The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-06

lishmen think Il woHld. And bitterly
or contemptuously As they often ex-
press themselves concerning America,
these same masses Invariably take the
view that the two countries are, after
all. relatives who. quarrel as they
may between themselves, must not let
outsiders come between them.
Downing street fully understands
this feeling and knows that 1t would
not do to disregard it-that no ad-
ministration could hope to remain a
week in Office II 1t undertook to rem
der physical assistance to the Japan
ese against America.
Awkward Is no name for the situ-
alton in which the British government
woull find itself in the event of 1,
Japanese-American war;" said an Inn
portant foreign Official, who frequent
ly gives valuable hints to the press,
but to whom it would be ask
ing too much tofrequest that he sacri-
flee his post by permitting the use
OF his name.
There would, OF course, be only
one thing for us, to do he continued.
1--WE would have to repudiate the
treaty. A difficult thing to do? Well,
1 should say 80. But it would be
absolutely unavoidable. And diplo-
macy would find some way out. 1t
would not satisfy the japanese, to be
sure. But daresay we should some
how contrive tosssave our faces with
the rest of the world. Governments
usually find a way, you know, to es-
cape fulfillment OF impossible obliga-
tions. 1t would not be the first treaty
to be broken"
Treaty Protects India.
The truth is that England would
never have entered into the Anglo
Japanese treaty could it have been
foreseen what turn affairs would take.
1t was originally designed to protect
India. The British, as everyone
knows, have for years feared a Rus
sian move from the north against this
big dependency. *of late there has not
seemed to be so much danger from
Russia, but as apprehensions concern
ing the czar subsidized, those concern.
ing the mikado Increased.
When the English foreign office
made and renewe1 the treaty with
Japan it figured that it would insure
japanese aid against Muscovite in.
vasion Of India and that 1t would al
the same time prevent the Japanese
from attempting an invasion on its
own account.
Now that Japanese-American wal
scares seem bound to come up about
every so often the British government,
lis getting worri4d: 1t processes te
think that they really amount to moth.
ing but newspaper talk. butsthere is
nevertheless, thes keepest anxiety les,
some one of them ultimately develor
seriously.
England may certainly be depended
on in this case, if.never in any other
to do Its best to Keep peace. If II
has any infiaence in Toxic that in,
f1uence will be exerted, to prevent hos.
tilities. 1t does not want to be lef,
with no choice but between 'co-opera.
ton with; Japan against the United
States and the reputation of the An.
glo-Japanese treaty. The former is
impossible; the latter nearly SO.
Japan Is Feared.
The average Englishman's horror at
the idea of siding with Japan against
the United States is not entirely a
matter Of sentiment. He. is afraid OF
Japan and he feels no certainty that
Japan will regard the Anglo o-.Japanese
treaty when it finds it to its interest
to break it. any more than he intends
to let his own government hesitate
about breaking it when 1t appears to
be to England's interest to do so.
There is very strong suspicion
that the Japanese have been working
for some time to undermine English
influence in India-the very depen-
dency the foreign Office hoped to pro-
tect by the Anglo-Japanese treaty.
Japanese agents have unquestionabiy
been busy there for two or three
years and 1t is an odd coincidence that
wherever they have been seen native
discomfort with English rule has
manifested itself soon afterward,
Japanese traders are also daily be-
coming more and more dangerous
competitors of Englishmen in the In
dian markets. Finally, it is being
suggested now that japanese influ-
ence may be largely responsible for
the aggressive policy China is assume
ing In Thfbet. just across the northern
border of India.
Japanese visitors are expected in
London in great numbers this sum-
mer," says the Weekend. one of the
best known of metropolitan periodi-
Gals. land the Weekend learns with
regret that this coming is NOT regard
ed with any great satisfaction by the
more fashionable West End hotels.
THE chief London hotels live large
ly by their American guests and be-
tween American and Japanese there
is barrier of mutual dislike. 1T
would be foolish. said gentleman who
voices the opinion of the directors of
two of our greatest hotels. to re-
ceive Japanese as guests at our estab-
lishments. We depend almost entire-
ly upon our American clientele and
we know that we should lose every
one Of these Americans If, when they
came here, they were brought con-
stantly In touch with the japanese.
Singularly enough there is no obiec-
tion to the Chinese and it is difficult
to understand this prejudice against
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