Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-20

Views Of Prominent Men on the
New Treaty.
RUss1As POSITION UNCHANGED.

Points Out Duty of Am rica-France
Fears England's New Alliance VIII
Make Her More Arrogant.
Here are some views OF prominent
men on the new treaty between Great
Britain and Japan by which each ma
ton is bound to joint action to preserve
the integrity of China and Korea:
Count Cassini. the Russian embas-
sador, gave to the New York Worlds
Washington correspondent this state
ment:
THE publication IF this treaty sur
prised me. | vas first Informed OF it
through the newspapers and naturally
have haC no opportunity to study such
a grave and momentous departure FROM
the programme hitherto observed by
all powers in the orient. | may say.
however, that | do not believe that its
contamination will hasten. or retard the
evacuation of Mancluria by the Rus
sian forces.
lit JUSltlOu VI huSSld III III y
spect has been made plain to the world.
Acting in concert with the other paw
ers. Russia strove to maintain peace
and good order throughout the portions
of territory placed within her guard
ianship. 1t has been announced fire.
quently and solemnly that Russia har-
bors no design to annex Manchuria.
AS peaceful conditions were restored
vast contingentS Of Russian forces
have been withdrawn from China and
Manchuria, and the territory has been
returned to the administration of the
Chinese officials.
Il do not believe this latest alliance
will influence the Russian policy in
any degree. We will perform OH
pledges unhurried, but faithfully and
promptly. No act of Russia will
cause a renewal of the horrors in China
which shocked the world Il year ago.
SO o as the vast Russian m
cial interests are ~safcguarded the Chi
npse administration will be restored in
the territories belonging to China.
ITO what extent the status quo in
China is changed by the negotiation of
this alliance is Il matter for study. 1t
is well understood that wherever the
Russian influence extends in the orient
all other countries finds an open door.
This fact is we'll understood by Amer
lean exporters and by all who are i'll
terested."
The Korean minister, Minllui Che,
said:
Korea Is SO small she could not re
sist the encroac hment of Russia or any
other great power. japan is not strong
enough to resist Russia alone. 1t wis
that she Should make an al
'ance with some strong military ma
ton.
The present alliance win lie received
by Korea with joy. Its contamination
has been desired for il long time. and
Korea has always been hopeful that it
would be brought about. Since the
completion of the Siberian railroad we
have feared Russia. who needs ports
to south and east. We know the dow
ager empress is very friendly to Rus
STA, and it needed this great alliance TO
secure the integrity Of the east"
kogoro Takai.ira. H. Japanese mir
iste". said:
This truly Is not a nae 10 any
power. 1t has been concluded simply
to maintain the status quo in China.
1t assures the open door. Il permanent
Oh its face. is intended to avoid corn-
plications. There Is no enu behind
it, and it involves no more than many
other alliances now existing in Eu-
rope"
Lord pauncefote. the British embas-
sador, following his custom, declined
TO talk about the alliance.
The publication of the Anglo-Japa-
nese treaty. which occasions some mo
ton. needs no be taken-too seriously.
said William r.. Stead. the author, to
the London c ,rrespOndent of the New
York Journal. 1t is one of the many
theatrical coups in which Lord Sails
bury eXcels. The Cyprus convention.
by which he stole that island in. return
for a bogus promise of protection to
.Asiatic Turkey. is recalled by this lat
est deal with Japan. The only differ
ence is that this time we steal nothing.
so that the territorial status quo re-
mains as before.
The treaty when examined by the
light of Lord Lansdowne's cxplana-
tons amounts to little more than a
declaration that each of the powers is
free to do what she considers her W
interests demand, a fact which no one
has ever disputed, and the right is not
strengthened by its affirmation. for il
is inherent to every sovereign state;
but it e%ntangles us in two ways: First,
by binding us over to neutrality should
Japan be involved with any one power
in defense of her interests. which prac-
tically destroys any influence we might
have for the purpose of promoting
peace. This. however. is Il small mat
ter. What is more serious is the con-
tingent pledge on our part to come to
tho Sinpnrt nf man In cortain o;rr,m-