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THE NEW DUAL ALLIANCE
Great Britain and Japan Join Forces
in the East.
TO PROTECT CHINA AND C0REA
If Either Signatory is Fighting Two
Powers Over the Far Eastern lucs'
tions, the Other Must Assist 1t-Wtll
Maintain the Open Door Trade Policy
"A Check to Russia in Manchurin.


"A Check to Russia in Manchurin.
London.-Great Britain has con-
cluded defensive alliance with japan
in reference to q common policy Dy
both nations in the Far East. Ihls
important announcement was Launched
in the form Of a Parliamentary paper
giving the text of the agreement.
The agreement was concluded in Lon
don between Lord Lansdowne, Secre'
tary for Foreign Affairs, and Baron
Hayashi, the japanese Minister ana
was forwarded by the former TO slr
Claude Macdonald, the British Minister
at Toxic. Following is the text OF
the agreement:
The Governments of Great Britain
and Japan. actuated solely by desire
TO maintain the status quo and the
general peace in the extreme East, anu
being, moreover, especially interested
in maintaining the independence and
territorial integrity of the Empire OF
China and the Empire of Corea, and
in securing equal opportunities in those
countries for the commerce and indus
try Of all nations, hereby agree as fol-
lows: 'r-~'"''T'''Se,''!
ARTICLE 1.-The high contracting par
ties having mutually recognized the In
dependence of China and Corea de.
clare themselves uninfluenced by any
aggressive tendencies in either country,
having in view, however, their special
interests, of which those Of Great Brit
ain relate principally to China, While
Japan, in addition to the interests she
possesses in China, is interested in
peculiar degree, politically as we'll as
commercially, in Corea.
THE high contracting parties recoS-
niZe that it will be admissible for either
of them to take such measures as may
be indispensable in order to safeguard
those interests if threatened either by
the aggressive action Of any other
Power or by disturbance arising IN
China or Corea and necessitating the
Intervention Of either of the high con-
tracing parties for the protection OF
the lives or property Of its subjects.
ARTICLE II.-If either Great Britain
or Japan in defense of their respective
interests as above described should be-
come involved in war with another
Power the other high contracting party
will maintain strict neutrality and use
it's efforts to prevent other Powers from
joining in hostilities against its ally.
Article III.-If in the above event
any other Power or Powers should join
In hostilities against that ally the other
high contracting party will come to It's
assistance and conduct the war In COM
mon and make peace in mutual agree
ment with it.
"Artlcle IV.-The high 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
shove described.
article V.-Whenever in the opinion
Of either Great Britain or Japan the
above mentioned interests are In jeop.
ardy the two Governments will com.
municate with one another fully and
frankly.
Article VI.-The present agreement
shall come into effect Immediately after
the date Of it's signature, and shall re-
main in force for five years from that
date. In case neither of the high con-
tracing parties should have notified,
twelve months before the expiration
Of the said five years, Of its intention
Of terminating it. 1t shall remain bind
ing until the expiration Of one year
from the day on which either OF the
high contracting parties shall have de-
nounced it. but if, when the date fixed
for its expiration arrives, either ally
is actually engaged in war the alliance
shall, ipso facto, continue until peace is
concluded"