Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-15
ALL ANXIOUS But RUSSIA
Powers Insist AnEls-JspAnsss Alliance il
Against the CSIr.
RUSSIA, HOWEVER, csMMtSDs THE TREAT
Accepts the News with Perfect
Edusnimity, Holding that IT'S FOr-
eign Policy Furnishes Basis
of the Compact.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-THE Russian
ofncial view OF the Anglo-Japanese treaty
was communicated to the correspondent OF
the Associated Press today.
We accept the news of the alliance with
the most complete equanimity and are very
are pledged to maintain the integrity. OF
China and the independence OF Corea, tWo
pr.nSsiIRlss wh, mel n RIssi "a ~, Wss Foreign fes policsy
in the Orient. Russia would wlillneLy ave
subscribed to the agreements In the pre-
The Enslish-Japanese say their conven.
ton has only pacific aims. Thls. makes ~
all the more astonishing ,wnen snes ppSSsxx
have In view we cannot say. But, in any
case, II peace is menaced in the extreme
take ali the measures necessary to safe
n ard it's interest. All Russias conven-
lions with Japan have aimed a. the pres,
e~rvation of the integrity of China AND the
Independence of Corea and 1t Is true that
Minister Kurino came to us 10
cate Immediately the text oc oil tN Ne have
reason to believe>it Is not true that amer
lea, with which he are In perfect aoeoro, is
given America positive a~ssurances that
Russia will do nothing which. Will olstuIp
the interests OF America IN SnIha; We bboo
situation. We have received assurance
That America is not taking any steps
against us In China,
dn0 ISW mOIQluk newspapers WAASh NN
nented upon the treaty intimsted that
Russia was a party to both the preliminary
negotiations and the treaty itself.
The 81 Petersburg Zeitung welcomes the
general intent OF the agreement to pre-
| serve the integrity Of China and Korea,
which Russia has so frequently, fully and
| entirely expressed itself In favor of. The
aims Of the two island powers, therefore,
in nowise clash with Russia's intentions,
So the agreement raised no anxiety what
ever"
The Herold declares the alliance was by
no means unexpected "as the Japanese rep
! resentative kept the Russian foreign office
fully and loyalty informed Of the progress
Of events. At the time OF the Chinese
trouble Russia laid down its program for
the integrity Of China, SO 1t can have nc
| objection to Great Britain and Japan for
maliy adhering to the same policy"
Will Make Use of Occasion.
I'VE hope" the Herold proceeds, that
we now have before US a period OF five
| years OF undisturbed peace in the far east
| which we shall not fail to utilize in con-
solidating relations with our Asiatic neigh
bors."
The Herold concludes with mailing with
the highest satisfaction the recognition ot
the integrity and independence of Korea
las fears Of Japan's designs against Korea
had heretofore caused, anxiety in Russia"
PARIS, Feb. 1A-The Anglo-Japanese al
lance continues to be the topic for con-
siderable discussion in the French press
The consensus of opinion is that 1t II
directed against Russia and that, therefore
it may lead to tension In, the far east. 20
The Temps this evening says:
Widens Russo-Britisb Breach.
at accentuates the antagopism between
Russia and England and almost converts 1
into q latent CONFLICT. ~. 49,, +
TAli those who had conceived a seductiV,
'tfdea of a closer understanding betweei
Russia and Great Britain and the ormatiol
of a triple AngloIFranco Russian allianc,
deplore this result and ask II Japan
friendship was worth such a sacrifice o
diplomatic system as was evoked by tn
Anklo-Japanese alliance. 1t calls for
complement, and that is the entry of tn
United. States into the alliance. If tn
sympathies Of the oficlal world alone ar
necessary, this will be quickly done, Blu
It is necessary to reckon with the persis
tence and strength Of the anti-British sen
timent of the masses, and also in spite o
the progress Of aggressive, conquering Inn
perIalism in the United States with tn
strength Of the tradition Of non-interven
ltion to which Washington, Jefferson, Mon
roe, Jackson and Lincoln attached thei
names.
Between a positive alliance, and a yer
benevolent neutrality, there Is as wide
gap a. separated for a century England
~insular policy from it's contracting polio
OF today"
The Journal Des Debats said today;
lord Cranborne's and Lord Lansdowne
statements Of yesterday to the effect tbs
Manchuria is included in the scope OF tn
alliance are very important, because the
give the alliance the appearance OF
/. weapon directed against Russia, and q
Russia is now very active in Manchurla, "
may soon be able to calculate on the eff
+ cheney or inef1ciency Of this weapon. W
shall be surprised II Russia renounces II
privileged position"
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