Show TO GB GIvEN OUT Comment ea Third Clause of Agree Agreement meat ment Dodged Washington on Oct oct SI The state de d today day made public the Brit agreement respecting the e of open pen door and terri teen territorial territorial todal integrity of China with the an all answer answer of the United States State government sent in duplicate to each of to the agreement as is follow folio Mr Hay to lord te Department of State O Oct Ott t 29 2 1500 j jI hI I have the honor h or to acknowledge U IW receipt re of your our note DOte of t the tile Sid lid of o G her ht r enclosing the text teSt of an agreement bet v f en Great Britaina 1 jr 19 4 S I fit the th Marq man am I on behalf of t government and t inviting acceptance b by y the United States of or principles recorded in that agreement These principles are I It U is a matter of Joint and perm penna nent international interest t that tk ports porta rit riven and litteral littoral of C C should remain aIn free and open to trade and to every ev ry other legitimate form fonn u of economic activity for the people of or aff mU countries without distinction and JUI the two governments agree on their thelt part to uphold the tite same for all ail I Chinese terri tern territory t tory as WI far as they can exercise influx care ence II Her Britannic t g govern government ment and the imperial German govern mont mem w will ill not en on their part make use UM of oC the present complication to obtain for themselves any territorial advantaged in Chinese dominions and will direct their policy polley toward maintaining undiminished undiminished the territorial condition of the pi United States Agrees e 6 Th The United States State have heretofore made known their adoption of both these principles During the tM last year yenT this government invited the powers in interested interested in China to tn Join in hi an expression slon sion of views lews and purposes in lit the diree direction tion of ot impartial trade with that nat coma coun country try and received re satisfactory assur asgur assurances ances anees to that effect from all a 1 of then t When the recent recant troubles trouble were at athel their height hel ht this government on the 3rd of July onea more made an announce announcement ment hf ht Its policy polky regarding impartial trade and the Integrity l of or the Chinese Chine e empire and anti had bad the gratification of learning that all alf the held aimi simi similar lar view p And since that time the I must most gratifying harmony y has bait existed among all an the nation concerned as to the ends to be pursued and there has hu been little divergence of opinion as a to the details of the course to be followed uIt It is therefore with much satisfaction satisfaction tion that the president directs me tue to o inform you of the full hall sympathy of this government with those tIt of her Britannic majesty and the German emperor in the principles set et forth in the clauses of the agreement above boTe cited p Dodges Third Claue ClauN The third clause of the Ute agreement provides ides III Ill In case caM of another power taking advantage of the complications in ta I China in order to obtain under any form whatever any territorial advant advantages ages the two contracting parties re ye reserve serve to themselves the privilege to come to a preliminary understanding i as to the eventual eoe steps stipe to be taken tel for forthe the protection of their thir own Interests IB In China As this clause refers to a reciprocal arrangement arran ment between the two high con eoa contracting contracting powers the government of the United States State does dees not DOt regard re itself as ag called upon to express an opinion in re respect roe to it I have etc JOHN HAY HAT HATA J JA A similar note was w addressed on the same Ame day by the w sang rotary of state stat to tit the imperial German Germa Gem charge d affaires |