Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-30
SIGN JAPANESE PACT
Root and Takahira Complete
FormaIities of Agreement.
TEXT PUBLIC WEDNESDAY
Some Misunderstanding of Purport
to Be Explained Away.
CRITICISM THROUGH EUROPE
War and Peace Alliance Is View OF
Organ of Japan's Premier.
Guardians of Pacific.
TEXT PUBLIC WEDNESDAY
CRITICISM THROUGH EUROPE

1udTQlduS Oh 1dCluC.
Secretary Root and Ambassador Tafa-
hira of Japan exchanged notes this att
ernoon at the State Department, cover
ing the declaration OF nve articles which
are to govern their policy in China and
the Pacific, a full report Of which has
been set forth in The Star.
A final meeting between 16r. Root ana
MI. Takahira preliminary to signing the
notes was held in the morning. Then
the matter was gone over finally. The
articles will be given to tho press for
publication Wednesday morning.
The State Department is pleased with
the manner in which tho intentions OF
the two governments regarding the Pa
cific and China have been received. The
public atoms show that there
IL still some real mtsconception Of the at-
titude Of the two countries, and for this
reason Secretary Root says the exchange
Of notes 10 useful.
War and Peace Pact?
Special Cabiceram TO The Star.
TOXIC. November 30.-The Kokumin.
Premier katsura's organ. today welcomes
policies as tantamount to an offensive and
defensive alliance.
1t explains that the declaration is not
called a treaty owing to the American
Constitution.
The SignatorieS. the japanese paper
says. become the joint guardians Of peace
territories. Being couched in general
70 nj
naturalization.
incidentally. says Katsura's paper. the
agreement means the rehabilitation OF
Viscount Aoki as the .nitiator Of the ne.
gOtiations.
The Russ Sees Trouble Later.
ST. PETERSBURG. November 3O.-An
article published today in the Russ. a pa
per which has continually preached war
between the United States and Japan.
strikes the only discordant note in Rus
sian press comment on the recent agree
ment between the United States and
Japan. which, among other things. guar
antees the integrity of China
This agreement, according to the Russ,
merely postpones the inevitable struggle
until the end of William H. Taft's term
of Office.
The two nations, says the Russ. have
surveyed the situation, and have decided
that a poor peace is better than a good
quarrel. The American naval program
and the American Notifications on the
Pacific are not yet completed and Japan
is in financial straits
The outcome of a naval conflict today
between the two countries would be un-
certain. But. the paper predicts, under
cover of this new agreement each will
push its war preparations to completion.
The Am merican-Japanese agreement,
which brings the United States into the
circle of accord concluded last year by
Russia. Japan and France, assures. ac-
the peaceful development Of the far east
ern situation, snd Is certain of the heart
lest welcome in Russian circles, both Of
fetal and public.
Tine approval Of the Russian govern
ment was assured in advance Of the pub
McatiOn of the agreement.
John w. Riddle. the American amba ssa-
dor, acting on instructions from Washing
ton. communicated the details of the
agreement TO NJ. Isvolsky. the foreign
minister November 25, and received
formal assurances that Russia was in
full sympathy with its objects.
NJ. Isvolsky asked Mr.. Riddle to inform
the State Department that he was plea sed
with the conclusion of the agreement.
The Russian sentiments were officially
announced last night in communique
as follows:
THE agreement entered into by the
United States and Japan Is in every way
analogous with the agreements effected
last year between Japan and Russia and
France. 1t will certainly form a further
guarantee for the establishment OF peace
in the far east. The agreement there
fore is warmly welcomed here"
Alliance. Defensive and Offensive.
LONDON. November 3O-The American
japanese agreement claims the maximum
Of attention and interest here. primarily
on international grounds. as putting an
end to a situation which might at any
moment. have developed between tho
United States and Japan difficulties in
volving delicate consideration for the Brit
ish government and. secondly. because Of
its being a new departure In the po Icy OF
the United States government with re-
gard TO foreign entanglements.
1t is understood that the British govern
ment was consulted by both the Amer
lean and Japanese governments before the
agreement was concluded and some cur
iosty has been excited as to what attitude
Congress will take toward the Presidents
action in concluding the agreement.
The London daily newspapers express
the heartiest satisfaction which amounts
to an expression of relief at this new as
surance of peace In the far east
The Standard says:
I'm plain English it means an alliance
for military and naval operations. when
the American and Japanese governments
agree to communicate with each other as
70 advisable measures in event of the dis
turbance Of the status quo. The object is
so laudable that no outside nation can
take offense."
The Daily News also regards the agree
ment as tantamount to an alliance. and
argues that it is ridiculous for Great
Britain to continue TO include the United
States in the two-power standard against
which 1t is considered necessary to build
a navy.
Germany Was Consulted.
BERLIN, November 3O-The State De-
partment at Washington sounded the Ger
man foreign Office in advance concerning
the American-Japanese agreement for the
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
interest of Germany as we'll as the powers
in 1t.
Germauys policy in the far east Is iden-
tical with that of the United States. and
1t is one part of the world where the two
governments have pronounced mutual
The foreign Office considers the agree
nlent a high achievement In the states
manship of both the United States and
Japan. and that 1t was conceived and