New-York tribune., 1908-11-29
AGREEMENT WITH
JAPAN CONFIRMED
DpOpOS4L C4ME FROM
TOXIC.
LITTLE Short of Alliance, Say Wash,
ington Diplomats No Treaty
To Be NEGOTIATED.
fr-cn The tribune Bureau J

-.s,.-on Nov es-The unofficial disclosure
=, -,,srscter of the negotiations which have
- IL rro--ess between the Secretary Of State
= .+. Iersnese Ambassador elected the keen
= interest in diplomatic and official circles here
: -, md has caused some speculation TO
-5etrer = conflict may not arise between the
,.:-;s--s,ion and the Senate regarding the
-. n which the executive branch Of the
-l--,---,snr may enter into an agreement" with
,.-.s-r nation without the advice and con-
- - rhe Senate. Such speculation. however,
s,.-s . he based on a misconception Of the
- Of the Negotiations. or, rather, Of the
- ,-1fc3r -l7-.. conciuz.. viii take.
-.,.-.s..,- Of he .c:line Of the sc-called
.r- az printed in -rne Tribune this morn
confirmed at the State Department to-
,-,-.,ef Il was asserted that no notes had
- e;e,ad and that the news was not given
--oss ~ anv official Of that department
=. 7o-snese Embassy il vas declared that
a ,.r.asor and his staff had been equally
-. This has led diplomats TO believe that
- ,-ro-77stion leaked" at Toxic
e4,b proposition in the so-cailed agree
=, u-berehy il is declared TO he the purpose OF
- y-,ite5 States and Japan. in the event 'hat
80, ocr,,rrenoe shall threaten the status quo OF
C,-,,s and the Pacific trade, to communicate
with each other for the purpose OF ar
-iz-fuE Z mutual UNDERSTANDING VIII II
ra-s II the measures they may consider II
useful 70 take il regarded by diplomats mere
- h little short Of an alliance between the two
Nations and therefore the knowledge that the
r-o-,oei-ior in its entirety enanated from the
rsrg7ese government causes no surprise In
fact. il is suggested in some quarters that per
hans the reticence which the State Department
has consistently maintained regarding the
negotiations while such news as leaked" has
come from Toxic. is due TO the fact that this
government IS not altogether proud Of the out
come although il may regard diplomatic corre-
sronderce which places Japan on record as COM
-i,-ed % the administrative entity of China
ss p-efersble. even with the fifth provision
collateral proposition. 10 the uncommitted atti-
tude which Japan has hitherto occupied.
Japan. as has already been told in these dis
patches. never expressed her formal assent TO
ths proposition outlined in Secretary Hays IA
nous note Of 5uly 3. 1900 in which he asked
The great powers TO commit themselves 10 the
reservation OF the administrative entity of
China and while il is asserted that in later
NEGOTIATIONS with ether nations Japan has sig
nshed her purpose Of unfolding that principle. II
sf naturally a course Of satisfaction TO this gov
e-nment TO have the assertion set down in black
snd white in correspondence addressed 20 the
United States
In view Of the fact that none of the PROPOSE
tons IN the agreement to be incorporated in
E treaty, moreover. il is probable that the
American officials attach less importance to the
ffth article than do those foreign diplomats
who were not consulted regarding the negotia-
iiors