The state herald., 1919-07-18
U. $. OUT OF ASIA
GERMAH JAPANESE ALLIANCE
WOULD EXCLUDE ENGLAND.
HODGES MAKES PUBLIC NEW
TREATY FOUND AT PERM,
SIBERIA.
western Newspaper Union New. Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, July n.--G. Charles
Hodges, assistant director of the Far
Eastern bureau. New York. has made
public the text Of an alleged secret al
lance relative to Russia and China.
The text as made public by Mr..
Hodges follows:
Paragraph l. Both high contract
ing parties bind themselves as soon rs
the world political situation permits,
TO help the third party, Russia, to OBJ
tain under their direction the settle
ment of her internal affairs and the
position of n world power.
Paragraph 9. One of the high con-
tracing parties, Japan, binds herself
to allow the other high contracting
power, Germany, the enjoyment of the
prerogatives growing out of her trea-
ties with the third party, Russia, as
far as they concern central Asia and
Persia and assist in the conclusion Of
Il most favored nations treaty with mu-
tunl guarantees between this third
power and the two contracting
powers.
Paragraph 3. One Of the high CON
tracing parties, Japan, binds herself
to allow the other contracting party,
Germany, the enjoyment Of the rights
of most favored nation. given to her
by the treaties In southern China, and
Of certain privileges growing out of
this treaty. ms yet to be defined In ype-
cial treaty, and In this connection both
contracting parties bind themselves
not TO allow the passing Of further con-
cesslons in regions yet TO be definitely
err, American and English.
Paragraph 4. One of the high con-
tracting parties, Japan, binds herself
indirectly TO protect the interests Of
the other high contracting party. Ger
many, In the coming peace conference.
In manner agreeable TO that party In
order that she might suffer MS little as
possible from the terms OF pence In re-
spect to territorial and financial losses.
Paragraph 8. One OF the two high
est contracting parties binds herself
on the basis OF u treaty to be conclud-
ed with the third power after her res
iorntion TO secure for the other con-
tracting party, Germany, the conclu-
sion of n treaty OF mutual treciprocaD
guarantees. military, political and eco
nomic. and TO lend her services to the
other party, Germany, In this dlrec-
ton.
Paragraph O. In return for this
the other high contracting party. Ger
many. binds herself to conclude n Sc
cret military convention ON land and
tual treciprocaD guarantees and mu-
tual protection against the aggressive
Intentions OF America and England.
the details 30 be worked out lnimcdI.
ntely after the conclusion of pence by
specially empowered delegates Of both
high contracting parties.
Paragraph 7. The secret treaty re-.
sulting hcrcfrom VIII define the basic
OF foreign policy of the three high con
tracing parties nnd may In lis full
extent and In all its individual para.
graphs be worked out Immediately aft.
or the rc-establIshmcnt of the third
high contracting party, Russia.
Paragraph $. The present treaty Is
concluded for period OF five years
counting from the moment of the res
torntion OF the third party, with the
exception OF Paragraph I. which zoe.
into effect Immediately ON receipt of
ratification, In ease none of the high
contracting parties announces six
months before the end Of the five
years period the Intention of dis.
continuing the action OF the treaty. Il
automatically remains In force for u
further five years period. until onc or
another Of the contracting parties sig.
niries It's intontion OF disseminating IL.
"Parngrupn o, The present treaty
should be ratified Ms soon ns possible
and certificates OF ratification should
bo prepared In duplicate In French
and German. tho German text being
the authentic one for Germany and tho
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