The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-27
Text of the New Anglo Japanese Treaty
 Issued.
A MOMENTOUS DOCUMENT
ITS SCOPE BROADENED so AS TO
 INCLUDE INDIA.

If Either of Contracting Parties be In- voIved in War in Defense of Its Ter ritoriaI Rights or Special Interests the Other VIII at Once Go to Assist ance of Its AIIy-ConventiOn to Re- main in Force Ten Years-New AIIt- ance Not Intended as Menace but as Guarantee of Peace and Prosperity in the Far East
 London, Sept. 27.-The text of the new agreement between Great Britain and Japan which was signed by Lord Lans- downe, the British foreign secretary, and Baron Hayashi, the Japanese min ister to Great Britain, on August 12, 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. E. 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 courte- ousIy reviews the agreement and care- fully points out that the new defensive alliance is not intended as menace, nf an prosperity in the Far East in which all countries may participate.
 The pithy articles of the official text bring out forcefully the tremendous i'm portance to both countries of this alli- ance, which practically makes Great Britain Japan and Japan Great Britain for the purposes of defense "in the re- gions of East Asia and India" This inclusion of India specifically as point at which any aggression by a foreign power will call for the assistance of Ja- pan finds much favor with the press of London, the morning papers in long laudatory articles welcoming the new and more extensive alliance of the two insular kingdoms west and east as giv- ing immediate relief from the danger ous thunder cloud which for so many years has hung over the Indian from tier.
 Preamble of Treaty.
 1.-The governments of Great Britain and Japan, being desirous of replacing the agreement concluded between them January 30, 1902, by fresh stipulations, have agreed upon the following articles, which have for their object:
 d'A-Consolidation and the mainten- ance of general peace in the regions of eastern Asia and India.
 sB-The preservation of the common interests of all the powers in China by ensuring the independence and integ- rity of the Chinese empire and the principle of equal opportunities for the commerce and industry of all nations in China. rs '
 "C-The maintenance of the territo- rial rights of the high contracting par ties in the regions of eastern Asia and of India, and the defense of their spe- cial interests in the said regions"
 Text of the Treaty.
 Article lit is agreed that when ever, in the opinion either of Great Britain or Japan, any of the rights and interests referred to in the preamble to this agreement are in jeopardy, the two governments will communicate with one another fully and frankly, and will consider in common the measures which should be taken to safeguard those menaced rights or interests.
 Article 2--Should either of the high contracting parties be involved in war in defense of it's territorial rights or special interests, the other party will at once come to the assistance of it's ally and both parties will conduct war in common and make peace in mutual involved in such war.
 Article 3--Japan possessing para mount political, military and economic interests in Korea, Great Britain rec zognizes Japan's right to take such measures for the guidance, control and protection of Korea as she may deem proper and necessary to safeguard and advance those interests, providing the measures so taken are not contrary to the principle of equal opportunities for the commerce and industry of all na- tions.
 Article 4-Great Britain having a special interest in all that concerns the security of the Indian frontier, Japan recognizes her right to take such meas ures in the proximity of that frontier as she may find necessary for safe- guarding her Indian possessions.
 Article 5--The high contracting par ties agree that neither will without con sulting the other enter into a separat arrangement with another power to th prejudice of the objects described in th preamble.
 Article 6-As regards the present wa between Japan and Russia Great Brit ain will continue to maintain stric neutrality unless some other power 0 powers join in hostility against Japan in which case Great Britain will conn to the assistance of Japan, will con duct war in common and will mak peace in mutual agreement with la pan.