The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16
ENGLAND SOMEWHAT UNEASY.
ALARMIST VIEWS OF THE
ALLIANCE WITH JAPAN.

WIN q Continuance Of Russian Occupation
Of M~anohuria Be Held to he . vfols.
ton OF Integrity Of China7 FOREIGN
Omce Faith In Japan's Prudence.
.sp.esai oos. psspaeAss 10 TEE SUN.
LONDON. Feb I6.-The Anglo-Japaness
alliance continues TO absorb the attention
OF Europe. Despite the pacific assurances
In Parliament this great now factor In
world politics causes some uneasiness, IL
not apprehension, which has found It's eI-
precision In the depression In oonsols.
This feeling is emphasized by Lord Lans-
downe's statement that Manchurta Ia to DO
regarded as a part OF China under the
farms OF the treaty. Some alarmists argue
therefore, thai is within Japan's power
AT any moment TO undertake to drive Rus
ala from Manohpria and TO compel Great
Britain 10 take part In the controversy by
including France in the quarrel.
The Spectator, which strongly condemns
the treaty, is quite panioky on this point.
saving: III the continuance OF the Rus
sian occupation Of Manohuria is held TO
constitute a violation of the integrity OF
China, then we are indeed plunged into a
Whirlpool
The explanation sent from Toxic on We'd
nesday that Great Britain was virtually
forced into an alliance by Marquis Ito's
threatening TO Join Russia 10 now widely
accepted as a fact. II must be admitted,
however, that the treaty has received the
general support of Great Britain despite
It's revolutionary character. This Is a
s,facient indication OF the tremendous
change in public sentiment In England In
the past three years. The fact that an
alliance has been accepted with Japan
when steadfastly refused to Europe Is
highly significant.
This point receives an ugly emphasis
when the Times uses this sinister language
regarding 1t: I'VE can stand by japan In
the Far East without any thou ght OF the
Japanese interests In other quarters for
none such In practice exist. This would
not be the case, II, as our German neighbors
insinuate, who should be the last to taunt
rs on that score, we had desired to secure a
Continental sword which We might have
obtained II we had been willing to trust
others as we are willing TO trust Japan
This, however. is only another illustration
OF the bitter, almost fanatical animosity.
now prevailing in both England and Ger
MANY against zach other. The more CLOSELY
I0t IdI I<tirLCih q 10 49,
the light Of the new conditions the less
probable it seems that Russia will permit
herself to be involved In a conflict over the
immediate contamination OF any OF her
designs.
1t is Japan, whose new importance, I'M
known ambitions and Western civilization.
still an experiment. are all elements OF
uncertainty, that is the cause Of some I'M
e~asiness among conservative diplomatists.
It can only be said that her discretion and
self-restraint In some recent crises have
been superior to those OF her European
associates.
In the opinion Of the British Foreign
Department this peril Is imaginary. jap
anese diplomacy is prudent and patient
and IL may be mentioned that Marquis
Ito when he was here more han once de-
clared that Japan ~imperatively required
twenty years of peace and security from
outside attack to develop her prodigious
resources In Formosa. At the end Of that
period she would be perfectly able to main
tain a position OF splendid isolation In the
Far East as England has SO long done In
Europe.
VIENNA. Feb. l5-Letters received hero
from ST. Petersburg show that the Russian
Cabinet fully expected that the cooperation
OF the British and Japanese would eventu-
ally result in a treaty. II IL a m~isappre-
hension It is said, to believe that the IAN
churian Convention is opposed to the In
dependence and integrity Of China. The
Anglo-Japanese alliance. however, will
naturally cause Russia TO do everything
possible to be ready for all e~ventualities.