Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-24

II match sent by IDrn LansdovI", See
re,ary OF State fer Foreign Affairs.
.,a,ruary 80, to the British Minister to
| China, Sir Claude MacDonlid, and
comprises a signed copy Of the agree
nCnt.
In EXPLANATION the paper says the
agreement may be REGARDED as an out
come Of the events of u" past two
Years Throughout the Boxer troubles
| Great E.itain and .iapaa had been N
.close and uninterrupted COmmunica-
ton and actuated by similar views.
I'VE each desire" says Lord Lans-
downe. that the integ"'tr and inhe-
pence of the Chimes Empire
pendence of the Chinese Empire
should be preserved, AMI that there
should be no disturbance of the terri
tu,lal status QUO. either in China or
the adjoining regions
The discovery that their Far Eastern
policies were identical resulted in each
party to the agreement expressing It's
desire that their common policy find
expression in an international contract
of binding validity.
Lord Lansdowne further says that
the British Government was largely
influenced in entering upol this I'M
portant contract by the conviction that
IL contains no provision which can he
regarded as aggressive or selt-seeklng'
He says Il Is conceived merely as
measure OF protection, and that 1t IN
no way threatens the present position
of legitimate interest, Of other pow
ers.
His maiesty's Government trusts
that the agreement will be of mutual
advantage to the two countries. ana
make for the preservation Of peace
and, should peace unfortunately b.
broken. Il will have the effect OF re-
strIcting the area Of hostilities. Fol-
lowing are the terms OF the agreement,
signed in London Januady 3Oth:
"The governments of Great Britain
and Japan. actuated solely by desire
to maintain the status quo and general
j policy in the extreme East. and being
moreover. especially interested IN
maintaining the independence and ter
ritorial integrity Of China and Corea
and in securing equal opportunities IN
those countries for the commerce ano
industry of all nations, hereby agrees
as follows:
"Article THE high contracting
powers. having mutually recognized
the independence OF China and Corea
declare themselves to be entirely unin
fluenced by any aggressive tendencies
in either country Having In view
however. their especial interests, o
which those of Great Britain relate
principally to China, while Japan, II
addition to the interests she posses II
China, Is interested in a peculiar de
gree. politically as well as CONNER
cially and industrially, in Corea, tn
signatories recognize that II VIII ID
admissible for either of them to tax
such measures as may be indispensa
BILE in order to safeguard those inter
ests II they be threatened either by tn
aggressive action of any other power
or by disturbances arising in China o
Corea, necessitating the interventio
Of either OF the contracting parties 10
the protection of the lives and proper
ty of its subjects.
"Article 2-If either Great BRIAN
Japan. in Difference to their respectiv
interests, as above described, Shout
become involved in war with anothe
power, the other contracting part
will maintain strict neutrality and us
its efforts to prevent other power
from Joining in the hositilities agains
Its ally.
Article 3-If. in the above event
any other power or powers shout
join in hostilities against that all,
the other contracting party will com
to its assistance, and will conduct wa
In common and make peace in mutua
agreement with II.
Article 4-The contracting partie
agree that neither Of them Will, with
out consulting the other, enter int
separate arrangements with anothe
power to the prejudice OF the inter
ests above described.
Article 5--Whenever. in the opinio
of either Great Britain or Japan, tn
aforementioned interests are jeopal
died the two governments will con
municate with one another fully an
" frankly"
Article 6 provides that the agree
ment comes into effect immediatel,
remains in force for FIVE years, an
to be binding for a year after eith'
party renounces 1t. But II, when III
date fixed for the expiration OF III
agreement arrives either party theret
is actually engaged in war, the all
ance shall ipso facto continue unit
y peace Is concluded.
= The agreement is signed by Lor
LansdOwne and Baron Hayashi, III
Japanese Minister to Great Britain.
These Ministers so well kept the 81
cret that the paper issued after Pa
lament had adjourned for the nigh
! announcing the first important allianC
between n Western and a yellow {
Asian race, comes as startling SUI
] prise to the public, and although Il
idea of an alliance with Japan is lik'
ly to meet with general approcal, Il
outcome Of this sensational departul
will be anticipated with no lit
anxiety. 1t is regarded as a dire
move against Russia, and to eXplai
tho III ndnnmant pf tho pDlpny NJ We