The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-12
BRITAIN AND JAPAN
ALLIANCE PERFECTED To CON-
TROL IN EAST.
IS ANNOUNCED IN LONDON.
nm MAINTAIN INTEGRITY OF CHINA
AND COREA.

xns Language of the Agreement Is
both War and Peace-Russia Is
xot Mentioned, but the Alliance Is
evidently Intended to Offset Her
vaccinations in Manchuria ana
Corea-If Either Party Becomes
Involved in War the other win
Remain Neutral, but If Other Hos
tile Nations Should Join in, Then
the other VIII Aid It's Ally.
London, Feb. 11.-An important Par
uamentary paper was issued tonight
giving the terms of practical alliance
between Great Britain and Japan for
the preservation of China and Corea.
The paper covers a dispatch sent by
Lord Lansdowne, the Secretary of
state for Foreign Affairs, January 50,
10 the British minister at Toxic, Sir
Claude M. Mcdonald, and comprises
sjgned 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 trouble
Great Britain and Japan had been in
close and uninterrupted communication
and actuated by similar views.
I'VE each desire says Lord Lans-
downe, that the integrity and inde-
pendence of the Chinese Empire should
be preserved and that there should be
10 disturbance of the territorial status
quo, either in China or the adjoining
regions"
Terms of the Agreement.
The following are the terms of the
agreement signed in London, Jan. 80:
The government of Great Britain and
Japan, actuated solely by a desire to
maintain the status quo and general
peace in the extreme East, and being
moreover especially interested in main
tanning the independence and terrific
rial integrity of China and Corea and
in securing equal opportunities in those
countries for the commerce and indus
try of all nations, hereby agree as fol-
lows:
Article 1. The high contracting par
ties, having mutually recognized the
Independence of China and Corea, de-
clare themselves to be entirely unin-
fiuenced by any aggressive tendencies
in either country. Having in view,
however, their especial interests of
which those of Great Britain relate
principa1Ty TO Chfra, wf1ffe Japan, IN
addition to the interests she possesses
in China is interested in a peculiar de-
gree, politically, as well as CONNER
cially and industrially in Corea, the
signators recognize that it will be ad-
missible for either of them to take such
measures as may be Indispensable in
order to safeguard those interests if
these be threatened either by aggress-
i've action of any other Power, or by
disturbances arising in China or Co.
rea, necessitating the Intervention of
either of the contracting parties for
the protection of the lives and property
OF it's subjects.
To Aid Each other i'm War.
Article Eff either Great Britain or
Japan, in defense of their respective
interests, as above described, should
become involved in a war with another
Power, the contracting party will main
tain strict neutrality and use it's ef-
forts 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
hostilities against that ally, the other
contracting party will come to it's as
sistance and will conduct war in COM
mon and make peace in mutual agree
ment with it.
~ NACiG - HG tOIlIdCLlHS par ties
agree that neither of them will, with
out consulting the other, enter into
separate arrangements with another
Power to the prejudice of the interests
above described.
Article 5.-Whenever. in the opinion
Of either Great Britain or Japan, the
ABOVE mentioned interests are leopard
Hed, the two governments will COM
municate with one another fully and
frankly.
Article 6 provides that the agreement
come into effect Immediately, remain
N force for five years. and be binding
ior a year after either party denounces
It. But if when the date fixed for the
exDiration of the agreement arrives
either party thereto is actually en-
saged in war, the alliance shall, ipso
laeto, continue until peace is con-
cluded.
Inc agreement is signed by Lord
j-dnsdowne and Baron Hayashi. the
Japanese minister to Great Britain.