The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-27
II lTMAKESJAPAN !.
AND'BRITAlN!'0|N'l|: AN :| ri N
Anglo o-Japa:.n:e's'e Treaty (. J,
Tremendous
Importance. 58l5.s
ARE LINKED FOR
MUTUAL DEFEN|' O..
II One Shall Be Attacked the. ,:|
Other is Pledged to Go t. vi M
Her Assistance Guar s9
antee Of Peace s5ts, sB$s
in the Far
East. 5535 fs3ft q Is8

as LONDON, September ee!!.-The ext Of Ma
the new agreement between Great Brl t-8Sss
ainEand Japan which was signed by
Lord Lansdowne, the British foreign s8s
secretary, and Baron Hayashi, e z, Jap
anese iNnnlsterlto Grent Britain on us=
&ust 12, was issued by the Foreign O l1ceiEs5
late last evening 5 The Z moren tous IA
document Is brief one. comprising less Nj
than 500 words, Including eight articles Ii
and q preamble. XII 81 f5 a ,S5 " Ssls M
Accompanying the agreement Is a. cows
Z ering letter from Lord NJ Lansd downe N to4 III
the British ambassadors at ST. Pei etersSsaSsS
burg md Paris, for transmit ssl lon; to \ he
Russian and French governments 5sf5S re--Sgii re--gi
spectVcy, In which the Foreign Secre-TssfS
gtary courteously reviews the a agreelnents$
and carefully points out that the IN e WSSfs
defensive alliance is not intended as ~
menace but rather as S a 81 guarant tee ~ tsa5
peace and prosperity In the II nri Ea5t M;
which all countries may particl pa e:$$SSsss
The main features OF K i he ne Il q agrlese6-ss gls 6
tho Associated Press dispatch Il g rom ON
London and Paris The pit thy art lcles u
Of the official text, however bril- g 10
Sforcefully the tremendous us Imports. ce8 ;
to both countries of this alliance hichfffss
%pra ctically5 makes Great Britain ia pan H
Of defense the regions Of east & Asia
and iIndia,'G This inclusion of NJ India
4 specifically I MS n point at which, ,S an Xsl
aggression by foreign po yyer will sca I'M
for the assistance OF ia pan finds much
favor with the press of tondo y z, tLlaa
tlcles welcoming the lew Il md m ore, ex-fs55 NJ
Stensive alliance Of he two insu lar & king
dona west and east rs giving irnmedlta u
reliefsffrom tho dangerous thtn dercl oMa
which, for SO ma ny ears has huns Yssl,3
1.-THE Indian fron tier. VI s &,
F or General Peace.
5 Tho preamble reads i$si Sf
4sat"The governments of Great Brl tain and
Japan, heing desirous of replncln Ing, thtsss
agreement concluded between them N Ja'l-&a l.a
unry 30, u s0o by fresh stipulatlons. ha,;ss
agreed upon tho following articl les, which
have for their objects; 55S
ga. A consolidation and the mainte-is
nance Of general peaccsi In the regions: :lofs f
Eastern Asia and India IL ssssS sB
&S ''B. The preservation of the conmonE
interests OF all the powers in, China by
ensurng the Independence and integrity
OF tho Chinese empire and the principle
OF equal opportunities for The commerce.
and Industry Of all nations In China. s
81 &C. The maintenance Of the territorial VI
rights OF the high contracting part les n
the regions Of En stern Asia, and or;
India, and the defense OF their special
interests in the said regions.' f5Sssi
Il The text of the treaty Is as ollows ~
st"tArticle !. 1T is agreed that when-st
ever. In the opinion either Of Great Britt
ain or Japan, any Of the rights and in-SSs
$terests referred to In the preamble to-
this agreement nre in jeopardy, the two q
governments will communicates with an-'ss.
other! fully and frankly, and will con-Ss
slider In common tho measures which!
should bo taken to safeguard those;
menaced rights or interests. III Sl1gIst&s
"A Defensive Alliance.
'ArtloIe 2-shouId either OF tho hishS
contracting parties be Involved In war In
defense Of It's terrltora al rls hts or special
come to tho assistance Of Its. ally, and
both parties Will conduct a War In com -S
mon and make peace In mutual agrees
ment With any power or powers Involved z
In such war. Ny Bssi3Sstg n. .3Sstgg
"Artlcle 3. Japan possessing paramount
political. military and economic inter-8
ests In Korea, Great Britain recognizes
Japan s right TO take such measures forS.S
the guidance, control and protectlon Of
Korea as shc may deem proper and N
necessary to safeguard and advance
those interests, providing the measures
so taken are not contrary to the Sprtn-4
cIple of equal opportunities n for theSg
commerce and industry OF all nations.
"Artlcle 4. Great Britain, having n spe- -85}'
cinl interest In all that concerns the se-
curity OF the Indian frontier, Japan rec-s
osnIzes her right to take such measures
In the proximity OF that frontier as sllaS
may find necessary for safeguarding her u
Indian possesslOns. sFa i5gli5f 4, "a; n sfssss
article s. The high contracting parties \
agrees that neither will without con-S
sulting the other enter into a separate
arrangement with another power to the Y
prejudice of the objects described In the
preamble.
ARTICLE g. Az regards the present war
between japan and Russia, Great Hrl tain 4
will continue to maintain strict neutral-y$
ity unless soma other power or powers Il
join In hostilltes against Japan. In which
case Great Britain Will come to the ,as-fe
sistance OF Japan, Will conduct war In N
common and will make peace In mutual
agreement with Japan Nj s5l
Keep in Touch. 5i,
"Artlcle Z. The conditions under WI whlch
armed assistance shall be afforded II by
either power to the other In the circum-
stances mentioned in the present agree-
ment and the means by which SUCH
assistance shall he made available will
bo arranged by the naval and military
authorities of the contracting parties who
bwill from time to time consul one am
other fully and freely on all questions OF \
mutual interests. s
ARTICLE 8. The present agreement shall \
be subject to tho provisions OF article
& and come into effect Immediately aftsr
the date OF signature and remain In torcas
for ten years from that date in casa
neither OF the parties shall have beer
notified twelve months before the ex-i
piratlon OF said ten years OF an Intention
Of Terminating It. 1t shnll remain bind.
Ing until the expiration Of one year from
the day ON which either Of the parties