Evening star., 1922-01-19

equal treatment to the citizens and
subjects Of all nations. especially In
| the matter Of customs duties and nav
| igatfon dues, as we'll as transporta-
tion tariffs on railways"
Japan Attitude Favorable.
The chairman then said that the
representatives Of the United States
communicated to all the governments
concerned in the same sense in which
Mr.. Choate communicated with Lord
Salisbury in what had already been
read. And in his reply to this. on De-
cember rs. 1899. the Japanese min
lister Of foreign affairs stated to the
American minister:
Il have the happy duty of assuring
your excellency that the imperial gov
ernment will have no hesitation to
give their assent to SO just and fair
a proposal Of the United States, pro-
vided that all the other powers con-
cerned shall accept the same"
The Italian government stated,
through the Italian minister Of for
eign affairs. in his note Of January T.
T. I take pleasure in saying
that the government Of the king ad-
heres willingly to the proposals set
forth In said note of December
While it was quite true. the chair
man continued. that Secretary Hay
had presented in his proposals certain
definite points. yet. having received
these replies. Secretary Hay, in his
instructions Of March 80. 1900, to the
representatives of the United States
OF America accredited to the six gov
ernments consulted. summed up the
The - government having ac-
cepted the declaration suggested by
/ the United States concerning foreign
trade in China. the terms Of which I
transmitted to you in my instruction
No. r of -. and like action having
| been taken by all the various powers
having leased territory or so-called
. spheres of interest in the Chinese
empire. as shown by the notes which
| l herewith transmit to you. you will
which you are accredited that the
condition originally attached to its
| acceptance-that all other powers
concerned should likewise accept the
proposals of the United States-hav-
ing been complied with. this govern
| sent given to 1t by - as flnal and
definitive.
Proof Of Friendly Spirit.
You will also transmit to the min
lister for foreign affairs copies of the
present enclosures, and by the same
occasion convey to him the express
sion Of the sincere qualification which
termination Of these negotiations. in
which he sees proof of the friendly
! spirit which animates the various
powers interested in the untrammeled
DEVELOPMENT Of commerce and indus
source Of vast benefit to the whole
! commercial world
1t was. therefore, quite manifest.
the chairman said. that while Secre-
tary Hay presented certain definite
| made 1t clear what was the scope and
| purpose of. the policy that he advo-
| Gated.
! The chairman added that on October r
16. 1900. an agreement relating to
China was concluded between Ger
many and Great Britain. in which it
| was stated that her Britannia maj
estys government and the imperial
German government being desirous to
maintain their interest in China and
had agreed to observe the following
principles in regard to their mutual
policy in in China; g n.,..r =, ,o,n, .nd
! permanent international interest that
the ports on the rivers and littoral
to trade and to every other legitimate
form of economic activity for the ma
tionals of all countries without dis
| tinction: and the two governments
agree on their part to uphold the
as they can exercise influence.
| "2. Her Britannia majesty's gov
| ernment and the imperial German
J government will not. on their part.
make use Of the present compliea.
| territorial advantages in Chinese do
minions. and will direct their policy
| toward maintaining undiminished the
: territorial condition of the Chinese
| Accepted by Governments.
! The two governments agreed to
communicate their agreement to the
ly to Austria, Hungary, France. Italy.
Japan. Russia and the United States
Of America. and to invite them to ac-
cept the principles recorded in 1t.
; That was done. and their assent re-
ceived. NJ. Delcasse. on behalf Of the
| French government. said, October 81,
1900:
"The government Of the republic
has long manifested its desire to see
! China opened to the economic activ-
] ity of the whole world: hence the en-
| phatic adherence that it gave, in the
month of December last. to a pro-
posal of the government of the United
/ States prompted by the same preoc-
cupation. Its feeling in that regard
! has not been changed"
The Italian government said on Oc-
| tober %, 1900:
q" - Having taken his majes-
! tvs orders. am today in a position
! to inform your excellency that the
| Italian government, recognizing in
the Anglo-German agreement those
| same principles which rule their own
| policy in China. do not hesitate to
give their adhesion thereto I"
The Japanese government said, Oc-
tober 29. 1900. after formal acknowl-
edgment of the note:
" At the same time. in fur
ther compliance with Lord Sails
bury's Instructions, you requested me
to inform you whether the imperial
Japanese government are inclined to
accept the principles recorded in said
agreement.
"The imperial government, having
received assurances from the con-
| fracting powers to the effect that. in
adhering to the agreement In Ques-
ton. they will be placed in relation
to such agreement in the same posi-.
ton they would have occupied If they
had been signatory instead of: an
adhering state. do not hesitate to
formally declare that they adhere to
the said agreement. and accept the
principles embodied therein"
OF International Benefit.
1t would be noted, the chairman
, said, that those principles, as stated
| in the first article of the agreement
between Germany and Great Britain,
were that 1t was E matter of joint
and permanent international interest
that the ports on the rivers and lit
toral of China should remain free and
open to trade and every other legiti-
mate form Of economic activity for
the nationals of all countries with.
out distinction. =
Further. in 1908 there was an ex-
change Of notes between the govern.
ment Of the limited States of Amer.