The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-29
NEW AGREEMENT y \
HAS BEEN MADE
Grea. Britain and Japan Will
Hereafter Stick Close
Together.
is OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
Lord Landsdowne Says the Agreement
Of Alliance Is Not Made as a
Menace to Other Governments
Text of the Treaty.

Menace to Other Governments
Text Of the Treaty.
London, Sept. 2s.-The text Of the,
new agreement between Great BRITAIN
and Japan, which was signed by Lord
Lansdowne, the British Foreign secre-,
tary, and Baron Hayashi, the Japanese
minister to Great Britain, on August
~, was issued by the foreign Office late
last evening. The momentous docu-
ment is a brief one comprising less
than 800 words, including eight articles
and a preamble. Accompanying the
agreement is a covering letter from
Lord L~ansdowne to the British ambas-
sailors at st. Petersburg n Paris for
transmission to the Russian and
French governments, n which the for
eign secretary courteouSly reviews the
agreement and carefully points ont
that the new defensive alliance is not
intended as a menace, but rather as a
guarantee of peace and prosperity in
the far east, in which all countries may
participate.
The Main Features.
The main feature of the new agree
ment had already been forecast in the
Associated Press dispatches from Lon
don and Paris. The pithy articles of
the official text, however, bring out
4OISC1u1ly lIlC IA
to both countries of his alliance, which
practically makes Great Britain Japan
and Japan Great Britain for the pur-
pose of defense in the regions of east
Asia and India" This inclusion of
India specifically as a point at which
any aggression by a foreign power Will
call for the assistance of Japan, finds
much favor with the press of London,
the morning papers in long Mandatory
articles welcoming the new and more
extensive alliance of the two insular
kingdoms west and east as giving m
mediate relief from h dangerous thun-
dercloud which for so many years has
hung over the Indian frontier.
The Preamble.
The preamble reads:
The governments of Great Britain anG
Japan, being desirious of replacing the
airy, so. 1902, by fresh stipulations, have
agreed upon the following articles, which
have for their effect:
A. Consolidation and the maintenance
of general peace in the regions of eastern
Asia and India.
b. The preservation of the common in
terests of all the powers in China by in
surfing the Independence and integrity OF
the Chinese empire and the principle of
equal opportunities for the and
industry of all nations in China.
G. The maintenance of the territorial.
rights of the high contracting parties in
the regions of eastern Asia and India and
the defense of their special interests in the
The text of the treaty is as follows:
Text of the Treaty.
Article I. 1t is agreed that whenever, in
the. opinion - either ihn r.s Of Great sSaHe Britain Britain or or
in the preamble are in jeopardy the two
governments will communicate with one
| another fully and frankly and discuss IN
common the measures which should be
taken to safeguard those menaced rights
or interests.
- -4f - cl-,.t ~ - {l1 IT. oar-
tracing parties. be involved in war in de-
Tense of its territorial rights or special
interests, the other Will at once come to
the assistance of its ally; both parties VIII
conduct a war In common and make peace
In mutual agreement with any power or
powers involved in such war.
Article III. Japan, possessing paramount
political, military and economic interests
in Korea, Great Britain recognizes Japan's
right to take such>measures for the guid-s
ance and control of Korea as she may
deem proper and necessary to safeguard
n advance those interests, providing the
measures SO taken are not contrary to the
principle of equal opportunities for the
| and industry of all nations.
Article ". Great Britain, having a spe-
cial interest in all that concerns the Sc
curity of the Indian frontier, Japan recog-
nizes her right to take such measures In
the proximity of that frontier as she may
find necessary for safeguarding her Indian
Article v. The high contracting parties
agree that neither VIII, without consulting
the other, enter into a separate arrange
ment with another power to the prejudice
of the objects described in the preamble.
Article vi. AS regards the present war
between japan and Russia, Great Britain
unless some other power or powers join
In hostilities against Japan, in which case
Great Britain will come to the assistance
of Japan, will conduct war in common and
will make peace in mutual agreement with
Japan.
Article VII. The conditions under which
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either power to the other in the circum-
stances mentioned in the present agree
ment and the means by which such assist
ance shall be la available will be ar
ranged by the military and naval authori-
ties Of the contracting parties, who will
from time to time consult with each other
freely on all questions Of mutual inter-
est.
Article VII. The present agreement
shall be subject to the provisions of ar
after the date OF signature, and remain in
force ten years from that date, in case
neither OF the parties shall have been no.
OF said ten years of an intention of ter
minating It, 1t shall remain binding until
the expiration of one year from the day
%renounccd IT; but II, when the date Qf.the
expiration arrives. either ally is actually
engaged In war. the alliance shall be ipso
facto and continue until peace shall have
been concluded.
The treaty is signed by Foreign Secre-
tary Lansdowne on behalf of Great Brit
aini.and Baron Hayashi. the Japanese
minister. on behalf of Japan.
lerd Lansdowne's Dispatch.
With the treaty was issued a dispatch
to the British ambassador at st. Peters,
burg, Sir Charles Hardinge, with the re-
quest that the treaty be communicated to
the Russian government. This dispatch.
Is explanatory%of the delay in publishing
the treaty due to the progress OF nego-
tiations looking to peace between Russia
and Japan. In 1t Lord Lansdowne says:
The Russian government will, I trust.
realize that this new agreement is an in
ternational instrument to which no excep-
ton can be taken by any of the powers
interested in any of the affairs in the far
east.
ARREST a DAKOTA BANKER.
Minot, N. D., Sept. 26.-President ].
A. Erickson Of the Minot National
bank, which is now in the hands Of a
receiver, was arrested today on a war,