The age-herald., 1902-02-13
NEW ALLIANCE
 STIRSSTHE POWERS Germanyqnd FranceSay it Will
 Have Tranquil Effect.
JAPAN IS HIGHLY PLEASED
On the Strength Of Engand's Friend ship Stocks Advance Several Points--Resembles In Many
 the Triple Alliance.

PelSin, February 12.-The news of the signing of the Anglo-Japanese treaty ot alliance became known to few diplo- mats here today and was an absolute surprise. The treaty Is regarded as the most important move made in far East | ern politics of recent years. The Japan ese Minister Uschida visited Prince Ching, president of the foreign office, and gave him a copy of the treaty. It is not doubted among the diplomats here that the new alliance will effectually veto this signing of the Manchurian treaty.
 Resembles Triple Alliance.
 Berlin, February 12-The National zei- tung referring to the new dual alliance says: "The Anglo-Japanese alliance bears a great resemblance to the triple alliance. If the United States has joined Japan and Great Britain in resisting the signing of the Manchurian treaty 1t must be in- ferred that the United States regards the new treaty sympathetically. Since the i immediate aims of Japan and Great Brit ain are essentially defensive the treaty acquires unmistakable significance in re- gard to the preservation of peace in the Orient"
 The vossische zeitung also infers that the treaty will tend towards the mainten- ance of oriental tranquility and says 1t feels that to that extent it can be viewed with satisfaction by Germany.
 The Neuste Nachrichten sees in the al- liance a far greater practical advantage for Great Britain than for Japan since a Japanese-Prussian war is the most probable of all possible conflicts in east ern Asia"
 The paper adds:
 Tt is not known whether France will actively assist Russia in such con- lct. Therefore, Japan with the agree ment in her pocket, will have to reckon alone on the costs of the settlement with Russia
 Is Not Disquietlne.
 Paris, February 12-The view taken in diplomatic circles here is that the Anglo Japanese alliance being purely defensive is in no wise a disquieting element in the eastern situation. The programme here 1t is claimed, excludes Manchuria and Russia-therefore is not menaced thereby. The alliance is taken to indicate that Great Britain has abandoned her oppor- tunities and vacillitating attitude in the recent far east for a fixed policy and that the result will certainly make for the peace of the world. The question of Korea provided for in the first article of the treaty cannot lead to a disturbance of peace. because Russia has no aggressive aims in that country. Japan also is not in 1 an aggressive mood.
 Popular In Japan.
 London, February 12.-The Tokio cor respondent of the Daily Mail asserts the alliance to be a direct outcome of the tour of the Japanese statesman, Marquis | Ito.
 At St. Petersburg, cables the corre- spondent Marquis Ito sounded the poss- hiity of an agreement and certain rather exacting bases of a suggested under standing were submitted to him. The marquis then proceeded to London and frankly told the British government of Russia's proposals and intimated that if Great Britain were disinclined to enter upon the agreement Japan would fall back upon the Russian offer. There is no doubt that the alliance is very popu- lar in Japan and quotations on the stock market have advanced. Influential Japa- nese regard the alliance as a guarantee of peace and as a check upon Russian ambition.