Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-09-28
Unite to Guard Orient
Against Recurrence
Of War
One viii Assist the
Other in Case Of
Conflict
New Alliance May
Be DistastefuI to
Germany

London, Sept 27.-The text of the
new agreement between Great Britain
ana Japan, which was signed by Lord
Lansdowne, British foreign secretary,
and Baron Hayashi, Japanese minis
ter to Great Britain, August II, has
just been issued by the foreign office.
Accompanying the agreement is let
ter from Lord Lansdowne to the Brit
ish Ambassadors at st. Petersburg and
Paris, for transmission to the Russian
and French governments respectively,
in which the foreign secretary reviews
the agreement and points out that the
new defensive alliance is not intended
as a menace but rather as a guarantee
Of peace ana prosperity in the far
east in which all countries may particl-
pate,
The main features of the agreement
have already been forecasted in the
Associated Press dispatches. The sy-
nopsis of the official text, however,
brings out forcefUlly the tremendous
importance to both countries of this
alliance, which practically makes
Great Britain Japan and Japan Great
Britain for the purposes of defence in
regions of east Asia and India
This inclusion of India specifically
as a point at which any aggression by
foreign power will call for the assist
ance of Japan finds much favor with
the press Of Lon Ion, which look upon
it as giving immediate relief from the
dangerous thUndercloud which for so
many years has hung over the Indian
frontier.
In the first two articles of the
treaty each government agrees, in the
event of one being attacked by any
foreign power, to go to assistance,
The third recognizes Japans para
mount interests in Corea.
The fourth covers the protection of
Great Britains interests in India and
is as follows;
England First in India.
Great Britain, having special inter-
est in all that concerns the security
of the Indian frontier, Japan recog-
nizes her right to take such measures
in proximity of that frontier as she
may find necessary for safeguarding
her Indian possessions.
Another important section is the
seventh which provides; The con.
ditions under which armed assistance
shall be afforded by either power to
the other in the circumstances men
toned in the present agreement and
shall be made available will be ar
ranged by the naval and military au-
thorities of hecontraCting parties, who
will from time to time consult w4en
each other freely on all questions of
mutual interests"
Lansdowne in his letter expresses
the belief that Great Britain may
count on the good will and support OF
all the powers in endeavoring 70 main,
tain peace in eastern Asia and in
seeking to uphold the integrity and in
dependence of the Chinese empire and
the principal of equal opportunities for
the commerce and industry of all the
nations in that empire" He also
says: The interests of the contract
ing parties are of kind upon which
they are fully entitled to insist, and
the announcement that those interests
must be safegrarded is one which can
create no surprise and need give rise
to no misgivings."
Assurance of Peace.
Baron Hayashi in an interview with
the Associated Press said that the
new treaty forms an effective safe
guard against the renewal of disturb
ances in the far east. That is its OBJ
iect. We cannot say that permanent
peace has been secured-that is too
much to be sure OF. but we can aver
that tranquility has been assured for
a long time to come This applies not
only to Great Britain and Japan, but
also TO all the powers having political
or commercial interests in that part
OF the world. in fact to all who have
been interested in maintaining the
status quo. repeat thar the treaty
is a sure guarantee Of peace, for that
is its aim and object. II should be
clearly recognized by all that II is not
meant as menace TO any one"
sir Charles Dixie in the course OF
an interview with the Associated
Press on the treaty said the arrange
ment is entirely satisfactory to
France. but that with Germany the
case may be different, because IL
deals blow at the aspirations which