The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13

London, Feb. 1J--Although the Anglo
Japanese treaty comes ss a great sur
prise TO the public IL is fact that It is
its publication more than It's contents
which chiefly astonishes the diplomatic
world
AZ was an open diplomatic secret that
Japan. acting under this understanding,
was anxious TO forcibiy oppose Russian
aggression in Manchuria
When the crisis became acute Great
Britain restrained her Japanese friends.
and went so FAR 10 say that she must
refuse them any assistance because her
energies were entirely occupied IN South
Africa. II was then, and not until them,
that Japan, in disgust, made the best
terms possible with Russia relative 10
Corea aud abandoned the idea OF inter-
ference i'm Manchuria. Now a fresh al
lance is made, ana what is more import
ant. IL Is published TO the world. Why?
The circumstances under which the
treaty is proclaimed give II significance
Of an ultimatum in the estimation OF most
diploma lists. What fresh aggression is
il designed to check, they ask. IL does
not require much secret knowledge 10
supply the answer. The treaty furnishes
a least the wholesome news that Great
Britain and Japan are determined not to
permit Russia To encroaCn further terri
torlallN In China. IT Is good TO know that
a last British supineness is at an end.
IL was only recently that China mus
tered up courage To refuse Russias de-
mands concerning Mongolia china was
encouraged in the refusal by Great Bri-
tain, Japan and the United States. In the
present frame OF mind OF her rulers, how
ever. China requires something moro sub
stantial than sympathetic advice to i'm
har VI al IN of har fll
neighbor. Moreover. there IL not the
slightest doubt that Il was Russias i'm
tention TO persist In her designs despite
the setback of Chna's first refusal
IT. 1s-not an unreasonable inference,
therefore. that Chinas rulers insisted
upon being backed up in their resistance
OF the Russian demands by an open decla-
ration from her supporters. IL was out
OF the question that the United States
should join an alliance for the protection
of the integrity of china. but American
sympathy with hat.object has been OPEN
ly declared and this counted for much.
Russias plans OF course. have not been
disclosed How far they will be affected
by the treaty the future only can de-
velop. The first impression In Europe
seems 10 he that the Czar's government
has been checkmated, but this may prove
a premature conclusion.
II must he remembered that nothing
short OF great crisis would lead Great
Britain To abandon her policy OF genera
tlons and make an alliance with another
power It NAV be inferred also that the
occasion TO act under the new treaty will
arise II at all within the next few weeks
The far east. therefore. NAV I've the
centre of the worlds interest this spring
In the House Of Commons the opposl-
tion leader sir Henry Campbell Banner
man. invited the government leader A.
J Ralfour To make statement relative
90 the Anglo-Japansse treaty. Mr.. Bal
four promised 10 see if any papers re-
iating thereto could be presented TO the
house. but he thought no further state
ment was required a. the documents pub
lished showed the reasons for the treaty.
DECLARES INTERVIEW FALSE.
London. Feb. iS-Bsron Hayashi. the
Japanese minister. declares that the in
terview purporting. according to the Pail
Mall Gazette. to have been had with him
nv the correspondent OF the Ncues Wiener
Tageblatt, II untrue. lie lid not state
that the treaty was directed against
Russian occupation of Msuchuria nor did
he say that the United States was now
nesotatins with 81 Petersburg regarding
that occupation.
lie says that influences IN the Ear cast
have been working toward an alliance
for long time. and a impeachment
was gradually being reached before the
Chinese-Japanesc war. lie docs not think
that the agreement ought 10 raise opposi-
tion on the part of European powers.
He adds: The text ~ the treaty was
cuhlishsd because we knsv the Cont