The Washington times., 1908-11-28
WARNS THE WORLD
AWAY FROM CHINA
Continued from First Pags)


confront any outside power contem-
plating interference IN China or else
where IN the Pacific
In substance, the propositions on
which the two governments have reach
de approximate agreement, are
!. America and Japan viii each pro-
mote the free and peaceful Cevel Opment
Of their commerce in the Pacific.
2. That each power disclaimS and de-
signs OF territorial aggrandlZement,
agrees to maintain the existing status.
and declares for equal opuortuufty OF
commerce and industry IN China.
3. That each power viii respect the
integrity Of territorial possessions Of
the other.
4. That each power guarantees the
administrative territorial integrity Of
China.
.. That the two powers will consult
each other should any contingency
arise which may tend to disturb the
Concerning Manchuria, the State De-
partment declines to elucidate the
agreement. The fact. however, that
MgnChuTia IS a part Of China. and that
the territorial integrity of China Is made
q part Of the understanding, IS assumed
10 mean guarantee that Japan will pro-
coed in good faith with. teh evacuation
OF that province. To what extent the
great comemrcial advantages which
Japan has already gained IN MaUchura
may be preserved 10 her IN future with
out violation OF the entente, Is a point
of much interest on which no infOrma-
ton thus far has ben ventured.
Deaths Hasten It.
The open door 10 China IS pledged
the support Of both powers: and it is
shrewdly suspected in diplomatic circles
that there IS, IN this connection, an Inn
portant reason for permitting the sub
stance Of the agreement to leak out at
q a..
sists that II did not originally give out
the information and f. expressed doubt
whether Japan had done so.
But the information got out and IS
authenticated.
The diplomatic BELIEF Is that. I'm view
Of the crisis at Pekin. incident TO the
deaths OF the Emperor and Dowager
Empress. the Washington and Tokyo
authorities deemed il especially desir-
able that the world should know with
out delay OF their agreement, Accord
ingly, the announcement comes Just at
a moment when II will be calculated TO
give pause TO any outside power con-
sidering any plan OF gaining diplomatic
advantage in the Celestial Empire. It
would be manifestly unfair to name
Russia, or Germany, or any other
country, with the suggestion that II
may have been suspected of any de
signs; but the fact remains that If any
European country has entertained such
purposes, however shadowy, the an
nouncement that Japan and America
have composed all disagrements and
viii stand together for a solution con-
sistent with TIE dignity and preserva-
ton of China, viii have most deterrent
influence.
In connection win this adjustment, it
can be said that il has no relation
whatever to the questions which involve
japanese immig grafton TO the United
States. Those we're disposed Of to the
satisfaction Of both countries by the leg
isIatiOn Of two years ago in this cOun-
try, and by the good faith perform
aEces OF the japanese government in
enforcing restrictions against emigration
Of Nipponese laborers-
Treaty Governs 1t.
The treaty Of 1894 governs this mat
ter. and has a year or two yet to run;
but there is no danger now Of difficulty
in maintaining the satisfactory rela-
tons which haze been established as to
this question
The American Government has no in
formation concerning the DEVELOPMENTS
In the Chinese palace crisis of the last
fortnight. There is, Of course. lively
apprehension as to possible develop
ments. Whether it may mean more
rapid reaWakening OF China and de-
velopment OF the national spirit. can
only be cOn1ectured: but there is little
doubt, in diplomatic quarters, that the
apanese-American agreement has been
announced just at this time by way OF
dOina away with any uncertainties in
the chancellories of the world. as TO
what may be expected from the two
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