The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-19
ANGLO. JAPANESE PACT.
Noted Travellers Views Concern
ing the New Treaty.
RESPONSIBILITIES TREMENDOUS.

st, y,II,am martin Conway Tells
what the Alliance Does For Amer
tean Interests-Possibility of China
Jo,pipn the Combination-Expeeta
war between Russia and Japan.
Sir William Martin Conway slade'
professor Of fine arts in the University
OF Cambridge and a noted mountain
eer and traveller. who Is at present IN
tho United states on a visit, gave his |
rlews in an interview the other day |
on the recent Anglo-Japanese treaty |
sovs the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
"Tbe treaty between Great Britain
and Japan" he said, sis the outcome
OF Russia's energetic development or
Siberia. Ii is defensive alliance be-
cause Great Britain's interests In the
far east are identical with those or
Tapan. Great Britain is chiefly con-
cerned with China and japan with
Korea. and the treaty is aimed at main
! tanning their territorial integrity. ia
| nan has by the alliance lifted herself
into the first ranks as a world power,
n position which she has well earned
her right to hold. The alliance OK the
two sea powers will check for the pres
ent at least France and Russia in Asia.
II is quite possible, too, SO far as Chi
ma Is concerned, that the new agree
ment may ultimately result, IL events
should warrant 1t, in triple alliance
I'm that region. There was no balance
Of power there until the Anglo-Japa-
nese treaty was concluded.
"The United States interests In China
nre exactly the same as Great Britain s
In that they are purely commercial and
are implied by the oft repeated phrase
Of the open door. America, Of course,
will enjoy all the benefits Of the treaty,
but none Of its responsibilities-and the
, responsibilities are tremendous. Russia
and Japan have always been enemies
but within recent years that enmlty
I has increased to one OF exceeding bit
. terness. The cause of this arises sim
, ply out OF the fact that Russia's inter
. ests lu the far east are not those oi
Japan's. The japanese are an ener
i petic and progressive people, and as th'
j. DEVELOPMENT Of the far east continues
Japan's interests will conflict more an'
l. more with Russia's. | think, therefore
q that war between the two powers j
A certainly possible. II such thini
: should happen and Russia was to b
victorious. she would undoubtedly pre-
u ceed to annex China to her empire. y
course America does not want to Sc
n China fall into the hands OF Russia an
!, more than does Great Britain. Rigu
If across the Pacific is the Celestial en-
10 plre. and the United States Is natural
~ looking to that vast country. with IL
= teeming millions Of people, as "A yaIu,
bic commercial outlet. II Is quite pro-
ie able. therefore, that the United state
would step i'm and assist Great BritalI
TX II that were necessary, in preNehun
lg Russias annexation designs.
"It is perfectly safe TO say that
Britain had not formed an allianc
with Japan the United States herse
would have. done so sooner or late
A. Notwithstanding the fact that she
IL adverse to getting mixed up IN tar cas-
1t ern matters. Those who are again
nd the treaty are Of course suspicious
It II. Whom is II directed againstr th'
as saw. DO Great Britain and Japan te
"A. a common cncmyT II SO, who Is {
"a enemyY Is this alliance to be used
n moral sctofl against the abandonme
10 Of Wcihaiwci as place OF armsf a
ou other such absurd questions. or couI
es' the alliance was formed for the p'
N. nose of defense against any coalition
hostile forces i'm the far east. But "
Il not serve in that region Of the glo
va as ralying point for all the tor'
a., that make for peaceF