Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-01
EUROPE LIKES AGREEMENT
Getting Together of United States ant
Japan a Tenstrike.
ASSURES PEACE IN FAR EAST
Specter of War which Has Disturbed
the European Powers Now Adj
mItted to Have Been Ban
ished Into Oblivion,

BERLIN. Nov. 9o.-The State department
at Washington sounded the German
Foreign office in advance concerning the
Japanese-American agreement for the
maintenance OF the integrity of China and
of the status quo in the Pacific and was
Informed that it would be received here
with the fullest approval, being in the in
terest OF Germany as we'll as the powers
participating in it.
Germany's policy in the far east is identi-
cal with that Of the United States, and it
is ono part Of the world where the two
governments have pronounced mutual con-
Germs.
The Foreign office considers the agree
ment a high achievement ~ the statesman
ship of both the United States and Japan
and that it was conceived and executed on
a large scale of liberality and good will.
Russia Approves
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 29.--The Amer
ican-Japanese agreement, which brings the
United States into the circle of accords
concluded last year by Russia, Japan and
France, assures, according to the opinion
held here, the peaceful development Of the
far eastern situation and is certain of the
heartlest welcome in Russian circles, both
official and public.
The approval of the Russian government
was assured in advance of the publication
of the agreement.
John w. Riddle, the American ambassa-
dor, acting on instructions from Washing
| ton, communicated the details of the agree
ment to NJ. Iswolsky, the foreign minister,
| on November %, and received formal assur-
ances that Russia was in full sympathy
with it's objects.
Popular I'm England,
Nov. S0.-The American-Japa-
nese agreement claims the ms Ximum of
attention and interest here. primarily on
international grounds, as putting an end
to a situation which might at any moment
have developed between the United States
and Japan difficulties involving delicate
| consideration for the British government,
and, secondly, because of its being a new
departure in the policy of the United
states government with regard to foreign
entanglements.
It is understood that the British govern
ment was consulted by both the United
States and Japan before the agreement
was concluded and some curiosity has
been excited as to what attitude congress
will take toward the presidents action in
concluding the agreement. The Londo
newspapers express the heartiest satisfac-
ton, which amounts to an expression OF
relief, at this new assurance Of peace in
the far east. The Morning Pest says:
The United States in recent years have
rendered to the cause of peace services
that cannot be lightly estimated. The new
agreement postpones indefinitely the once
much talked OF struggle for the mastery
of the Pacific"
The Standard says: I'm plain English,
il means an alliance for military and naval
operations wherein the American and Japa,
nCse governments agree to communicate
with each other as to advisable measures
in the event cf disturbance of the status
quo. The object Is so laudable that No
outside nation can take offense."
The Daily Mail says: "The agreement
Is another link in the chain that letters
the spectre OF wa-, 1t marks not merely
a renewal OF the traditional friendship that