Evening star., 1902-02-12
ENGLAND AND JAPAN
New Alliance Formally An
nounced by Former Country.
TO THWART THE CZAR
LONDON PAPERS NOT ALL
PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK.
They Express the Hope That This
Country is Also in the
Coalition.

LONDON. February 12.-The liberal af-
ternoon newspapers view the alliance be-
tween Great Britain and Japan with mixed
feelings and the conservative organs gen.
orally applaud it. The ST. James Gazette
conservative expresses modified rapture
at this wide departure from British tradl-
tional policy but finds solace in the
thought that the policy and interests or
the United States are identical with those
of Great Britain and Japan and concludes:
Perhaps we shall find, when the policy
of Great Britain is definitely known, that
the United States is formally or informally
party to the league of peace in the far
east. At any rate, no effort should be
spared to secure it's adhesion"
The Westminster Gazette thinks the al
lance can be fairly termed offensive and
defensive, says that it therefore has dan
gerously wide extension, and concludes that
it looks like rather hasty answer to Eu-
ropean hostility.
To Maintain the Open Door.
The Times fully approves the agreement
and thinks it is calculated to have most
beneficial effect upon the situation in China.
The Times adds:
THE solemn conservation which the pol
icy of the open door receives in this agree
ment Will be greeted nowhere more cor
daily than in the United States, whose at
;itude throughout the complication in China
has been consistently inspired by the same
consideratio tions which actuated England and
Japan. and there is no reason why it should
be misinterpreted elsewhere.
with regard to Russia we believe it to
be a clear and definite statement. Our pol
icy. conveyed in this agreement. can
only tend, in the long run. to promote a
satisfactory understanding.
The Daily News says: Our magnificent
isolation has come to an end with a pretty
sudden shock Whether the treaty is in
dicative of an anti-British coalition in The
far cast. whether it marks the tearing up
of the Anglo-Amercan treaty. and whether
the visit Of Prince Henry to America is an
answer to the new naval allowance are
ma tiers of speculation.
The Daily Chronicle thinks the treaty
marks on epoch in world history. and that
it will profoundly affect British policy The
Chronicle thinks that American policy is
in line with Anglo-JapaneSe policy.
The Standard says the agreement consti-
tutes a dual alliance of exceedingly binding
character.
The Daily Mail, in an editorial on the
Anglo-Japanese agreement. claims author
ity to assert that the relations between
Great Britain and Russia have become re-
gretably impaired in consequence of Mus
covite duplicity with respect to the future
Of Manchuria.
Baron Hyashi's Statement.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister
here, who signed the treaty in behalf of
Japan. in an interview published today, de-
ciared that the Anglo-Japanese trea ty was
not directed specially against Russia. !. but
undoubtedly Manchuria was within its
scope 1t was solely meant to maintain
the status quo. The Manchurian question,
however. was at present the subject of
negotiations between Russia and the United
States, representing the interests of all the
other powers, and as the minister trusted
the negotiations would bring about state
of affairs In Manchuria which would not
be prejudicial to the other powers, it was
unnecessary to prematurely discuss that
question. The present treaty has no coll
Iateras in the shape Of treaties between
Japan and other powers, but it does not
exclude the possibility of similar treaty
between Japan and Russia, Of course with
the full knowledge of Great Britain.