Evening star., 1938-12-31
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The text of the United States note
to Japan on the open door" policy
follows:
THE Government of the United
States has received and has given
full consideration to the reply of
the Japanese government Of Novem-
Der 18 to this Governments note of
October 6 on the subject Of Amer
lean rights and interests In China.
I'm the light of facts and expert
ence the Government of the United
States Is impelled to reaf1lrm its
previously expressed opinion that
imposition of restrictions upon the
movements and activities of Amer
ican nationals who are engaged in
philanthropic, educational and COM
mercial endeavors in China has
placed and will, If continued, in
creasingly place Japanese interests
in preferred position and is, there
fore, unquestionably discriminatory,
in its effect, against legitimate
American interests.
Sovereign Rights Assumed.
Further, with reference to such
matters as exchange control, COM
pulsory currency circulation, tariff
revision and monopolistic promotion
in certain areas of China, the plans
and practices Of the Japanese au-
thorities imply an assumption on
the part Of those authorities that
the Japanese Government or the
regimes established and maintained
In China by Japanese armed forces
are entitled to act in China in a
capacity such as flows from rights
OF sovereignty and, further, in 50
acting to disregard and even to de-
clare nonresident or abrogated the
established rights and interests of
other countries, including the
United States.
THE Government Of the United
States expresses its conviction that
the restrictions and measures under
reference not only are unjust and
unwarranted. but are counter to the
provisions Of several binding inter-
national agreements. voluntarily
entered into, to which both Japan
and the United States, and in some
cases other countries, are parties.
I'm the concluding portion of its
note under reference, the Japanese
government states that 1t Is firmly
convinced that in the face of the
new situation, fast developing in
East Asia, any attempt to apply to
the conditions of today and tomor-
row inapplicable ideas and princi-
Piles of the past neither would con-
tribute toward the establishment of
a real peace in East Asia nor solve
the immediate issues and that as
long as these points are understood,
Japan has not the slightest inclina-
ton to oppose the participation Of
the United States and other powers
in the great work OF reconstructing
East Asia along all lines of indus
try and trade
Note of October 6 Cited.
"The Government of the United
States in its note of october 6 re-
quested, in view of the oft-reiterated
assurances proffered by the govern
ment of Japan of its intention to
observe the principle of equality of
opportunity In its relations with
China, and in view Of Japan's treaty
obligations so to do, that the gov
ernment of Japan abide by these
obligations and carry out these as
surances in practice. The Japanese
government in its reply appears to
affirm that 1t is its intention to make
its observance Of that principle con-
ditional upon an understanding by
the American Government and by
other governments OF q new situa-
ton and new order in the Far
East as envisaged and fostered by
Japanese authorities.
Treaties which bear upon the
situation in the Far East have with
in them provisions relating to q
number of subjects. In the making
of those treaties, there was q proc
ess among the parties to them OF
give and take. Toward making pos
sible the carrying out of some of
their provisions, others among their
provisions were formulated and
agreed upon: Toward gaining for
itself the advantage of security in
regard to certain matters, each of
the parties committed itself to
pledges of seif-denial in regard to
certain other matters. The various
provisions agreed upon may be said
to have constituted collectively an
arrangement for safeguarding. for
the benefit Of all, the correlated
principles on the one hand Of ma
tional integrity and on the other
hand Of equality Of economic oppor-
tunity. Experience has shown that
impairment of the former Of these
principles is followed almost invar-
iably by disregard of the latter.
whenever any government begins to
exercise political authority In areas
beyond the limits of its lawful juris-
diction there develops inevitably .
SITUATION IN which the nationals Of
that government demand and are
accorded, at the hands of their gov
ernment, preferred treatment,
whereupon equality Of opportunity
ceases to exist and discriminatory
practices, productive of friction, pre-
vail.
Admonition Paradoxical.
The admonition that enjoyment
by the nationals Of the United
States Of nondiscriminatory treat
ment IN China general and we'll
established rights henceforth to
be contingent upon an admission BY
the Government of the United States