The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-12-09
THE OLD WORLD
MUCH PLEASED
Japan and America Regarded as Ar
biters of The
Pacific.
1T WILL MAKE FOR PEACE.
Belief That The Compact Makes Sure
The Future of
China
IT WILL MAKE FOR PEACE

LONDON, November 2S.-The re-
ported agreement between the United
States and Japan for the maintenance
of the status quo in the Pacific and the
guaranteeing of the integrity of China
is given a prominent place in the after
noon papers of London, and is clearly
considered to be of great Importance.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it would be
heartily welcomed as contribution to
the security of the worlds peace. It is
not IAN entangling alliance" but an
agreement that is all to the good from
every viewpoint" as we'll as desir-
able compliment to the Anglo-Japanese
alliance. 1t should assist also, this
paper says, in friendly adjustment of
other questions between the United
States and Japan.
SATISFACTION IN BERLIN.
BERLIN, November 2S.-The report
of an understanding between the Unit
ed States and Japan guaranteeing the
integrity of China and providing for
the maintenance of the status quo in
the Pacific did not come as surprise
| to official circles in Berlin, but other
wise no one has been led to suspect
the existence of any such understand
ed with the greatest satisfaction, as
| likely to dispose of all reason for
conflict in the Pacific D
At the same time the confirmation
of the industrial and commercial equal
ity of the powers in China is consid-
cred as further Strengthening the pol
icy of the open door. Altogether the
agreement is regarded as an important
guarantee of constancy in the further
development of political relations in
the Far East. The greatest advantage
to be derived therefrom by China is
that the Chinese can henceforth, with
out fear of external difficulties, proceed
with internal reforms which will ben
! eft materially all nations having COM
mercial relations with her.
PRAISE BY GERMAN PRESS.
The newspapers here received the
agreement as disposing of number of
dangerous questions in which Europe
also was deeply concerned, and they
comment favorably upon President
Roosevelt therein.
The Tageblatt says: The American
Nation will be able to say that Presi-
dent Roosevelt hands over to his sue
cessor a well-ordered house, not only
internally but externally. The Presi-
dent scored a great success before
leaving by securing an agreement be-
tween the United States and Japan
which will be of extraordinary impor'
lance if it dispels the possibility of {
conflict that for many months has
made the world uneasy. First, the
Japanese immigration question wai
settled and now the Philippines arr
guaranteed to America by Japan. Taft
visit to Toxic has borne fruit. Tit
new agreement will be advantageous tt
China, and the foreign policy of tn
United States has thus understood how
W lay lu6 6uOSJ VI IuO SCllOW pei
, We congratulate ourselves that tn
new world has brought such a goo
;" teacher for the old.
COLOGNE, November 2S.-The Kol
nische Zeitung prints an inspired BeI
lin dispatch in which it is stated tina
the American-Japanese agreement wi
be received with satisfaction every
where.
80 far as Germany is concerned,
says the dispatch, 'the principle OF tn
open door agrees fully with whs
Germany on various occasions has do
clared to be desirable.
TREATY OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
PARIS, November 2S.-The terms {
the American-Japanese agreement r
garding the integrity of China are r,
ceived with satisfaction in COVER
mental circles. The last clause of i