The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-09-30
Treaty PUBLISHED.
TERMS OF THE ANGL0-JAPANESE
AGREEMENT.

FAR as India and Eastern Asia
,re COnCerned-lS q Safeguard
AGAINST the Renewal OF Eastern
disturbances.
London, Sept. 27.-The text Of the
ANGLO apanese treaty signed August
- WAS issued from the foreign office
,,s+ evening, together with dispatch
:, the British ambassador at st. Pc
.o,.hurg, forwarding a copy of the
.ureenent, together with instructions
- communicate it to the Russian gov
srpuent at the earliest opportunity.
The treaty and preamble are both
.-;ef containing less than 500 words,
INIT in Importance it is hardly second
~ any public agreement that has been
made in many years.
Provides for Peace.
The preamble of the treaty reads:
"Tbe governments Of Great Britain
and Japan, being DESTROYS of replacing
the agreement concluded between them
January 30, 1902, by fresh stipula-
tons have agreed to the following ar
tcles, which have for their object:
"A Consolidation and the mainte-
nance of general peace in the regions
Of Eastern Asia and India.
"B-The preservation Of the COM
mon interests of all the powers in
China by insuring the Independence
and integrity of the Chinese empire
and the principle of equal opportuni-
ties for commerce and industry of all
nations in China.
"C-The maintenance of the terri
torial rights of the high contracting
parties in the regions of Eastern Asia
and India and the defense of their spe-
cial interests in said regions"
Text of the Treaty.
l. The two governments whenever
their rights or interests are jeopardized
shall communicate with each other
freely and frankly and consider jointly
the measures to be taken to safeguard
them.
2. If by reason of an unprovoked
attack or aggressive action, wherever
arising on the part of any power OF
powers, either party be involved in
war in defense of its rights or inter
ests, the other party will at once come
to the assistance of its ally and will
conduct the war in cummon and make
peace in actual agreement.
3. Japan possessing paramount po-
lltical, military and economic rights
in Korea, Great Britain recognizes
Japan's right to take such measures
for the guidance, control and protec.
ticn of Korea and she may deem prop
er and necessary to safeguard and ad-
vance those interests, providing the
measures a-e not contrary to the prin.
ciple of equal opportunity for all com.
MERGE.
4. Japan recognizes tho right OF
Great Britain to take such measures
In proximity to her Indian frontier al
are necessary to safeguard her Indian
possessions.
8. The high contracting parties
agree that neither will without the
consent of the other enter into q separ
ate agreement with another power *
heNejudice of the objects described
ID the preamble.
B. As regards the present war be-
tween Japan and Russia, Great Brit
ain will continue to maintain stric
neutrality unless some other power OF
powers join in hostilities against ia
pan, IN which case Great Britain viii
come to the assistance of Japan, vii
conduct war in common and will MAKE
peace IN mutual agreement with Japan
I. The conditions under which
armed assistance shall be afforded b.
e''ner power to the other in the cir
'omstances mentioned in the presen
agreement and the means by whicl
soch assistance shall be made availa
Oie Will be arranged by the naval ant
military authorities of the contracting
parties, who will from time 10 tim
'onsult with each other freely on al
qoestlons of mutual interest.
D. The present agreement shall b
separate to the provisions Of article
ano come into effect Immediately afte
sne GATE of signature and remain II
.Ofce ten years from that date in cas-
ueltner of the parties shall have beel
uoaned twelve months before the 81
p'taton of said ten years Of an inten
aOn OF terminating it. It shall remail
o'holng until the expiration Of ON
year from the day on which either o
.ne parties shall have denounced il
sus II when the date Of expiration Al
IVES either ally is actually engage
war, the alliance shall be ipso fact
na continue until peace shall hav
0een concluded.