The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-27
GREAT BRITAIN AND
JAP PANESE TREATY
Signed Yesterday Means Peace
and Prosperity in the East
WILL HELP EACH OTHER
WITH ARMED FORCES FOR ALL
TIME TO coME-TREATY
WILL GIVE GOOD WILL OF
THE POWERS.

tNRfiN'FAAs
new agreement between Great Britain
and Japan. which was signed by Lonl
Lansdowne. the British foreign secre.
tary and Baron Hayashi. the Japanese
m mister to Great Britain. Auguat IL.
has just been issued by the foreign
office
Accompanying the agreement is q
covering letter from Lord Lansdowne
to Inc British ambassadors at ST
Petersburg and Paris, for transmission
to the Russian and French govern
ments respectively in which the for
/ eign secretary reviews the agreement
and carefully points on; that the new
defensive alliance is not intended as
menace but rather as a guarantee OF
peace and prosperity in the far east
in which all countries may participate.
/ The main feature of the agreement
have already been rorcastod in the /
Associated Press dispatches. The |
pithy articles Ct the official text, how
ever, bring out forcefully the tremend- |
/ GUS importance to both countries Of |
| this alliance, which practically makes |
Great Britain Japan and Japan Great |
Britain for the purpose of defense, "in |
the regions Of East Asia and India"
This inclusion Of India specifically |
as the point at which any aggression |
by foreign power viii call for the |
assistance Of Japan, finds much favor
with the press Of London which look |
upon II as giyingimmediate relief from
the dangerous thunder cloud which for
dian frontier.
IKE hrgt two articles Uf the treaty
Ieach government agrees. angept III
9ne being attacked by any f6reign
power. to go to the assistance of its
alley. The third recognizes Japans
paramount interests In Korea. Tho
fourth covers the protection Of Great
Brtian's interests in India and is az
follows:
Great B.itian having special inter
est in all that concerns the secnrlty
Of the Indian frcniier, Japan rseog-
nizes her right to take such measures
In proxima1ely to that frontier as she
may find necessary for the safe guard.
ing Of her Indian possessions"
Another important sect on is the
seventh which p@oyides: "Condi-
ons under which armed assistance
shah be offered by either power to
the other In the circumstances men.
toned in the present agreement and
the means by which such assistance
shall be made available viii be ar.
ranged by the naval and military au-
thorit eg Of the contracting parties
who viii from time 10 time consult
with each other freely on all ques-
1tcns Ct mutual interests"
Lausdowne in his letter. express ss
the belief that Great Britain may
count cn the good will and support
of all the powers in endeayoring tc
mainta n peace in Eastern Asia and
in seeking to uphold the integrity and
independence Of the Chinese and this
principle of equal opportunities fo'
commerce and industry Of all nation;
In that empire"
He also says. THE interests Of the
: contracting parties are of d kind upon
VIII ch they are fully entitled to insist
and the announcement that those in
terests must be safeguarded Ii ont
which cane reate no surprise and meet
- give rise to no misgivnggp
| Baron Hayashi, in an Interview witt
r the Associated Press said that "tht
II new treaty forms an effective safe
guard against a renewal of the dis
turbances n the far East. That /
r. It's object. We cannot say thai pei
manent peace has been secured --tha
= 3 too much 70 be suro OF, but we cal
D aver that tranquility has been assure
for long time to come
This applies not only TO Great Brit
n. ain and Japan, but also to all power
having political or commercial intel
ests in that part of the world; in fac
py TO all who have been Interested Il
to mainta ming the status quo. repea
he that the treaty Is a sure guarantee 0
It's peace. for that Is it's aim and object
&c, II should be clearly recognized by al
lily that is its that It Is net meant as
menace TO anyone"
81 Sir Charles Dixie in the course 0
ed an interview with the Associate
&c. Press IN the treaty said the arrange
.er ment Is ent rely satisfactory 20 Franc
,ut but that with Germany the case MA
ms be different, because It deals a bios
at the aspirations which Germany
an. supposed 10 entertain with re gard I
zen the province Of Shantung, and hecauy
liz Germany's present privllcsed posito
cs. In Shantung may become uon'cxlsten
ly, BY reason Of the treaty. Germany
Tor therefore. may have some slight fee
be ing Of rrtet on because Of the limi
az alton thus Imposed, Y is only ~ TIL
rogpect that the treaty IL likely
- give rise to any permanent unplra'
antness.- M