Show MORE HOPEFUL SPIRIT > 2 i r BritisKOfncials Believe WcgotiatioiTsV < nfa > t v Will Soon Terminate London Oct 2QThe agreement be twcen Great Britain and Germany to maintain the territorial Integrity of China while it savors of Independent action and would doubtless be adhered to despite the protest of any other power is J not looked upon here as formIng form-Ing an obstacle the progress of nego tlatlons upon the basis laid down lathe I la-the last French note or Indeed upon any propositions which will not infringe in-fringe upon the essential principles of the AngloGerman compact The Associated Press Is Informed that Lord Salisburys reservations oy recommendations as he prefers to have them called when answerln the recent notes especially that of France all bid fall either to be accepted in toto or to result in such modifications that Great Britain will be assured that territorial integrity will be conserved con-served and will be able to Join wholeheartedly whole-heartedly In the negotiations which may already be said to be started ln 4 Peking I Apart from the gratification over the agreement with Germany a much more hopeful spirit Is evinced at the Foreign For-eign ofilce at the end of this week than was shown last week over the prospect of a successful terminai of the nei I gotlatlons and the belief that they will not be dragged out over such an Inter I mlnable period as to render ineffective an eventual decision I There is no effort to conceal the fact that the new compact is practically it repetition of Secretary Hays open door note to the powers though It jsl I pointed out that general assent to a principle differs greatly from the pub liclyexpressed l determination of two great powers to uphold it at all costs That Lord Salisbury should have selected se-lected Germany or vice versa to bo a party of this pronouncement Is taken to be highly significant of the close re latlons between the two powers in question ques-tion and may almost be aid to constitute con-stitute an alliance which for purposes I fthe Immediate future bids fair to bring Germany into even closer touch with Great Britain than she Is with j the other members of the triple alll ance though it can be safely asserted T I that Austria and Italy will readily accept > I ac-cept an Invitation to concur in the principles enunciated by the new I llL I agreement TEHt the United States will follow suit is taken here as a foregone conclusion conclu-sion while the British Foreign office expects Japan and litfRos France will do the same Russia of ccurse Is J a dlfllcult factor In the situation but it I is j npt believed she will stand out against the wend especially In the fact of a such patently aggressive al llance as was announced this mOln I II Ing y |