Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-27
TEXT OF TREATY
CONTINUED from Page One.)

| ensuring the independence ana lhtcsr-
tv OF the Chinese empire ana the pfih-
cJpl:s of equal opportunities 1"r the
| commerce. and industry of all hatlola
| in China.
| "c-The maintenance Of the terrific
rial rights Of The high contracting Par
ties IN tlc regions of Eastern ASIA ana
of In.jia and the defence of their Spc-
| ci1l interests in the said regions.
| Tho text of the treaty Is as follows:
| "ArtfcIo 1T is agreed that whenever
in the opinion either Of Great Britain
,r .,an3n anv Of the rights aud inter
,.sts referred to III the preamble to this
| agreement are in jeopardy, th" two
governments will communicate WIN
one another fully and frankly ana VIII
consider in common the measures
which should BE- taken 20 safeguard
these menaced rights or interests.
| "Articlc Should cithcl of the high
contracting parties be inv"iEet III war
| in defense OF it's territorial rights or
| special interests the other party will -
| once come to the assistance Of It's ally
and both parties will conduct war i'll
| common and make peaC" IN mutual
agreement with any power or powers
| involved i'll such war.
Article 3-Japan possessing para
mount. political, military and economic
interests in rorea Great Britain rec
ognz"s Japan's right to take such
measures for thu guidance. control and
/ protection of Cor,.L as she may deem
proper and necessary to safeguard and
1 .i,Ii
measures 50 tak.i. are noJ contrary 10
| the principles Of equal opportunities for
TIE commerce and industry of all na-
| tians.
"Artir!p 4-Grcat Britain. having 4
special interest III what concerns the
| security Of the Indian frontier, Japan
recognizes her right to take such meas
ues in The proximity of that frontier
as sh,' may find necessary for safe
guarding her Indian possessions.
article The high contracting par
| ties agree that neither will without
consulting; the other. enter ih;" q sci'a-
rate arrangement with another power
to he prejudice Of til" objects de-
scribcd in the preamble.
! "Articlc 6--AS regards the present war
1 between Japan and kusSia. Great Brit
| ain viii continue to maintain strict
| neutrality unless some other power or
powers join i'll hostilitie6 against japan.
Ill which case Great Britain will come
to the assistance of Japan. will con-
duct war In common and will mae
/ peace in mutual agreement With Japan.
| ARTICLE The Conditions under
which armed assistance shall be afford
ed Ivy either power to the other in the
circumstances mentioned in the pres
ent lgrAclrent and the means by Which
such assistance shall be made avail
able Will be arranged by the naval and
military authorities of the contracting
| parties who will from tim. To tim" con-
suit cnc another fully and freely Oh ali
questions Of mutual interests.
| article %-Th" present agreement
| shall be subject to the provisions of
Article and come into effect immcdi-
ately after the date of signature and
| rcmain in force for 10 years from that
GATE in case neither Of the parties shall
| have been notified II moEthS before the
expiration Of said ~ years of an i'll
tcntion Cf terminating it. 1t shall re-
main binding until the expiration of
one year from the day on which either
of the parties shall have denounced 1t.
| but If when the dat" for the expiration
arrives either ally is actually engaged
in war. the alliance shall be ipso facto
and continue until Teace shall b. con-
| Cluded.
The treaty is signed by Foreign Sec
| retary LfnSciownc, on behalf Of Great
| Britain. and By Baron Hayashi. the
| Japa1c:" minister on behalf of Japan
With the treaty was issued u despatch
to the British Ambassador at st.
! Petersburg, Sir Charles Hardingr, with
| tho request that the treaty l." c0Inmlln-
icltcd tu the itussian govcrnme mt. This
despatch is explanatory of the delay in
| publishing til" treaty, due 10 the prog
| ross Of negotiations looking to peace
| between Russia and Japan. In il Lord
| LanSduWnc says:
| The Russian government will, I
! trust, recognize that this new agree
mcnt is IN international instrument TO
which no exception can be taken by
any of the powers Interested In the
affairs Of the Far East"
Continuing, Lord Lansdownc says:
Great Britain. believe. may count on
| tho good viii ana support Of all The pow
crs in ,ndeavoring to maintain peace in
| Eastern Asia ard in seeking to uphold
the integrity and independence OF the Chi
nnsc empire ara the principal of equal op-
poltuniti"s for tn" commcrr" and indus
try of al nations i'll that empire. on tho
other hand, tie interests of the contract
ing parties are Of "a kind upon which
they are fully entitled to insist and thu
announcement that those interests mus
he SatcEuardtd Is one which can create no
surprise and need give rise to no misgiy
ingS."
special mention Is made Of Articles :
and 8. of tho latter Lord L1nSdownc
Say~:
''it recognizes III the cl"are st terms tn. |
paramount position which Japan at this |
moment occupies, anG must hcnceforth |
occupy. in Ccroa, and her right to till.' +!
IL" measures which Size may find ncres-
elry tor the protection Of her political |
military and economic interests in that |
country. 1t Is, however, expressly provid- |
ed that such measures must not be CON
irary to the principle of equal opportuni- |
ties for the commerce and industry of |
"thrr nations. The treaty ut this poiui |
differs cnnspicuouSly from that of 100" 1t |
has, however, become evident that Cprra
owing 10 its close proximity to the Jap
ancsc empire and to It's inability to stand |
aion", must fall under the control and |
tutciaSc Of Japanese.