...development of their commerce on the Pacific ; (2) the maintenance of the status quo in those waters and of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in China ; (3) respect of each other's territorial possessions ; (4) the support of the independence and integrity...

...respect the independence and territorial integrity of the Chinese and Korean Empires and to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in those countries. 2. — Reciprocal recognition of Japan's preponderating interests in Korea and Russia's...

...of the disputes regarding China and Korea, Baron Komura asked for ' a mutual engagement to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations ;' in other words, for the recognition of the ' open door ' principle. Your great Mr. Hay spent the last...

...engagement to respect the independence and territorial integrity of China and Korea, and to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in so far as either had the influence to do so, in those countries. In its counter proposals, the Russian...

...respect the independence and territorial integrity of the Chinese and Corean Empires and to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in those countries. "2. Reciprocal recognition of Japan's preponderating interests in Corea and Russia's...

...China by supporting by all pacific means at their disposal the independence and integrity of China and the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in that Empire. "Article V. Should any event occur threatening the status quo as above described orthe...

..."the territorial integrity and administrative entity" of China in Manchuria and the maintenance of the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations, which, of course, means the "open door." Fifth — The cession to Japan of the Russian island...

...respect the independence and territorial integrity of China and Korea. "2. Mutual engagement to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in China and Korea. "3. Reciprocal recognition of Japan's preponderating interests in Korea and Russia's special...

...respect the independence and territorial integrity of China and Korea. £. Mutual engagement to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in China and Korea. 3. Reciprocal recognition of Japan's preponderating interests in Korea and Russia's special...

...of Korea, declined to extend the same engagement to China, and, so far from consenting to recognise the principle of equal opportunity for the commerce and industry of all nations in that country, requested Japan to acknowledge Manchuria and its littoral as entirely outside her sphere...