Show J NOT AN ALLIANCE I shingtonS 4 i Regards Agreement Between England and Germany Washington Oct 20Thc State department de-partment here has not yet been advised ad-vised ofilclally of the terms of the alliance al-liance reported > from London to have been reached between Germany and England jnalntaln territorial integrity integ-rity in China and to keel ports open While the move gives general satisfaction satisfac-tion here the officials say that it probably prob-ably Is a misnomer to call It an alliance al-liance What probably has happened they say has beep a realllrmatlon of principles prin-ciples already agreed upon not only between be-tween JEngJand and Germany but between be-tween all of the great powers Interested Interest-ed In China Again the officials point to the note of Secretary Hay of July 3rd defining I the position of the United States and declaring It to be Its policy among pther things to preserve Chinese territorial ter-ritorial entity protect all rights guaranteed guar-anteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and lmpartln1 trade with all parts of the Chinese empire The records show that all the great powers accepted the principle of this guarantee teyrltorlal integrity Their expressions on he point of commercial freedom were not quite as explicit as In the case of territorial Integrity and it appears from study oC the British German agreement above referred to that particular care should now be taken ta-ken to clear up any doubt on this point Probably Germany was the first to engage en-gage with England on this point because be-cause of her anxiety to preserve for German trade the important commerce she has built up on the Tangtse river Which might fall to England In a division di-vision The special reference made of the agreement to govern commerce beers out this Inference The United States will promptly adhere ad-here to the principles contained In this agreoment as it Is directly in the line of our aspirations If Russia can be brought to accept Its terms as binding upon herself there can be no doubt according to the official view here that a substantial move will have been achieved toward a final settlement of the Chinese trouble The BrltlshGerman alliance attracts much Interest diplomatic quarters and was the chief subject of discussion at the various embassies and legations The FrancoKusslan view was that the agreement did not add materially to the declarations already made by Russia Rus-sia and France concerning the preservation I preser-vation of Chinas territorial Integrity The Japanese Minister looked upon the agreement as a stop In the right direction direc-tion and said no doubt It would commend com-mend Itself to the Japanese Government Govern-ment and receive approval Tho German Ger-man Charge dAffaires had not been advised of tile arrangement and under the circumstances was not disposed to discuas iL The Chinese Minister read the terms of the alliance with the keenest interest In-terest and then said This Is a most Important movement and I hope It will lead to a complete settlement Tho ngrcament Is exactly in lino with the American position laid doVn in Secretary Secre-tary Hays note of July 3rdito which nil i of the Governments gave their adherence adher-ence But coming at this time from two such powerful nations the agreement agree-ment ought to exert a strong influuuce toward a settlement In act the I United States France and Japan haying hay-ing taken the same position favorable to the territorial Integrity of China there appears to be nothing the way of acompleto acceptance of this principle prin-ciple The second declaration of the I agreement is particularly Important mill having gone that far I wish that the lwo1 parties > ° the agreement had proceeded on the oamu lines If not to Jl1701mt at least to deter other nations I from using the prqsent complications as j a means of securing territorial extension i exten-sion Still evun In its present Jorni the < agreement Is a most satisfactory J > 1 development In the situation and noV 1 I that the nations are agreed on th i f I principles let them act them out |