The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
n, VI. Won brandt OF wEiMAR'


TO answer intelligent'y the Pues-
ion suggested 10y the entrance
Of Japan into the war we must
bark back to the year 1907.
pY.sia showing complete disregard OF
sN.-ting treaties and OF the proIes'S va
Tho Interested nations. notably Japan,
and with an unwisdom when was "h'S
o,.,llod nv her insolence, had pushed
o,,,nosts on to Newchwarg and
ross the Coreau border England
.bose original plan had been to use
Gina as a buffer against Russia pan
.t.,, ,,,iscarried owing to The outcome
NJ the Chinese-Japanese war. was iooh-
,,,. ,rntber ally that would be will
TIC IL, undertake the war against knsS'a
owp risk and cost. and believed
l. t,d found such an ally in Japan
ton January 80, 1902. a treaty was
,.r.d between England and Japan III
london In view OF their SPeC''. ~
,....,. Great Britains centrinS III
,'.n, and Japan's beng parry ~
,..... I'm, principally in Corca, the Two
,,h, sirned the treaty declared
,rst .rticle that II would be jusu-
,,r oitber or both Of them To- take
,,,s,sures as would be necessary
,,-n-ect the lives and properly 81
~ euhiects residing in emma OF
,..-c, N case of aggressions or troun'
De-. ..-,r ~ these two countries. III
md article contained clause "h'o'
...,,,,,,od that in case either OF the t"'
.,..,,ors was dragged into n war Win
NOD Power in pursuance OF the pr
,octi,e nolicv allowed by the hrSt a'''''
,,. oth,r treaty signing Power was
ooeorve a strict neutrality ana was :
r,al,, every possible effort to prev
a,hor Powers from taking part III 81
-.,r In case this was not poSs'p' !"
,.,r1 article demanded that the VI
U.u.sr become the ally of the ON.
po,,.r and carry on the war on us S'u
Through this treaty JaPa" w.
.,,bled in 1904 to declare war On w
,a in her own and England
nd - no successful in this war ""'
her resources in men ana H'"','S
exhausted and it appeared auN
,a. :, accent the Intervention d u
r.,t,od states which led finally 10 4
r,,,. If Portsmouth. september
va, whom peace was concluded pe'"e'
r,,ar ana Russia The treaty "as
satisfactory to the japanese ma l'"'' 49,
,.,,farlv az Japan considered ~
.,,,,o5 ant Of it's war Indemnity II
,fo treaty was published SERIOUS
occurred in Toxic, when 'edHeu
vhep on September 6, ne" treaty
,roon England and Japan was pu
which ostensibly had been signed as
l,,l, ag August IL and when chai'-
tho existing treaty between thene
p,wcrs into an offensive as well n
defensive treaty, thus delNerihs
.,..u,,,e Corea whose independel
,,d haon acknowledged in the II
treaty. into the hands or Hs ""''
enemy, Japan. ~
rho nurnose Of the new treaty
summarized in preamble as pe''e
cred by the following points;
occurring and maintenance OF uniVe'
poace in east Asia and lnola' -
maintenance Of the general interest,"
ali powers in China through rec
milton OF China's independence
Calna's integrity. as well as OF the p
,p,c Of equal possibilities TOT 'ne y
marcc and industries OF all hauonS
Ir r,Irterance Of the territorial RI
~ ,bc treatv making Powers in east
Asia and India and the right 10
fcnd their own special lh'e'e' q"
territories ,.,.,,
Concerning the manner in when
iva Powers were to assist each o.
the following was determined IN
,cs H.. ". and V, Article ~
IN case of an uniustinrd attack OIL
aggression Of any sort whether etha
.rq from one or more Powers on
iao treaty signing Powers is forced
war to protect her terrltorlal III
cop her special rights, the other u
s.,ning Power shall come to the as
ap.e Of her ally and shall carry o'
war in conjunction with her any
"a the same way conclude peace ~
~ As Great britain has Il spec"
t,rest in everything pertaining To
safety # the Indian frontiers i
recognizes the right Of Great brlt'
take such measures along the
rs Great Britain may deem adv
iur re safety Of her lndian f'
e.,icle W The conditions nhder
..n-arv assistance snail be rem
one Power by the other, as ven a
means with which this shall DC
-han he decided upon by the naNa
> military authorities Of the treaty
.ng Powers, who from time to Nm
confer with each other on al na''
common interest,
To understand fully the part
Japan has played throughout II