New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
POWERS HIGHLY PLEASED
ENGLAND, Germany and France Ap-
nr0Te the Contention.

DrOUe the COnUerttOH.
| 1,ndon Nov. 2s.-The reported agreement be-
| tween the United states and japan for the
| maintenance Of the status quo in the Pachc ana
| the guarantee of the integrity Of China has a
| prominent place in the afternoon papers OF Lon
don and is clearly considered 20 be OF great I'M
| portance It was received too late for general
| editorial comment, but THE Pail Mall Gazette
| saws II will be heartily welcomed as contriou-
| ton to the security of the worlds peace II IS
not IAN entangling alliance but an agreement
| that Is all to the good from every viewpoint,
| ga ueu as a most desirable complement to the
Anglo-Japanese alliance. II should assist also,
| this paper says. in the friendly adjustment of
other questions between the United States and
| Japan.
Berlin. Nov. 2s-The report Of the understand
ing between the United States end Japan was
not surprise TO official circles in Berlin, but
otherwise no one had been led to suspect the ex
istence of any such understanding The dec
laration was greeted with the greatest satisfac-
ton at the Foreign once as Likely to dispose OF
all reason for a conflict in the Pacific.
The confirmation Of the industrial and COM
mercal equality of the powers in China is re-
sarded as further Strengthening the policy Of
the open door Altogether the agreement is re-
garded as an important guarantee Of consis-
tency in the further development Of political re
lations in the Far East. The great advantage to
be derived theTefroTn by China is that she can
henceforth, without fear of external disturbance,
proceed with those internal reforms which will
benefit materially all nations having commercial
relations with her These reforms have been
delayed up to the present time by the uncer-
tainty of the political future. The newspapers
received the agreement as disposing of a number
In z.-f7ir
was deeply concerned and they comment favor
ably on President Roosevet's part therein The
"Tageblatt" says
The American nation will be able to say that
President Roosevelt hands to his successor
a we'll ordered house. not only internally but ex-
terually. The President a great success,
before leaving Office. by obtaining an agreement
between the United States and Japan which will
be of extraordinary Importance IL it dispes the
possibility of conflict which for many months
has made the world uneasy First, the jap
anese immigration question was settled, and
now the Philippines are guaranteed to America
by Japan Mr.. Taft's visit TO TOXIC has borne
fruit The new agreement will be most ad-
Vantageous to China, and the foreign policy Of
the United states has thus understood how to
lay the ghost Of the Yellow Peril. We congrat-
ulate ourselves that the New World has become
such good teacher for the Old,
Cologne Nov. 2S.-The "K0lnische Zeitung'
pt&fts inspired Berlin dispatch. in which il
is said that the American panese agreement
will be received with satisfaction everywhere
adding:
AS far as Germany is concerned, the principle
Of the open door agrees fully with what Ger
many on various occasions has declared to be
desirable. Moreover. il is important fact
that the United States and Japan will protect
the integrity of China. This decision also cor
responds entirely with the views of the German
government TO which nothing can DC more de-
siTable than that China, thus protected from
disquiet from without. should be able to devote
herself TO the task Of internal upbuldng and
the development OF her slumbering energies.
Faris. Nov. 2e.--The morning newspapers print
prominently the details of the American-Japan-
ese agreement The ''Matin" says: Thus van
ishes the dream Of the Emperor OF Germany
who leaned upon he American people TO str,ig-
gle against the yellow peril - The other pa
Pers hail the agreement a distinct achieve
ment of American diplomacy.
The last clause Of the agreement which
pledges the two governments to communicates
with each other for the purpose of arriving at
an understanding before adopting any meas
uFes in case Of the status quo being threat
ened is considered of immense Importance here
1t ss likely 80 make the United States and Japan
TIE arbiters of the future destInies Of China
France, however. does not object; Indeed u ls
tntimated In responsible quarters that she was
conf1dentaiy advised prior to the publication OF
this agreement, and that she expressed her en-
tire approval Of the convention