The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-15
United States Excluded From Great Britain's
 Possible Enemies
BULWARK OF PEACE
 IN EAST CONFIRMED
Sir Edward Grey Receives Haa ~ty Congratulations on Success of Negotiations and Taft
 Is Delighted

London. July 1.-The Anglo-Japanese alliance has been modified to exclude the United States from Great Britain's pos siole enemies and the life Of the alliance has been extended nearly six years by the new version of the treaty, which Sis Edward Grey, the British secretary of foreign affairs, and Count Kato, Jap anese ambassador at London. signed yes terday. The original agreement whaoh was signed August 12, 1905. included eirnt articles and a preamble The only pran- tical difference between that and the new version is embodied in article four, which reads:
 should either high contracting party conclude a treaty of general arbitration with third power, 1t is agreed that nothing in this agreement shall entail upon such contracting party an obliga- ton to go to war with the power with whom such treaty Of arbitration is in foree.'
 The preamble states:
 The government of Great Britain and the government Of Japan, having in view the important changes which have taken place In the situation since the conclu- sion of the Anglo-Japanese agreement of August F, 1905, and believing that a revision of that agreement responding to such charges would contribute to the general stability and repose. have agreed upon the following stipulations to re- place the agreement mentioned
 Then follow the objects of the alliance as set forth in the previous draft These
 include the consolidation and maintenance of general peace in the regions in eastern Asia and India. the preservation of the common interests of all the powers in China and the maintenance Of the terri torial rights of the contracting parties In the regions of eastern Asia and India, and the defense of their special interests in these regions
 Articles three. four and six of the treaty Of 1895 omitted in the revised version. Article three of the old yer sion stipulated that Japan possessing paramount political military and econonl- ic interests in Corea Great Britain recog- nizes Japan's right to take such meas ures for the guidance, control and pro- lection of Corea as she may deem proper and necessary to safeguard and advance those interests providing the measures so taken are not contrary to the principle of equal opportunities for the cofnnervse and industry of all nations
 Article four related to the recognition of Japan of Great Britains rights to sete- guard her Indian possessions. Article six specially referred to the war between | Japanese and Russia at that date and Great Britain's neutrality.
 Colonies Desired It The revision of the treaty is known td have been largely the result of the dis cusson of foreign affairs at the i'm. perial conference and was responsive to the wishes of the colonies, particularly Australia. That it was consummated so soon was a surprise to the diplomats. The extension of the time of The alliance is another surprise.
 Although it had not been expected that the revision would be so speedily arr ranged, the changes coincide with public expectations, and the greatest satisfac. tion is felt that the distasteful possibility of Great Britain being drawn into a con flict between Japan ard the United Stotes no longer exists The omission of the articles referring to Corea and the Man churan war, which no longer possessed any significance was foregone conclu- sion, Anglo-Russian relations being now quite friendly there. Similarly, there was no need for the article referring to the Indian frontier, the insertion of which in the original treaty, gave great umbrage to military circles In India.
 Sir Edward Grey is the recipient of hearty congratulations on the successful and prompt negotiations of the new treaty which is regarded as likely to facilitate the extension of the arbitration movement to other countries.