Show NEW POLICY united states becomes a worl power highly instrumental in causing european countries to agree to open booi in treatment of chinese commerce official statement to the cabinet washington jan 2 the session of tho cabinet today was brief but it was the occasion of the announcement by secretary hay that negotiations with the great powers 0 europe and japan to secure a common understanding for a continued open door policy throughout china had been eminently successful and that favorable responses bad been received from great britain germany france russia and japan the only country not yet responding austria from whom a favorable reply is expected secretary hays announcement confirms the associated press dispatches of last saturday the success of the negotiations was extremely gratifying to the president secretary root was not at the cabinet meeting today and therefore none of the matters which usually occupy such a largo share of the cabinets time was discussed |