Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-14
rurs BEFORE PUBLICATION
..,,,oo on same Was Expressed
" o'', ahsln,s Commercial POSI-
V ,on Not Unchalienged'

iora lis text WuS ,,u1
w .h ~ me government Of the United
.,tss expressed an opinion thereon
IN ibe substance Of the agreeineh.
''U communicated TO the United
,a,.s government before publication
r Ts United states did not express any
.,,loo on the subject Lord Cram
,,... added the information that Man
',,1a was no more excluded from the
,'ms Of the agreement than any other the,
.a%,cp Of the Chinese empire lhe
py,,,,ce of the agreement Loru
r .s ,orne said was also communicated
timing Lord Cranborne said
,,Na had recognized Iapan's special
,.,,ion IN Korea by the agreement OF
"a snd that most every power had
l .iorsod the principle Of the open
ln,r' and the territorial integrity OF
1tloa The new treaty was, there
Ee along lines already accepted by
.lmost every power Great Brltains
numerical position IN China was of
MA greatest Importance, and who
,a,u say what il would become In the
hue with China's infinite capacity
h- expansion.
Geat Bntan's commercial position,
though great was not unchallenged.
snheres OF influence did not suit her.
as wanted the whole of China open
h Industrial enterprise, The govern
meot was bound 10 take every care
A safeguarding It's commercial rights
4 me orient Japans special interest
vas governed by her geographical POI
t,Ion Her army and Great Britains
ayy we're acting in concert and were
p,uIlarIy able TO maintain the fore
gOIng policy
Lord Cranborne said In conclusion
mai he would supplement his ArlIer
statement regarding the United States
I saying Throughout all the doings
n China the relations between Great
Britain and the United states were
nlried by the greatest cordlality, At
almost every crisis and In the case Of
every small difficulty which had arisen
during the negotiations at Pekin, the
United States and British representa-
tysi bod always acted together There
kpp doubt that in this agreement we
shall command the full approval Of the
BFnment Of the United States
Ins statement was received with
deE
g' Norman subsequently moved an
atgnment In order to discuss the
may Mr. Norman said he objected
% he Anglo-Japanese treaty on the
r1anl that It was evidently an anti
Russian threat, and that II tied Great
SHllln to the whole Japanese policy In
ldeh O way that she might be forced TO
700 war against her own interests.
l0h Cranborne explained that the
@Dlaelng parties were only bound to
Undertake mutual defense OF their
Interests when the danger was due to
ne aggression Of others, and the power
alsd upon to help the other must
lldge whether the conditions of the
ueliy have been observed.
Ihe Liberal leader, Sir Henry Camp
psl-Bannerman thought the Identical
Interests OF Great Britain, the United
sales and Japan could have been suf-
leIeluy secured by an interchange of
tQ'es instead Of by an explicit under
hElfgo Of this kind.
ihe government leader, II. j. Balfour,
Aa 'hffe seemed to be an impression
tlal @nethlng hostile 10 peace was
%llna NE agreement. That was not so.
,ue treaty was not based on secret in
Imallon Of impending dangers but on
s ,. broad facts Of British interest. The
ssaV MADE strongly for peace, because
nea lhe most adventurous nation would
i.Ilhs from attacking Japan with the
Mveledge that Great Britain would
~. nave 10 be encountered. The treaty
, a loI lnIrlendly to other nations. Ii
Oug, or Balfour said have q sober
AZ. ~ sl,ecl on the continental schools OF
~uushl which imperlled the worlds
49, An Interchange Of notes would
u,Ye resulted in ambiguity.
a in' lorelgn secretary Lord Lans-
sDsue, 10 the house of lords. made a
S,aeNhat similar reply on the subject
Il u,s new dual alliance to the one made
n we house Of commons by Lord
r.allsl1Ihe' Lord Lansdowns added that
!, ,'. ,g IN the agreement aid violence
r.v. .as accepted policy Of the other
Sc. so far as the treaty concerned
r %s integrity Of China. Manchurla
c cGl % taken as forming part of the
n, .l'se empire. The object of the al
n S was lhree-fod-the maintenance
Soo WY ~. sstGs QUO, the policy OF the open
M m" a.. ana the maintenance Of peace In
,. w oIher powers interests I'm the far
n M S, were al all comparable with those
v,s ,- britain and Japan. While II
vGs Uue mat alliance Of Great Britain
g,,G,, VWer powers had been re-
is 'Ssl heretofore with suspicion. he
w. raaAly ueclPred that the government
ess Ia, soI gong to be deferred by these
IN ',s'.elallons or admit that because
i',, aas.teenent involved that departure
G .s lne policy Of the Isolation. II was
NJ, open to adverse criticism
ne saw on all sides tendency Of
~ powers to form alliances.
NV. "sn , me alliance was a good thing.
ls avs were much greater dangers IN
hs,v International policy TO a wayne
IN, Understanding than 10 embodv.
ths ' rrrr implicitly In an agreement
ubod r OF which can be under.
lst Nreal britain desired TO pro.
10 ma p9h against what she conceived
n.baoo iue greatest peril that might
poue.Ss ner namely coalitIon M IN,
tould oo "ssl'lsl her. The agreement
he rs, Wllpel Great Britain 10 come tf
oNlner',te OF a friendly country who's,
o., c."'lon by a coalition OF Tho nn,y,
tlicpm.s,. britain could not under nm,
vas no 1,''neeS tolerate, The treat,
n,,,aa' connected with The govar,,'
Wi SSeclsloa regarding Wei-Hal,
lsndepco maintenance Of the nde
n Roroee OF Japan and the nroteciio,
% Gr s'ga We're Of the most lnnnor,anc,
-. NV" nriain as well as japan
proyai ~ ,,,oSSeoery expressed general nm
,'iss ,s' o. the treaty. lie sald ,h a, ~ ,t,
INA, ~ ya me treaty would be felt In ~ \
q "a psrt OF Europe ana IN ~ ~ -,
'ae civilized world. Wv III Tue res
lo r,s,ANBoRNE's STATEMENT.
LORD c r5rb reg. 1.-THE statement o.
foreign ' ot1aiorne under secretary 10,
mons sv 1. alairs, in the house Of CON w.
Ia yesterday that the snhs, y, coin u,
conn @rg..o, japanese agreement 'S ro n,
g0yerrra,'''a,'e u 70 the United state,