The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-12
AND JAPAN
ENTER UNTO AN ALLIANCE FOR
THE PRESERVATION oF
CHINA Ii
SAFEGUARD COMMONaINTEREsT
If One Nation Becomes Involved In
War the Other WIFI Keep
EnviOus Outsiders
at Bay.


LONDON, Feb. 11.-An important par
liamentary paper was issued tonight,
giving the terms of a. practical alliance
between Great Britain, and Japan, for the
preservation of ChinaT and Corea The
paper covers a dispatch Sent by Lord
Lansdowne, the secretary of state for
foreign affairs Jan. 3d.. to the British
minister at Toxic, Sir Claude M. Mac-
Donald, and comprises a signed copy Of
the agreement.
In explanation the paper says the
agreement may be regarded as an out
come of the events Of the past two years
Throughout the boxer troubles, Great
Britain and Japan had been In close and
uninterrupted communication and actu-
ated by similar views.
"We each DESIRE" says Lord Lans-
downe, that the integrity and independ-
ence Of the Chinese empire, should be
preserved and that there should be no
disturbance of the territorial status quo,
either in China or the adjoining regions"
The following are the terms Of the
agreement, which was signed in London,
jan 30:
The governments of Great Britain and
Japan, actuated solely by a desire 20
maintain the status quo and general pol
Icy IN the extreme East, and being, more
over, especially interested in maintaining
the independence and territorial integrity
of China and Corea, and i'll securing equal
opportunities in those countries for the
commerce and industry of all nations,
hereby agree as follows:
Article l. The high contracting powers
having mutually recognized the indie
pendence of China and Corea, declare
themselves to be entirely uninhuenced
by any aggressive tendencies in either
country. Having in view. however, their
special interests, of which those of Great
Britain relate principally to China, while
Japan, in addition to the interests she
possesses in China, is interested in a
peculiar degree. politically, as well as
commercially and industriaAly, in Corca,
the SignatOTieS recognize, that it will be
admissible for either of them to take
such measures as may be indispensable
in order to safeguard those interests If
those be threatened geitherr by the ag-
greSsive action Of anyr other power or
by the disturbances Arising in China or
Corea necess1tatlng the intervention Of
either of the contracting parties for the
protection of the lives and property Of
its subjects. ryor .,
Article 2. If either Great Britain or
Japan, in defense of their, respective IN
terests, as above described, should be
come involved in war with another poWS
er, the other contracting party will
maintain strict neutrality and use it's
efforts to prevent other powers from
joining in the hostilities against its ally
! Article 3. If, in the above event, any
other power or powers should join in hos
tilities against that ally, the other con-
ence, and will conduct war in common
and make peace in mutual agreement
with it.
Article 4. The contracting parties
! agree that neither of them WILL without
consulting the other, enter into separate
arrangements with another power to the
| prejudice Of the interests above describ-
ed.
Article 5. Whenever in the opinion Of
either Great Britain or Japan the above
mentioned interests are jeopardized, the
! two governments will communicate VITA
enc another fully and frankly
Article 6 provides that the agreement
come into effect immediately, remain in
force for five years, and be binding for
| a year after either party denounces it.
But II, when the date fixed for the cx-
piration of the agreement arrives, either
party desires 70 actually engage in war,
the alliance shall ipso facto continue
until peace is concluded.
The agreement is signed by Lord Lans-
minister to Great Britain.