Hughes informs the Chinese Minis
ter that it is the Intention OF the United
States to maintain its position in sup
port of the Federal Telegraph Company
and makes It plain 1t regards the erec-
tion of monopolistic communications
agencies as tending to slam shut the
open door.
In his letter Mr.. Hughes takes advan-
tage OF the opportunity to reaff:rm in the
most unmistakable language the mainte-
nance as part of the foreign policy OF
the United States Of the principle of the
open door, which he describes as 'indis-
OF commerce in the Pacific.
On Special Privileges.
His reputation of that part OF the
Lansing -Ishii agreement which has beer
interpreted as surrendering part of thai
policy Is made without direct reference
to that agreement.
The Lanslng-Ishii agreement was ad.
vertised as reaffirmation of the prin.
ciple Of the open door. but contained
this pertinent paragraph:
THE governments of the United States
and japan recognize that territorial
propinquity creates special relations be-
tween countries. and consequently the
Government Of the United States recog
nizes that Japan has special interests
In China, particularly in the part tc
which her possessions are contiguous.
With Japan's present position in Shan
tung that paragraph has been inter
preted by Japanese publicists as mean
ing special Japanese interests as thi,
term might come to be interpreted az
existing In the provinces OF ShAntung
the three Manchurian provinces. Mon
golia and Chi Ii.
On the subject OF special privilege:
Mr.. Hughes, in his letter to the Chinese
Minister, significantly says:
THE Government OF the United States
has never associated itself with any ar.
rangement which sought to establish an,
special rights or privileges in China
which would abridge the rights of tn,
subjects or citizens of other friendly
states"