The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-14
ANGL0-JAPAN DEAL
NEW TREATY HAS CAUSED NO SEN
SATION YET.
RUSSIA NOT YET HEARD FROM.
THE UNITED STATES HAS NO KICK
COMING.

THE Agreement Is Right in Line
with What We Have Always In
sisted On-We Were Informed That
tbe Treaty Was in Progress and
So Was Germany-LOrd CranbOrne
Discusses the Treaty in ParIia-
ment and Talks of Cordial ReIa-
tions with United States.
Washington, Feb. 13.-No immediate
change in the status quo is expected
here as result of the British-Japanese
treaty relative to Manchuria and CO.
rea. In making her pledge to the
United States government to withdraw
from Manchuria Russia used this Ian
guage:
LAS soon as lasting order shall have
been established in Manchuria and
when the measures have been taken to
safeguard the railway, the construction
of which mas been guaranteed by a
formal agreement with China in con-
necton with the concession granted to
the Eastern Railway Chinese Com
pany, Russia will not fail to withdraw
Uei tlOODo Ii Wllllill lhS DOOll0dI lCS
of the adjacent empire, provided, how
ever, that the action of other Powers
shall not stand in the way
The question at issue is whether this
provision may be regarded by Russia
as having been violated by the making
Of the new treaty, thus justifying her
in remaining in Manchuria. The answer
to that question is expected soon and
in the shape of a response to Mr.
Tower at ST. Petersburg in connection
with his protest against the Russo
Chinese Bank agreement.
Announced in Toxic,
The Japanese minister, Mr.. Takahira,
has received the following cablegram
from Toxic:
1.-THE Anglo-Japanese agreement was
announced on the 18th instant in the
House of Peers by Gen. Viscount Kat
sura, Minister President, and in the
House of Representatives by Mr. Ko-
mura, Minister of Foreign Affairs, with
the following explanations:
In view of the actual situation in
the far East and the interests of the
Empire involved therein and recogniz-
Ing the desirabilfty of establishing
oieHe an1 oonfidential ralatioras
with friendly Powers having common
interests with our own country the
imperial government entered upon ne
gotiations with the British govern
ment last year for the purpose of at
tanning that end. The two goverh-
ments having been happily brought
into complete accord upon the sub
ject after extended negotiations and
the Imperial government having OBJ
tained his majesty's sanction, instruct
ed their plenipotentiary to sign with
the British plenipotentiary at London,
on the Both of January last, an agree
ment having the above objects in
view
This agreement is entirely pacific
in purpose and has no other object
than the proper safeguarding of the
interests of the neighboring empires
of China and Corea.
Considering that the principles of
territorial integrity and the open door
have been voluntarily declared and ap-
proved by all the Powers concerned, it
IS our belief that the present agree
ment will not be regarded in an unfav-
orable light by any of the Powers
1t was stated at the Russian embas-
sy that the purposes set forth in the
British-Japanese agreement as to the
preservation of the integrity of the Chi
nese empire are in harmony with those
Of the Russian government which has
consistently maintained that principle.